- Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- James J. Cain Professor II
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-5652
- Email: bmen@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 5002D
- Website: Research Webpage

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University – 1999
Research Interests
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Bioinstrumentation - Biomaterials
- Biomedical optics
Biotransport - Biosensors
- Medical device design
- Micro/nanotechnology
- Molecular biology
- Point-of-care technology
- Signal processing
Certifications & Memberships
- Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE)
- Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
- Fellow, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Awards & Honors
- James J. Cain Professorship, Texas A&M University – 2017-present
- President, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Sensors Council – 2016-2017
- Technical Achievement Award for Sensors, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Sensors Council – 2023
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University – 2014-2015
- E.D. Brockett Professorship, Texas A&M University – 2010-2011
- George Armistead & Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University – 2007, 2008
Selected Publications
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Insertable Biosensors: Combining Implanted Sensing Materials with Wearable Monitors,” Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering 26 (2024).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Composite Hydrogels with Engineered Microdomains for Optical Glucose Sensing at Low Oxygen Conditions,” Biosensors, vol. 7, 2017.
- McShane, MJ, et al., “A Versatile Multichannel Instrument for Measurement of Ratiometric Fluorescence Intensity and Phosphorescence Lifetime,” IEEE Access, vol 9, 103835-103849 (2021).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Inorganic–Organic Interpenetrating Network Hydrogels as Tissue‐Integrating Luminescent Implants: Physicochemical Characterization and Preclinical Evaluation,” Macromolecular Bioscience 22 (3), 2100380, 1 (2022).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Multiplexed Implantable “Barcode” Platform for Continuous Oxygen and Glucose Monitoring” IEEE Sensors Journal (2024).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Insertable Biomaterial-Based Multianalyte Barcode Sensor toward Continuous Monitoring of Glucose and Oxygen” ACS Sensors 9 (11), 6060-6070 (2024).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Long-Term Evaluation of Inserted Nanocomposite Hydrogel-Based Phosphorescent Oxygen Biosensors: Evolution of Local Tissue Oxygen Levels and Foreign Body Response,” ACS Applied Bio Materials (Accepted May 9, 2024).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “The diabetes technology society error grid and trend accuracy matrix for glucose monitors,” Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 18 (6), 1346-1361 (2024).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Process for Faculty-Driven, Data-Informed Curriculum Continuity Review in Biomedical Engineering,” Biomedical Engineering Education, pp. 1-16 (2022).
- McShane, MJ, et al., “Enhancing Student Engagement in the Graduate Seminar by Scaffolding Active Learning Activities,” Biomedical Engineering Education 4 (2), 275-282.