PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE 2004-Present

Chairman, Department of Bioengineering

Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering

Formulated B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. Bioengineering Programs

NASA-AMES RESEARCH CENTER 2001-2002

Division of Fundamental Biology – Assisted in strategic plan to integrate biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 1987-2003

Chairman, Department of Bioengineering (1998-2002)

Director, Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Distinguished Service Professor of Engineering

Professor of Bioengineering

Professor of Chemical Engineering

Professor of Medicine

Organized Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Developed joint Medical School/Engineering School graduate bioengineering degree.

Initiated Bioengineering undergraduate and graduate degree programs (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.). Initiated new Department of Bioengineering.

Obtained funding from Whitaker Foundation, Keck Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and NIH to support Bioengineering Initiative.

Developed subcutaneous sensor for glucose monitoring in diabetics using non-invasive optical techniques.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1985-1987

Deputy Director, Division of Cross‑Disciplinary Research

Section Head, Emerging Engineering Systems

Developed programs in the emerging fields of biotechnology, bioengineering and lightwave technology.

Developed review and evaluation process for Engineering Research Centers

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND/NIST 1984

Director of Development, Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology

Initial development of a cooperative venture between the University of Maryland and NIST

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1964-1987

Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering

Professor of Chemical Engineering

Reorganized department to become one of the first integrated science-based chemical engineering departments.

Sabbatical leave - Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 1983

Studies of replication initiation site by recombinant DNA methods with Prof. Kenneth Bott

Guest Prof. of Physiology (Univ. of Nijmegen, Holland), 1971‑1972

Sabbatical leave in the Department of Physiology, University of Nijmegen, Holland. Developed methods for evaluating the role of myoglobin in assisting the transport of oxygen in muscle with Prof. F. Kreuzer. Principal researcher in an international research group (Dutch, German, American) to develop a blood oxygenator.

LEDERLE LABORATORIES 1958-1964

Group Leader, Biochemical Research

Research and Development Engineer

In charge of research group for producing new pharmaceuticals by microbial methods.

Main emphasis on antibiotic and steroid synthesis.