Aleksander S. Popel, Ph.D.
Biosketch Present Positions (1988-): Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School
of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Joint Appointment: Professor, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University. Visiting Positions (2003-2004): Professor, Department of Pathology/Ophthalmology, Harvard
Medical School; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Previous Positions: Assistant Professor, Tulane University; Associate Professor, University of Arizona, University of
Houston. Education: M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanics, Moscow University. Selected Honors and Awards: Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society, 2005; Fellow, American Heart Association, Council on Basic
Cardiovascular Sciences, 2001; Fellow, American Physiological Society (Cardiovascular
Section) 1995; Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological
Engineering, 1994; Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992; Board of Directors, Biomedical Engineering Society
(1992-1995); 1993 William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching Award,
Johns Hopkins University. Editorial Boards: American Journal of Physiology (Heart Circ. Physiol.),
Annals of Biomedical Engineering (Review Board); Microcirculation, Microvascular Research. Grant Review: National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, The Whitaker Foundation, Veterans Administration, Naval Medical Research, Australian Research Council, Austrian Research Council, Canadian Research Council, Science Foundation Ireland, US-Israel Binational Foundation, UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Service: Co-Chairman of the IUPS (International Union of
Physiological Sciences) Physiome and Bioengineering Committee; Chairman of the American Institute for Medical and
Biological Engineering Fellows Selection Committee (2001-2004); Member at Large, U.S. National Committee for the IUPS at
the NAS (2001-2006); Member, AIMBE Academic Council; Publications: 200 original manuscripts, chapters, and review articles,
co-editor of 2 books.
International
Science Foundation,
Program Chair, 2005 BMES Annual Meeting; BMES representative to IUPS
U.S. National Committee; Chair, BMES Meetings Committee.