Aleksander S. Popel, Ph.D. Biosketch

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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,
International Science Foundation,

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;
Program Chair, 2005 BMES Annual Meeting; BMES representative to IUPS U.S. National Committee;  Chair, BMES Meetings Committee.

Publications:

200 original manuscripts, chapters, and review articles, co-editor of 2 books.