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 Bruce
Gale serves as the Center Director and has been active in the area of biomedical
microfluidics for over a decade. Dr. Gale's
CV follows below and PDF copy is available here.
BRUCE
KENT GALE
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
University
of
Utah
50 S. Central Campus Drive,
Room 2202, Salt
Lake City
, UT
84112
Phone (801) 585-5944 Fax
(801) 585-9826
E-mail:
gale@mech.utah.edu http://www.eng.utah.edu/~gale
Education
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September, 1995 to August, 1999
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PH.D.
IN BIOENGINEERING
SEPTEMBER 1999
University
of Utah,
Salt Lake City
,
UT
Major Subjects: Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS), Analytical
Biosensors, VLSI Fabrication, Microfluidics, Cell and Tissue Engineering
Dissertation: Scaling Effects
in a Micromachined Electrical Field- Flow Fractionation System with
Integrated Detector
Dissertation Chair: A. Bruno Frazier
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September, 1990 to June, 1991 and January, 1994 to
August, 1995
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B.S.
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AUGUST 1995
Brigham
Young
University,
Provo,
UT
Major Subjects: Control Systems, Robotics, Compliant Mechanisms
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Academic Experience
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December 2001 to present
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Assistant Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
University
of
Utah
.
Teach classes in Mechanical Engineering, advise students, and
perform research involving MEMS devices and their applications to in
microfluidics and sensing.
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August, 1999 to December 2001
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Assistant Professor,
Biomedical Engineering,
Louisiana
Tech
University
.
Teach classes in Biomedical Engineering, advise students, and
perform research involving MEMS devices and their applications to
biology and medicine.
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September, 1995 to August, 1999
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Graduate Research Assistant,
Micro Instrumentation Research Laboratory and Center for Biopolymers at
Interfaces,
University
of
Utah
.
Conducted research on a Micromachined Electrical Field Flow
Fractionation system, electrical particle detection systems,
biocompatibility, and microfluidics of low aspect ratio channels.
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Teaching Experience
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Fall 2002-2005
Spring 2002, 2003, 2005
Fall 2001
Winter 2000-2001
Spring 2000 and 2001
Winter 1999-2000
Fall 1999 and 2000
Fall 1998
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Instructor,
ME EN
2400 &2410 Dynamics,
University
of
Utah
(4 h)
Instructor,
ME EN 5960 & 6960, EL EN 5221 and 6221, BIOEN 6421
Introduction to Micromachining, University of
Utah
(3 h)
Instructor, MSE 501 Microsystems
Principles, Louisiana Tech (3 h) (67 students)
Instructor, BIEN 550C Biomedical
Microsystems,
Louisiana
Tech (3 h)
Instructor, BIEN 420 Biomaterials
and Biomechanics,
Louisiana
Tech (3 h)
Instructor, BIEN 515 Biosensors
and Their Applications,
Louisiana
Tech (3 h)
Instructor, BIEN 500 Physiology
for Engineers,
Louisiana
Tech, (4 h)
Co-Instructor,
BE 6900 & EE 6960:
Micromachined
Instrumentation
Systems
University
of
Utah
. (3 h)
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Honors and Awards
September 2001
Louisiana
Tech
College
of Engineering
Outstanding Researcher Award
1996-1999
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
March 1996
Awarded Whitaker Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
1995-1996
Whitaker Foundation Biobased Engineering Internship
Professional Affiliations
2001-present
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
2000-present Member,
Institute for Microelectronics and Packaging Systems (IMAPS)
1997-present Member,
Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1997-present Member,
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
 Service
to the University and Industry
March 2004 Organizer of Nanoscale Separations Track at ACS National Meeting
April and October 2003
NSF Panel Reviewer
January 2003 Chair of BioMEMS and Nanofabrication Session at SPIE 2003
October 2002-present
Reviewer for
Institute
of
Physics
Journals
August 2002- present
Member of ME Curriculum Committee and ME External Relations Committee
February 2002- present
Member of HEDCO Microfabrication Lab Executive Committee
February 2001
Chair of BioMEMS session at HSEMB Conference
November 2000
Chair at two sessions of Advanced Technology Workshop on MEMS Packaging
October 1999 Chair at several sessions of Joint BMES/EMBS Conference
1999- 2001
Internal advisory committee for the Institute for Micromanufacturing
1999- 2001
Biomedical Engineering program Webmaster
1997-1999
Co-President, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter,
Univ.
of
Utah
1998-present
Reviewer for IEEE- Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics 
