Dorian Liepmann

Professor, Bioengineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

280 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
liepmann@berkeley.edu

For more information, see: https://liepmannlab.squarespace.com/

Research Interests

BioMEMS, microfluid dynamics, experimental biofluid dynamics, hemodynamics associated with valvular heart disease and other cardiac and arterial flows.

Education

• 1990 Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, Applied Mechanics
• 1983 MS, California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering
• 1981 BS, California Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering
• 1981 BA, Occidental College, Chemistry

Major Awards

• 2007 Fellow, AIMBE
• 2002 Weissberger-Williams Lecture, Kodak Research Laboratory, NY
• 2001 – 2005 Lester John and Lynne Dewar Distinguished Professorship in Bioengineering

Professional Experience

• 2004-2009 Chair, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
• 2003-present Professor, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
• 1998-2003 Associate Professor, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
• 1998 Director, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, University of California, Berkeley
• 1997 Co-Chair, Joint UCSF/UCB Bioengineering Graduate Group
• 1996-present Faculty Member, Applied Science & Technology Graduate Group
• 1992-1998 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
• 1986-1992 Research Engineer, Institute for Non-Linear Science, University of California, San Diego
• 1984-1992 Research Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation, Technology Research Group, San Diego, CA
• 1983-1984 Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA