Engineering Administration

Mark E Van Dyke

Associate Dean, Research
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Member of the General Faculty
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Primary Department
Department Affiliations
Contact
(520) 621-4737

Work Summary

Dr. Van Dyke conducts research on biomaterials and medical devices and works primarily in the application domains of trauma treatment, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. A particular area of focus for the past 20 years has been protein-based biomaterial systems and biomolecules related to the extracellular matrix. He has developed several biomaterial-based technologies and products, which have resulted in typical scholarly outputs including many US and international patents. His intellectual property has been licensed to several startup companies, in which Dr. Van Dyke has served as Chief Scientific Officer, as well as heads of manufacturing and regulatory affairs. He has deep experience in healthcare technology commercialization, including intellectual property strategy, bioprocess manufacturing, and regulatory affairs.

Research Interest

Dr. Van Dyke's research uses biomaterials as the basis of medical devices and strategies for engineering approaches to tissue repair and regeneration. Investigative areas include treatments for traumatic injury including wound healing following burn, as well as regeneration of bone, nerve and muscle. Most recently, his work has included the investigation of keratin-based biomaterials as biomimetic coatings for advanced prosthetic and other medical device systems. Dr. Van Dyke has high interest and expertise in medical device innovation and commercialization of healthcare-related technologies.

Larry Head

Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Department Affiliations
Contact
(520) 621-2264

Work Summary

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Research Interest

Larry Head is the Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and a Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona. He has over 25 years of systems engineering experience related to adaptive traffic signal control, signal priority, and connected and automated vehicle systems. He serves on the Arizona Governor’s Task Force for Self -Driving Vehicles, is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Freeway Operations Committee and Intelligent Transportation Systems Committees, and a member of the SAE DSRC Technical Committee. He is an Associate Editor of Transportation Research – Part C. He is a member of TRB, SAE, INFORMS, IISE, and IEEE.

David W Hahn

Dean, Craig M Berge - College of Engineering
Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Primary Department
Department Affiliations
Contact
(520) 621-6595

Research Interest

David W. Hahn, an engineer with more than two decades experience in government, national laboratories and higher education, has been named dean of the University of Arizona College of Engineering. He is a mechanical engineer specializing in thermal sciences and laser-based diagnostics, including renewable energy, biophotonics and general laser-material interactions. He has published more than 100 archival journal papers and holds 10 patents. Hahn joins the UA after a 20-year career at the University of Florida, where he has served as chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering since 2011.