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Lee
Waite,
head
of
Rose-Hulman
Institute
of
Technology's
Department
of
Applied
Biology
and
Biomedical
Engineering,
has
been
named
a
Fulbright
Scholar
to
serve
an
educational
sabbatical
at
the
University
of
Heidelberg,
Germany,
one
of
the
world’s
best
and
oldest
educational
institutions,
for
the
2008-09
academic
year.
He
is
among
approximately
800
U.S.
faculty
and
professionals
selected
this
year
to
participate
in
America's
flagship
international
educational
exchange
program.
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Lee Waite, Ph.D. |
Waite
becomes
the
12th
Rose-Hulman
faculty
member
to
earn
this
prestigious
recognition
from
the
J.
William
Fulbright
Foreign
Scholarship
Board.
“This
is
great
recognition
for
Lee’s
scholastic
efforts
and
further
highlights
the
quality
of
Rose-Hulman
faculty,”
stated
Rose-Hulman
President
Gerald
S.
Jakubowski.
A
member
of
the
Rose-Hulman
faculty
since
1987,
Waite
specializes
in
studies
regarding
cardiovascular
fluid
mechanics,
sports
biomechanics
and
medical
instrumentation.
He
was
named
the
2007
Board
of
Trustees
Outstanding
Scholar
Award
for
his
work
as
the
inventor
on
two
patents
and
having
published
23
papers
in
respected
reviewed
journals.
He
has
conducted
research
on
modeling
blood
flow,
biomechanics
of
running
and
characterization
of a
hydrogen
peroxide
electrode,
and
has
authored
a
leading
text
on
biofluid
mechanics
in
cardiovascular
systems.
His
scholarly
work
has
been
supported
by
grants
from
Eli
Lilly
and
Co.,
the
National
Science
Foundation
and
the
Indiana
Affiliate
of
the
American
Heart
Association.
Besides
being
department
chair,
Waite
also
serves
as
professor
of
mechanical
and
biomedical
engineering,
and
is
director
of
Rose-Hulman's
Eli
Lilly/Guidant
Applied
Life
Science
Research
Center.
During
the
2008-09
academic
year,
Waite
will
work
with
Gábor
Szabó
at
the
Heart
Surgery
Laboratory
at
the
University
of
Heidelberg
to
develop
a
model
of
blood
flow
through
the
mitral
valve.
Surgeons
would
like
to
have
a
non-invasive
tool
to
help
better
understand
the
physiology
and
pathology
of
mitral
blood
flow.
Such
a
computer
model
would
be a
very
valuable
instrument
in
the
hands
of
the
surgeon.
Waite
is
familiar
with
German
universities,
spending
time
with
the
German
Academic
Exchange
Service
and
the
University
of
Bonn,
Germany,
to
participate
in
special
information
program
on
"The
New
Politics
of
Life
Sciences
in
Germany
and
Europe."
He
spent
a
summer
at
Hewlett-Packard's
technology
center
in
Boeblingen,
Germany.
The
Fulbright
Scholars
program,
sponsored
by
the
U.S.
State
Department's
Bureau
of
Educational
and
Cultural,
strives
to
increase
mutual
understanding
between
America
and
the
people
of
over
150
countries
by
enriching
the
educational,
political,
economic,
social
and
cultural
lives
of
countries
around
the
world.
Scholars
demonstrate
the
qualities
of
service,
excellence
and
leadership
that
have
been
hallmarks
of
the
program
for
more
than
60
years.
Recipients
of
Fulbright
awards
are
selected
on
the
basis
of
academic
or
professional
achievement,
as
well
as
demonstrated
leadership
potential
in
their
fields.
Fulbright
alumni
have
become
heads
of
state,
judges,
ambassadors,
cabinet
ministers,
chief
executive
officers,
university
presidents,
journalists,
artists
and
teachers,
and
37
Fulbright
alumni
from
10
countries
have
been
recipients
of
the
Nobel
Prize. |
