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Alvin Wald

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Alvin Wald
Adjunct Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
351 Engineering Terrace
1210 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail Code: 8904

Phone: +1 212-854-6544
Fax: +1 212-854-8725
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Education

  • 1955: B.E.E., Electrical Engineering, The Cooper Union
  • 1961: M.S., Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn

  • 1974: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, New York University

 

Awards/Honors

  • Recipient of first IEEE/EMBS Service Award, 1990

  • Awarded 25 Year Anniversary Medal of the Bulgarian Society of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 1997

  • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Elected Fellow (Founding Cohort) January 1, 1992

  • Recipient of IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000

Work Experience

  • 1966-68: New York University School of Medicine, Biomedical Computer Facility, Assistant Research Scientist
  • 1968-74: New York University School of Medicine, Head Trauma Research Unit, Associate Research Scientist, Instructor in Experimental Neurosurgery (Bioengineering)
  • 1974-78: New York University School of Medicine, Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory, Research Scientist, Assistant Professor of Experimental Neurosurgery (Bioengineering)
  • 1968-81: New York University, Bellevue Hospital, School of Respiratory Therapy, Instructor, Medical Mathematics, Medical Physics, Respiratory Physiology
  • 1978-86: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Anesthesiology, Research Scientist
  • 1986-98: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Associate Professor of Clinical Bioengineering in Anesthesiology
  • 1998-present: Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Biomedical Engineering, Adjunct Associate Professor

Professional Activities

  • American Board of Clinical Engineering, 1977, Member, Committee to Construct Examination for Certification of Clinical Engineers

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society New York Chapter: Treasurer, 1977-1978, Vice Chairman 1978-79, Chairman 1979-80
  • Food and Drug Administration, Bureau of Medical Devices, 1978-80, Member, Respiratory and Nervous Systems Device Panel
  • University Hospital, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-79, Consultant, Physiological Monitoring Committee
  • Western Publishing Company, 1978-82, Consultant Science Editor
  • IEEE Representative, 1979-84, American National Standards Institute Medical Device Standards Management Board Executive Committee, 1981-82, Task force on safe leakage current limits 1982-83
  • American National Standards Committee on Medical Electronics, 1980-84, Subcommittee on Electromagnetic Interference, 1981-82
  • Technical Advisory Group to U.S. National Committee for the 1983-90 International Electrotechnical Commission, Technical Committee on Medical Electronics (IEC TC 62)
  • Chairman, AAMI Conference Session 1980, "Anesthesiology: Instruments and Technology"

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Standards Committee: Member 1980-81, Chairman 1982-84, Administrative Committee, Elected Nationally 1983-85
  • Session Chairman, EMBS Annual Conference, 1984, "Cardiac and Pulmonary Instrumentation"

  • Judge, New York City School Science Fair, 1984

  • Divisional Representative to Administrative Committee IEEE Social Implications of Technology Society, 1985-88
  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, Editor-in-Chief, 1984-2001
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 1985-90, Technology Accreditation Commission Program Evaluator for Biomedical Engineering Technology
  • Representative to IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation, 1987-90
  • Session Chairman, EMBS Annual Conference, 1987, "Biomedical Engineering Education"

  • Session Chairman, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 1988, "Standards in Clinical Engineering"

  • Session Chairman, EMBS Annual Conference, 1988, "Clinical Engineering Practices"

  • IEEE Health Care Engineering Policy Committee, 1988, Health Care Experts List

  • IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology, Vice President, 1989-90, Representative to Committee on Man and Radiation, 1989-91
  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989, Member Task Force/Committee on Clinical Engineering

  • Session Chairman, EMBS Annual Conference, 1989, "Clinical Instrumentation"

  • Workshop on New Infrastructure for U.S. Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE), 1990

  • Panel Member, IEEE Health Care Policy Committee (EMBS Annual Conference,) 1990, "U.S. Medical Device Industry and the Impact of International Competition"

  • IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology Administrative Committee Member, 1991

  • Member of Advisory Board, IEEE Press Series: Emerging Technologies in Biomedical Engineering, 1996

  • Consultant: John Wiley Publications-Biomedical Engineering

  • Founder and Editor-in-Chief: Biomedical Engineeering OnLine, an open access journal 2002