CURRICULUM VITAE April 2010 Gabriel P. López, Ph.D. Professor ...

GABRIEL P. LÓPEZ CURRICULUM VITAE PAGE 3
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
FOUNDING DIRECTOR, UNM Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), University
of New Mexico (July 2005 to November 2009)
Based largely on the success of Prof. López and his collaborators in
securing and executing large interdisciplinary research projects at the
nexus of biology, medicine and engineering, the University of New
Mexico has made biomedical engineering one of its strategic thrust areas
for research and education. This is the first coordinated effort to bring
bioengineering to the State of New Mexico. The Center provides a nucleus
for future interdisciplinary academic programs in biomedical engineering
and develop strategic partnerships with the National Labs and other
educational institutions. As a first step in this direction, Prof. Lopez
shepherded the establishment of the Center for Biomedical Engineering as
an interdisciplinary research center. The Director reports to the Dean of
Engineering and to the Vice Provost for Research and Economic
Development, and leads a core group of twelve faculty members from
several UNM departments. Center highlights include:
� Securing of a $2,500,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation’s PREM Program. This project (detailed below) is led by
Prof. Gabriel P López.
� Receipt a grant of $3,500,000 grant from the Air Force Office of
Scientific Research’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
(MURI). This project, led by Prof. Plamen Atanassov, is entitled
“Fundamentals and Engineering of Enzymatic Fuel Cells” and includes
participants from Columbia Univ., St. Louis Univ. Northeastern Univ.
Univ. of Hawaii, and Michigan State Univ.
� Receipt of a grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to
convene a workshop and then to develop a Roadmap for DTRA’s
University Strategic Programs in Biotechnology. Prof. David Whitten
is the Principal Investigator of this effort.
� Advancement of the Center for Emerging Energy Technology as one of
the top priorities of the University of New Mexico for Federal funding.
� Advancement of Biomedical Engineering Education as one of the top
priorities of the University of New Mexico for State funding. These
efforts have culminated in the awarding of funding for four new
faculty positions in biomedical engineering within the UNM School of
Engineering (April 2007).