Department of Biomedical Engineering

Daniel P. Cavanagh

Associate Professor of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-3402
Fax: (570) 577-3659
dcavanag@bucknell.edu
Biomedical Engineering Department 
Chemical Engineering Department

 

Educational Background:  

  • B.S., Northwestern University
  • M.S., Northwestern University
  • Ph.D., Northwestern University

Teaching Experience:

  • Bucknell University, 1999 - present

Teaching Specialties:

  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biotransport

Research Interests:

  • Biomedical Fluid Mechanics
  • Surfactant Effects at Interfaces
  • Multiphase Flows

Honors & Appointments:

  • The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Bucknell University  (2006)
  • Bucknell University Nominee, CASE U.S. Professors of the Year Program (2005, 2006)
  • Executive Board, Biomedical Engineering National Council of Chairs (2004-2006, 2006-2008, 2008-2010)
  • Vice Chair for Curricular Development, Bioengineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education (2004-2005)
  • William C. and Gertrude B. Emmitt Memorial Chair in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University (2002, 2007)
  • Division Chair, Biomedical Engineering Division, American Society of Engineering Education (2008-2009) 

Selected Publications: 

  • "Preparing Students for Senior Design with a Rapid Design Challenge", American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting, June, 2009.
  • "Integrating External Mentors into BME Senior Design", American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting, June, 2008.
  • "A Two Project Sequence for Learning FEM, CAD and Manufacturing Skills", American Society of Engineering  Education Annual Meeting, June, 2008.
  • "A Four Year Progression of Open-Ended Projects in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum", American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting, June, 2007.
  • "Bubble Detachment by Diffusion-Controlled Surfactant Adsorption", Colloids and Surfaces A, 2003.
  • "The Effects of a Soluble Surfactant on the Interfacial Dynamics of Stationary Bubbles in Inclined Tubes", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2002.
  • "Interfacial Dynamics of Stationary Gas Bubbles in flows in Inclined Tubes", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1999.