Dr. Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein
Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering
Department of Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego
gwss@ucsd.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1976.
Memberships
American Academy of Mechanics
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Founding Member
American Heart Association, Basic Science Council, Circulation Council
American Microcirculatory Society
American Physiological Society, Cardiovascular Section
American Society of Mechanical Engineering
American Venous Forum, Honorary Member
Biomedical Engineering Society
European Microcirculatory Societies
International Society for Biorheology
International Society for Clinical Hemorheology
National Academy of Engineering
North American Society for Biorheology
North American Vascular Biology Organization
Shock Society
United States National Committee on Biomechanics
World Council on Biomechanics
Service
President, Biomedical Engineering Society, 1991-1992.
President, North American Society for Biorheology, 1998 -1999
President, Microcirculatory Society, 2003-2004
Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Mechanisms In Lymphatic Function & Disease, 2008
Chair, Symposium on Genomic Biomechanics: Frontier of the 21st Century, 2008
Chair, US National Committee on Biomechanics, 2011 - 2013
Chair, World Council on Biomechanics, 2010 - 2014
Selected Honors
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013
Malphigi Gold Medal, European Societies for Microcirculation, 1980 - (with F. A. DeLano, P. Chen, B.W. Zweifach)
Abbott Award, European Societies for Microcirculation, 1984
Melville Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 1990 - (with C. Dong, S. Chien, R. Skalak, P. Sung)
Founding Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 1991
Honorary Member, American Venous Forum, 1992
Honorary Professor, Chinese Academy of Science, Peiking Union Medical College, 1997
Teacher of the Year, Department of Bioengineering, UC San Diego, 1997-2000, 2005-2008
Ratchow-Gold Medal, Curatorium Angiologiae Internationalis, European Societies for Phlebology, 1999
Fellow of the American Heart Association, 2001
Kurt Wiederhielm Award (with Allen Swei), The Microcirculatory Society, 2004
Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2005
Distinguished Service Award, Biomedical Engineering Society, 2005
Fellow, Inaugural Class, Biomedical Engineering Society, 2005
Fellow, International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2005
Honorary Professor, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P R China, 2007
Honorary Professor, Bioengineering School, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P R China, 2007
Eugene M. Landis Award, The Microcirculatory Society, 2008
Fellow, Cardiovascular Section of American Physiological Society, 2009
Outstanding Educator Award in the National Engineering Week 2009, San Diego County Engineering Council
Poiseuille Gold Medal Award, International Society for Biorheology, 2015
Nishimaru-Tsuchiya International Award, Japanese Society for Microcirculation, World Congress for MIcrocirculation 2018
Research Interests
Autodigestion as a mechanism for aging, disease, multi-organ failure, and death
Teaching
Bioengineering, biomechanics, cell mechanics, molecular mechanics
Transport phenomena, microcirculation
Bioengineering analysis of inflammation and autodigestion
Research Support
National Institute of Health
National Science Foundation
American Heart Association
Department of Defense
Von Liebig Center, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Industry and Private Support