Peter Tarjan

Professor
Biomedical Engineering

McArthur Engineering Annex, Room 219B
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248294
Coral Gables, FL 33124-0621
(305) 284-2442

ptarjan@eng.miami.edu


EDUCATION TEACHING RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE  SERVICE LANGUAGE

EDUCATION:
1959: BSEE Purdue University
1960: SMEE Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1968: PhD Syracuse University

TEACHING:
Instrumentation, Medical Devices, Especially Implantables, History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Electrophysiology, Bioelectromagnetism, Medical Implants, Techanical Entrepreneurship

RESEARCH:
Evoked Potentials; Brain Waves; Wavelets; Time-Frequency Distributions; Neural Network Applications; Instrumentation for Otolaryngology, Audiology and Neurology; Hearing Prostheses, Neuromonitoring.

EXPERIENCE:
1997- Present Professor, Biomedical Engineering,
1987-1997 Chairman, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Miami.
1968-1987 Cordis Corporation.
1960-1963 General Electric Co. Research Engineer, Semiconductor Devices

SERVICE:
2008, Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
FAAST Board (1992-1994)
Founding Director of Center for Health Technology (no longer active).
University of Miami Patent and Copyright Committee.
University of Miami Curriculum Committee.
Co-Chairman, Biomedical Devices Subcommittee of the Florida High Technology and Industry Council (1987-1994).
Faculty Senator (2000-2001)

LANGUAGE:
Hungarian, French (read), Spanish (read), Italian (so-so)