About Dr. Davalos
Rafael V. Davalos, Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics biography page
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of California –Berkeley, CA, Department of Mechanical Engineering - 2002, Major: Bioengineering, Minors: Dynamics and BioMEMS
Dissertation Title: Real-time imaging for molecular medicine through electrical impedance tomography of electroporation, Advisor: Boris Rubinsky
M.S. University of California Berkeley, CA
Department of Mechanical Engineering - 1995
B.S. Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - 1994
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
- In vitro and in vivo applications of electroporation, biotransport, cellular engineering microsystems, bioheat transfer, bioMEMS, dielectrophoresis, cancer detection and treatment
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, Blacksburg, VA
Professor: School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, 2006-present - Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA
- Principal Member of Technical Staff: Microsystems and Advanced Concepts Engineering, 2006-2007
- Senior Member of Technical Staff: Microsystems Design and Integration, 2005 - 2006
- Senior Member of Technical Staff: National Security Engineering, 03-05
- Senior Member of Technical Staff: Exploratory Systems Technology Division, 1999-2000
- Member of Technical Staff: Advanced Weapons Systems Division, 1995-1999
COURSES TAUGHT
- Biomedical Microdevices: Creation and instruction of graduate course, 2007-present
- Quantitative Physiology: Co-instructing core graduate course in biomedical engineering, 2007-present
- Transport Processes in Biological Systems: Undergraduate course in biological transport, 10-present
- Senior Design Course: Mentoring students to design a platform for organ scaffolds, 2010-present
- Engineering Mathematics: Creating a cross-disciplinary course for first year graduate students, 2011