2024 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joseph BulL

Path of an Engineer: My Journey and a Few Things I’ve Learned about the Societal Impact of Engineering

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Joseph Bull as our 2024 keynote speaker!

Dr. Joseph Bull is Dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. His research focuses on biofluid mechanics and ultrasound and includes theoretical and computational modeling as well as in vitro and in vivo experiments. Dr. Bull's work primarily centers on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, related biomedical devices, and edema, addressing fundamental biofluid mechanics problems that may enable new clinical therapies or diagnostics. His research impacts include areas of gas embolotherapy, tissue compression and intra-tissue flow, artificial lungs and dialysis, liquid ventilation, and biological microfluidic devices. He has been PI or Co-PI on more than $32 million of research funding.

As a Native American faculty member (an enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, a federally recognized tribe of the Lenape), and a first-generation college graduate, Dr. Bull has a substantial history of working to improve racial equity and diversity. His work in this area was recognized by his receiving the Raymond J. and Monica E. Schultz Outreach and Diversity Award from the College of  Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2016. His many activities in support of DEI include: serving as faculty advisor for the American Indian and Engineering Society, serving on the Advisory Board for the University of Michigan ADVANCE project, being appointed to the Academic Advisory Council for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, and serving on the Strategy for Tomorrow Steering Committee to lead Tulane’s 5-year plan to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism through University-wide actions.

Dr. Bull received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University. He previously served as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, where he held the John and Elsie Martinez Biomedical Engineering Chair. He began his career at the University of Michigan, where he held various faculty and leadership positions between 2001-2016. In 2014, he was appointed as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and, among other honors, was named a Sequoyah Fellow of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.