Joseph Potkay's Biography

Joseph Potkay, Research Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Clinical Research Engineer, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Dr. Joseph Potkay received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan under the direction of MEMS pioneer Dr. Ken Wise in 2006. Since 2006, he has served as a research investigator at the Department of Veterans Affairs with the goal of bringing the huge potential of micro- and nano-technologies to bear on issues critical to the Veteran population. He additionally serves as research assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Potkay has 45 peer-reviewed publications, four patents, has presented his research at local, national, and international conferences, and has been interviewed by Public Radio, Nature Magazine, and CNN regarding his artificial lung research. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and member of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. He serves or has served on the editorial boards of the Micromachines and ASAIO Journals and the EMBC and ASAIO conferences. His artificial lung research has been continuously funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs and NIH since 2007.