Forum Program Snapshots - Georgia Institute of Technology
Name
Institution
David Ku
Email david.ku@me.gatech.edu
Photo
Biography
M.D., Emory University, 1984
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1983
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1982
B.A., Harvard University, 1978
Began at Tech In Fall 1986 as an Assistant Professor Prior was the Fulbright Gastprofessor in Munich, Germany and a Fellow in
Cardiovascular Pathology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Ku has an active interest in peripheral vascular pathology and unsteady,
three-dimensional fluid dynamics. One project investigates the relative role of hemodynamics and thrombosis in vascular graft
occlusion. Additional studies involve the development of a tissue-engineered vascular graft. Noninvasive magnetic resonance
imaging is used to determine the hemodynamics and detect pathology in vivo. Computational solutions explore fluid mechanic
variations from geometry. Another project studies the collapsible tube behavior of highly stenotic arteries. Dr. Ku's work is supported
by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the Whitaker Foundation.
His collaborative work is performed with Emory University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education
Jan 17-18, 2003
Forum Program Snapshots - Georgia Institute of Technology
Internships
Mentoring
Competition
Indpt Opps
Student Clubs
Clinical Opps
Opportunities Outside the Classroom
Industry Internships and Coops
Start-up Cafe
Business Plan Competition
LIFE series of seminars
BMES student chapter
Joint degree with Emory School of Medicine
Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education
Jan 17-18, 2003
Forum Program Snapshots - Georgia Institute of Technology
Course Descriptions
Course 1
Title
Faculty
Terms
URL
# students
Funding
Project Gen
Team Form
Prototype
Industry
Sponsor
Continue
beyond
course?
IP
Distribution?
Licensing?
Work
Product
Principles of Management
David Ku
Semester Terms: 8
http://www.entrepreneurship.gatech.edu/Certificate/prin_mgt_overview.htm
Graduate: 80
Whitaker Foundation
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Certificate Program
N/A
N/A
N/A
Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education
Jan 17-18, 2003
Forum Program Snapshots - Georgia Institute of Technology
Course 2
Title
Faculty
Terms
URL
# students
Funding
Project Gen
Team Form
Prototype
Industry
Sponsor
Continue
beyond
course?
IP
Distribution?
Licensing?
Work
Product
Legal Issues in Enginieering Entrepreneurship
David Ku, Outside speakers
Semester Terms: 6
http://www.entrepreneurship.gatech.edu/Certificate/legal_issues.htm
Graduate: 30
Whitaker Foundation
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education
Jan 17-18, 2003
Forum Program Snapshots - Georgia Institute of Technology
Course 3
Title
Faculty
Terms
URL
# students
Funding
Project Gen
Team Form
Prototype
Industry
Sponsor
Continue
beyond
course?
IP
Distribution?
Licensing?
Work
Product
Technology Ventures
David Ku, Pat Dixon
Semester Terms: 8
http://www.entrepreneurship.gatech.edu/Certificate/tech_transfer.htm
Graduate: 40
Internal funds
Student ideas, GT IP book
Self formed
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education
Jan 17-18, 2003