Beau Watson, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Angola, In, Us

Angola, Indiana

Angola, Indiana

Instruct biomedical and multidisciplinary engineering courses titled: Biofluid Mechanics: Principles of involving the fundamentals of fluid statics and dynamics, flow of an ideal fluid, boundary layer, flow of real fluids applied to biological systems, and flow around immersed physiological bodies. Biological Mass and Energy Transport: Principles of diffusion and convection, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy as it relates to the human body; Senior Design I – Applying design, testing, teamwork, entrepreneurial, and business aspects to construct and support proprietary biomimetic microfluidic devices; Senior Design II - A continuation of research, development, and entrepreneurial processes culminating in patent applications submissions, and a bio-tech start company. Engineering Economics; Engineering Materials;Lead senior design team in point-of-care biomimetic microfluidics devices involving areas of: biotransport, bionanotechnology, and biomaterials with emphasis in key biological parameter diagnostics.

Angola, In

Blaire Biomedical Empowers Patients with Handheld Medical Technologies

Longview, Texas Area

Led research team in biomechanics involving areas of: biotransport, bionanotechnology, and biomaterials with emphasis in platelet adhesion studies and nano-scale biointerfaces. Instruct biomedical and multidisciplinary engineering courses titled: Biomaterials - Principles of Biomaterials Science involving material properties, types of materials used, host reaction, biocompatibility, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and applications of biomaterials. Biomechanics I – Principles of musculoskeletal biomechanics involving stress, strain, elasticity, and deformation. Engineering mechanics as applied to bone, muscle function, and cell deformation analysis. Application of biomechanics using a gait lab, exercise biomechanics, and physiology; Biomechanics II: Biotransport – Principles of involving the fundamentals of fluid statics and dynamics, flow of an ideal fluid, boundary layer, flow of real fluids applied to biological systems, and flow around immersed physiological bodies. Principles of diffusion and convection, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy as it relates to the human body; Introduction to Engineering Practice II - An introduction to the engineering design process, including teamwork development, ethics, professionalism, LEGOS NXT design and programing, and Arduino microcontroller program with robotic elements; Junior Biomedical Engineering Research I – Integration of laboratory techniques and research processes; Junior Biomedical Engineering Research II – A continuation of integration of laboratory techniques and research processes; Senior Design I – Applying design, testing, teamwork, entrepreneurial, and business aspects to construct and support proprietary biomimetic microfluidic devices; Senior Design II - A continuation of research, development, and entrepreneurial processes culminating in patent applications submissions, and a bio-tech start company.

Longview, Texas Area

Appointed to oversee the biomedical engineering program because of specialized expertise in multiple subfields within the program and leadership skills. Consult with the provost’s office, the academic dean, and the department chair. Responsible for the development, review, and revision of specific courses within the academic program, as well as, the program budget, ensuring that faculty are properly credentialed to lead, teach, and participate in the program. Assist the academic dean in evaluating transfer credit applied toward program completion, ensuring that appropriate student learning outcomes are established, and maintaining annual evaluation of the academic program through the institutional effectiveness process.

Ruston, La

Instruct multidisciplinary engineering courses including Honors curriculum classes titled Engineering Problem Solving I (ENGR 120) – introduction to electrical engineering, fluid mechanics and computational programming concepts taught in a laboratory setting; Engineering Problem Solving II (ENGR 121) – introduction to engineering design, engineering problem solving and computer applications; Elementary Fluid Mechanics (MEMT 313) – introduction to the properties of fluids, fluid statics, momentum equations, steady flow in pipes and open channels concepts, and fundamentals of fluid measurements to engineering students. The course also involves general fluid mechanics/hydraulics laboratory experiments; Teacher Institute in Science (TISC 489C) – course offered to STEM teachers participating the LA-SiGMA RET program; and University Seminar (UNIV 100) – orients new engineering students to the university setting, and facilitates the application of practical study techniques.

Developed and executed LA-SiGMA outreach projects; assisted in generating program assessments; initiated LA-SiGMA specific Research Experience for Teachers (RET) and REU programs by designing and implementing summer-long programs for secondary education teachers and undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students; facilitated project dissemination by generating press releases and news interest for public distribution.

Coordinate and Execute REU activities.

Instructor for ENGR 120

Led science and mathematics experiments in the middle and high school laboratory settings; Organized professional development workshops for local teachers; Directed dissemination committee for program; Disseminated professional presentations for the GK-12 program

Performed preventative maintenance on medical equipment; Analyzed and maintained medical equipment during repair process; Coordinated purchasing and returning medical equipment;

Provided patient care in Emergency, Endoscopy, and X-Ray Departments; Anticipated patient and nursing staff needs; Performed emergency life saving procedures on patients; Glenwood Regional Medical Center, West Monroe, LA.

Performed research with nanoparticles for diabetes testing

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: BMES, AAAS, IEEE EMBS, ASME, Gamma Beta Phi, NSF GK-12

M.S.E., Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: BMES, AAAS, ASME, IEEE EMBS, NSF GK-12

B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: BMES, SWE, LTEA, Gamma Beta Phi