Laura W. Lund, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor Director of Service Learning Freshman Engineering Program University of Pittsburgh Office: Posvar 4170 Phone: (412) 624-8147 Email: lwlund@pitt.edu

Education

Yale University	B.S. Mechanical Engineering	1988
Carnegie Mellon	M.E. Mechanical Engineering-Bioengineering	1992
University of Pittsburgh	Ph.D. Bioengineering	2000

Work Experience

2003-Present	Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Spring 2005	Technical Consultant to ALung Technologies, Pittsburgh, PA
2002-2003	Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Fall 2001	Technical Consultant to Bend Research, Inc., Bend, OR, for hollow fiber membrane research.
2000-2001	Research Instructor, Artificial Lung Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
1992-2000	Graduate Student Researcher, Artificial Lung Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
1990-1997	Bioengineer, Artificial Heart Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1988-1990	Project Engineer, Nuclear Services Division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Monroeville, PA

Selected Publications

Lund LW, Hattler BG, and Federspiel WJ. A Comparative In Vitro Hemolysis Study of a Pulsating Intravenous Artificial Lung. ASAIO J 48(6):631-635, 2002.

Lund LW, Hattler BG, and Federspiel WJ. Gas Permeance Measurement of Hollow Fiber Membranes in Gas-Liquid Environment. AIChE, 48(3): 635-64, 2002.

Hattler BG, Lund LW, Golob J, Russian H, Lann MF, Merrill TL, Frankowski B, and Federspiel WJ. A respiratory gas exchange catheter: in vitro and in vivo tests in large animals. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 124(3):520-30, 2002.

Federspiel WJ, Golob JF, Merrill TL, Lund LW, Bultman JA, Frankowksi BJ, Watach M, Litwak K, and Hattler BG. Ex-vivo testing of the intravenous membrane oxygenator (IMO). ASAIO J. 46(3): 261-267, 2000.

Lund LW, Hattler BG, Federspiel WJ. Is condensation the cause of plasma leakage in microporous hollow fiber membrane oxygenators? J Membr Sci, 147:87-93, 1998.

Lund LW, Federspiel WJ, Hattler BG. Gas permeability of hollow fiber membranes in a gas-liquid system. J Membr Sci, 117:207-219, 1996.

Woodard J, Shaffer F, Ness R, Schaub R, Lund L, Borovetz H, Portner H. Optimal management of a ventricular assist system: contribution of flow visualization studies. ASAIO J 38(3): M216-219, 1992.

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