Background
Popel, Aleksander S. was born on October 8, 1945 in Moscow. Arrived in the United States, 1975. Son of Samson Popel and Mary Gellershtein.
Popel, Aleksander S. was born on October 8, 1945 in Moscow. Arrived in the United States, 1975. Son of Samson Popel and Mary Gellershtein.
Master of Science, Moscow State University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Moscow State University, 1972.
Research scientist, Institute Mechanics, Moscow State University, 1970-1975; assistant professor, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1976; research associate professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1976-1980; associate professor, U. Houston, 1980-1984; associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1984-1988; professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1988.
Fellow: American Heart Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Physiological Society, American Institute Medical & Biological engineering. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, biomedical Engineering Society (senior ).
Married Natalya Kalnitskaya, September 17, 1966. 1 child, Julie.