Background
Onaral, Banu Kum was born on June 15, 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Mehmet Serhan and Sukufe (Demirag) Kum. came to the United States, 1974.
electrical and biomedical engineering educator
Onaral, Banu Kum was born on June 15, 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Mehmet Serhan and Sukufe (Demirag) Kum. came to the United States, 1974.
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1978.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979-1980; visiting assistant professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1980; assistant professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1981-1985; associate professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1985-1991; professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, since 1991; director School biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Sys., Drexel U., Philadelphia, since 1997. Visiting assistant professor Bogaricu U., 1980-1981, visiting professor, 1987-1988. Consultant TOKTEN/United Nations, Istanbul, 1989.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (general chair 12th annual international conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/EMBS Philadelphia 1990, technical meetings county/TAB Piscataway, New Jersey 1991-1992, vice president for conferences 1996-1997, president electrical 1998, president 1999), American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering. Member American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi.
Married Ibrahim Etem, September 21, 1973. 1 child, Mutlu Canada.