Douglas Alan Lauffenburger

Background

Lauffenburger, Douglas Alan was born on May 6, 1953 in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Arthur and Lois Geraldine (Ottinger) Lauffenburger.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1975; the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1979.

Career

Assistant professor chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979-1984; member graduate group in bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979-1990; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1984-1987; professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987-1990; department chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987-1990; member graduate group in cell biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987-1990; professor chemical engineering, cell and structural biology/biophysics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1990; alumni chair, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1990-1993; Lycan chair, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1993.

Achievements

• Douglas Alan Lauffenburger has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute Medical Biological Engineering (founding). Member AIChE (Allan P.Colburn award 1988, Bioengring. Division award 1993), American Society for Engineering Education (Curtis W. McGraw award 1992), biomedical Engineering Society, American Society Cell Biology.

Connections

Married Janelle Joyce Miller, July 21, 1979. Children: Julie Christine, Wendy Janelle.

Father:

Harold Arthur Lauffenburger

Mother:

Lois Geraldine (Ottinger) Lauffenburger

Spouse:

Janelle Joyce Miller

child:

Julie Christine Lauffenburger

child:

Wendy Janelle Lauffenburger