Background
Dunn, Floyd was born on April 14, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Louis and Ida (Leibtag) Dunn.
biophysics and biomedical engineering professor
Dunn, Floyd was born on April 14, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Louis and Ida (Leibtag) Dunn.
Student, Kansas City Junior College, 1942. Student, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1943. Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, Urbana, 1949.
Master of Science, University Illinois, Urbana, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana, 1956.
Research associate electrical engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1954-1957;
research assistant professor electrical engineering, University of Illinois, 1957-1961;
associate professor electrical engineering and biophysics, University of Illinois, 1961-1965;
professor, University of Illinois, since 1965;
professor electrical engineering, biophysics and bioengineering, University of Illinois, 1972-1995;
faculty member, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
professor emeritus, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, since 1995;
director bioacoustics research laboratory, University of Illinois, 1976-1995;
chairman bioengineering faculty, University of Illinois, 1978-1982;
visiting professor department microbiology, U. College, Cardiff, Wales, 1968-1969;
visiting senior scientist, Institute Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey., England, 1975-1976, 82-83, 90;
visiting professor, Institute Chest Diseases and Cancer, Tohoku U., Sendai., Japan, 1982, 89-90;
visiting professor, U. Nanjing, Nanjing, People's Republic of China, 1983;
member radiation study section, National Institutes of Health, 1976-1981;
Adjunct Professor radiation oncology, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1996. Steering committee National Science Foundation Workshop on Interaction of Ultrasound and Biological Tissues, 1971-1972. Chairman World Health Organization working group on health aspects of exposure to ultrasound radiation, London, 1976.
Member Food and Drug Administration technical-electrical products radiation Studies. committee 1974-1976, National Institutes of Health bioengineering, radiation and diagnostic radiology study sections, 1970-1981. Faculty member Beckman Institute Advanced Science and Technology. Adjunct Professor radiation oncology U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1996.
Advisory board Encyclopedia Applied Physics, since 1981.
Trustee Hensley Township, Illinois, 1980—1981. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), Institute Acoustics (United Kingdom), American Institute Ultrasound in Medicine (William J. Fry memorial award 1984, Joseph H. Holmes Basic Science Pioneer award 1990), Acoustical Society of America (associate editor Journal 1968-2009, executive council 1977-1980, vice president 1980-1981, president 1985-1986, chairman public policy committee 1994-2005, Silver medal 1989, Gold medal 1998), American Institute Medical Biological Engineering (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Engineering Medicine and Biology Society Career Achievement award 1995, Edison medal 1996), International Academy Medical Biological Engineering. Member: National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Biophysics Society, Rochester Society biomedical Ultrasound (honorary), Japan Society Ultrasound in Medicine (honorary), American Institute Physics (member editorial board series in modern acoustics and signal processing 1990-1997, publications policy committee 1992—2000), NCRP Alumni Association, National Institutes of Health Alumni Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma Phi, Phi Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau.
Married Elsa Tanya Levine, June 11, 1950. Children: Andrea Susan, Louis Brook.