Background
Mortimer, J. Thomas was born on October 12, 1939 in Las Vegas. Son of John Thomas and Frances Harriet (Sample) Mortimer.
biomedical engineering educator
Mortimer, J. Thomas was born on October 12, 1939 in Las Vegas. Son of John Thomas and Frances Harriet (Sample) Mortimer.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech College, Lubbock, 1964. Master of Science in Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1968.
Member faculty, Case-Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1969; professor biomedical engineering, Case-Western Reserve U., since 1981; dean engineering, Case-Western Reserve U., 1985-1986; chairman computer engineering and science, Case-Western Reserve U., 1986-1988. Visiting professor U. Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1978. Consultant Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, since 1974, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1975-1977, VA, Washington, since 1979, LaJolla Tech, Inc., California, 1983-1984.
Member biomedical Engineering Society, Society Neuroscis., New York Academy of Sciences, American Association Engineering Education.
Married Sarah Van Gorder Watterson, October 28, 1967. Children— Elizabeth Van Gorder, Katherine Sample, Anne Watterson.