Bruce Gale
The University of Utah College of Engineering has announced the appointment of professor Bruce Gale as the Merit Medical Systems Inc. Endowed Professor of Engineering. Gale, who is also chair of the UofU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has published over 150 journal articles and 300 conference papers. He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and a doctorate degree in bioengineering from the UofU. He arrived at the UofU as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in 2001, was named professor in 2013, and became chair of the department in 2018. He also is director of the State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics. Gale has started six companies and served as their head of engineering, including for Microsurgical Innovations, Espira, Advanced Conceptions, wFluidx and Carterra. His research is centered on biomedical applications of microfluidics. He also has expertise in biosensors, microarrays, micropumps, and microscale medical devices.
