Kenneth Lutchen

Kenneth Lutchen (born December 5, 1955) is a biomedical engineer, researcher, professor, and university leader. He was named university provost and chief academic officer ad interim of Boston University in July 2023.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/college-of-engineering-dean-kenneth-lutchen-named-interim-bu-provost/
==Education==
Lutchen earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering science at the University of Virginia. He earned a Master of Science and PhD at Case Western Reserve University, both in biomedical engineering.https://www.bu.edu/provost/files/2023/07/Lutchen-CV-July-2023.pdf 
==Academic Career==
Lutchen has spent most of his professional academic career at Boston University. In 1984, he joined the faculty as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and was promoted to associate professor in 1991.https://dailyfreepress.com/2006/09/01/kenneth-lutchen-named-dean-of-eng/ He created the Biomedical Engineering Student Design Program and started the Annual Senior Project Conference.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2010/big-ideas-reap-big-rewards/
 
In 1998, Lutchen became a full professor at BU and was appointed as chair of biomedical engineering.https://dailyfreepress.com/2006/09/01/kenneth-lutchen-named-dean-of-eng/ As chair, he is credited with doubling the graduate program’s size and improving its US News and World Report ranking. Also during his time as chair, the department earned a Whitaker Foundation Leadership Award, one of only three in the nation to win such, launching a five-year period of expansion within the College of Engineeringhttps://www.bu.edu/articles/2006/a-milestone-for-biomedical-engineering/; a Coulter Foundation translational research granthttps://whcf.org/coulter-foundation-programs/translational-research/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2005/eng-biomedical-engineering-department-wins-2-9-million-grant/; and a rise in the biomedical engineering program ranking: from #18 to #6.https://www.bu.edu/eng/profile/kenneth-r-lutchen-ph-d/ 
Lutchen became dean of the College of Engineering in 2006 and served in that position until 2023.https://dailyfreepress.com/2006/09/01/kenneth-lutchen-named-dean-of-eng/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2006/lutchen-chosen-as-eng-dean/ During his tenure, Lutchen advanced the concept of “Creating the Societal Engineer” as a foundational principle of engineering education to prepare students for life-long learning and impact.https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/fall-2011/making-good/ Lutchen initiated and oversaw the creation of BU’s Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC)https://www.bu.edu/articles/2013/new-epic-studio-will-equip-eng-students-with-design-skills/https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/05/10/ptc-donates-18-8m-software-gift-to-bus-new-engineering-product-innovation-center/ and Bioengineering Technology and Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC). He reorganized the college in 2008,https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/fall-2011/making-good/ including the creation of the Division of Materials Science and Engineering and the Division of Systems Engineering. In 2010, the Kenneth R. Lutchen Distinguished Fellowship Program was created to support ten undergraduate summer research fellows per year in biomedical engineering and honor Lutchen’s contributions to the college.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2010/big-ideas-reap-big-rewards/ Under his leadership, the National Science Foundation awarded the college a grant to create its Engineering Research Center.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/nsf-award-engineering-research-center/ These innovations are credited with the college’s continued rise in competitive rankings.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/bu-climbs-in-some-us-news-world-report-national-college-rankings/ Lutchen was also the first BU dean to create the position of Associate Dean of Outreach and Diversity.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/college-of-engineering-dean-kenneth-lutchen-named-interim-bu-provost/ 
On May 31, 2023, it was announced that Lutchen would assume the role of BU’s university provost and chief academic officer ad interim on July 1, 2023.https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/college-of-engineering-dean-kenneth-lutchen-named-interim-bu-provost/	
In addition to his tenure at BU, he served as technical staff and consultant at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory from 1983 to 1995, and as a visiting professor of bioengineering at the University of Siena in Siena, Italy, in 1991.https://www.bu.edu/provost/files/2023/07/Lutchen-CV-July-2023.pdf
==Research==
Lutchen is a leading scholar in the field of respiratory mechanics.https://expertscape.com/au/respiratory+mechanics/Lutchen%2C+Kenneth+R His research focuses on lung disease, including cause mechanisms, diagnosis methods, and more efficacious treatments. He developed an image-based modeling system that provides a real-time look at lungs during asthma attacks.https://www.bu.edu/research/spotlight/magazine/06/action/lutchen.html 
Lutchen has served on and led several biomedical boards and committees, including:
·National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering Advisory Committee, 2016–2019https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/190091/public/ENG_AdCom_Member_Bios_Spring2017-508.pdf 
·Biomedical Engineering Society Board of Directors, 1992–1995https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02364694 
==Personal==
Kenneth Lutchen lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with his family.https://www.bu.edu/provost/about/about-provost/
Category:1955 births
Category:University of Virginia alumni
Category:Case Western Reserve University alumni
Category:Biomedical engineering
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Category:Professors