From It's Happening at State, March 1, 2006
Daniel L. Ewert, professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering, has been selected for the prestigious 48th Faculty Lectureship, according to Calvin Messersmith, chair of the NDSU Faculty Lectureship Committee. The honor recognizes sustained professional excellence in teaching, scholarly achievement and service among faculty members.
Ewert serves as NDSU’s biomedical engineering technical specialty coordinator. He conceived, modeled and helped develop a new ventricular assist device that was named one of the National Institutes of Health top five inventions for fiscal 2004.
Ewert’s lecture, "How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?" is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Memorial Union Century Theater. A reception in the Peace Garden Room will follow the talk. Both are free and open to the public.
He will discuss how extreme situations challenge the human cardiovascular system, what researchers have learned and how the information was used to develop new diagnosis and treatment concepts for helping cardiac patients.
Ewert was nominated in a letter by Robert Nelson, associate professor, and David Rogers, professor, and endorsed by 12 other electrical and computer engineering faculty. "It seems appropriate that Dr. Ewert’s research focus is on the heart. He exudes life and shares this, along with a contagious joy, hope and optimism to all he comes in contact with," the letter said. "What greater contribution could anyone make to NDSU?"
Ewert earned his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree in mechanical engineering and doctorate in physiology at the University of North Dakota. He joined NDSU in 1990 after being a research fellow at the Biodynamics Research Unit of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minn. His vita lists more than 30 papers, 40 conferences or reports and two patents pending.
Among his other awards are the 2001 NDSU College of Engineering and Architecture Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the 2000 NDSU Apple Polisher Award, 1996 NDSU College of Engineering and Architecture Researcher of the Year, 1993 Mortar Board Preferred Professor and 1993 Mortar Board Outstanding Academic Adviser.