Two University of Washington professors, Matthew O’Donnell and David Auth, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Auth, an affiliate University of Washington professor (and Xconomist) developed a minimally invasive drill for clearing out clogged coronary arteries that led to the founding of Redmond, WA-based Heart Technology. O’Donnell came to UW in 2006 as dean of the UW College of Engineering. He was elected to the academy for contributions to ultrasound technologies, the UW said in a statement.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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