Robert Malkin

Biomedical Engineering

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Robert Malkin Profile Photo
Robert Malkin Profile Photo

Bio

Professor Malkin is interested in medical instrumentation in the developing world.

Dr. Malkin is also the founder of Engineering World Health and the Global Public Service Academies. These unique study abroad programs allow undergraduates (EWH) and high school students (GPSA) to study and work in developing world healthcare settings.

Dr. Malkin also conducts research and development focused on medical equipment in the developing world.

Professor Malkin's work on medical instrumentation in the developing world has been supported by Engineering World Health, The National Institutes of Health, The American Heart Association, The Whitaker Foundation, the National Science Foundation and other organizations.

The DHT-Lab runs educational programs such as the EWH Summer Institute and formal classes and provides research and product development opportunities for undergraduates interested in developing world healthcare technology.

Engineering World Health Summer Institute is a unique study abroad program that allows undergraduates to study and work in developing world hospitals. Dr. Malkin and his associates have helped hospitals in Sudan, Nigeria, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti, Liberia, Sierra Leone and many other places. If you came to this site looking for high school programs, consider visiting the Global Public Service Academies a non-Duke program run by Dr. Malkin.

Education

  • B.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984
  • M.S. Duke University, 1990
  • Ph.D. Duke University, 1993

Positions

  • Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor of the Practice of Global Health
  • Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Save The Children. GSK Foundation. 2016
  • Engineering Hero. IEEE Spectrum. 2015
  • Imhoff Distinguished Teaching Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2010

Courses Taught

  • BME 271D: Signals and Systems