Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

David Bark

Contact

Office: Scott 306

Email: david.bark@colostate.edu

Website: barmechanics.com

Dr. David Bark

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

School of Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Bark works at the interface of engineering, hematology, and vascular surgery with a focus on the interactions of blood and medical devices. He is the Chair of the Biorheology Scientific Standardization Committee of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), with goals of bringing fluids to the ISTH community in a digestible form.

The overarching goal of his lab is to identify how mechanical stress impacts upon cell and protein function in the cardiovascular system, while advancing tools to diagnose and treat disease. They specifically focus on the effects on blood from mechanical circulatory support, artificial heart valves, and other blood contacting medical devices.

Education

  • Ph.D. 2010, Georgia Institute of Technology – Bioengineering
  • M.S. 2007, Georgia Institute of Technology – Mechanical Engineering
  • B.S. 2004, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign – Mechanical Engineering

Resources

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Research Interests

  • Biofluid mechanics
  • Medical device development
  • Hemostasis and thrombosis
  • Mechanobiology
  • Heart development
  • Heart valves

Honors and Awards

  • 2019, International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Early Career Award
  • 2019, The Golden Screw Teaching Award
  • 2018, American Heart Association Career Development Award
  • 2016-2017, F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2015, National Institutes of Health (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute) F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2012, Central Clinical School Travel Grant at Monash University
  • 2005, Honeywell Bravo Bronze Award – outstanding work and advancement of company methodologies