David L. Kaplan (born 18 March 1953) is an American biomedical engineer. Kaplan completed a bachelor's of science from

SUNY Albany The State University of New York at Albany (University at Albany, UAlbany, or SUNY Albany) is a public research university in Albany, New York, United States. Founded in 1844, it is one of four "university centers" of the State University of N ...

in 1975, and earned his doctorate at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

and SUNY Syracuse in 1978. He holds the Stern Family Professorship in Engineering at

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

, and is chief editor of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

's scientific journal ''Biomaterials Science and Engineering.'' Kaplan was elected a fellow of the

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991, and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It represents 50,000 medical and Biomedical engineering, biomedical engineers, and academic i ...

in 2003, and is a 2021 member of the

United States National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. It is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), along with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the ...

References

1953 births Living people Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering 20th-century American engineers Tufts University faculty Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 21st-century American engineers American biomedical engineers State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry alumni University at Albany, SUNY alumni Syracuse University alumni Scientific journal editors {{US-engineer-stub