Morten Jensen

 

Morten Jensen, associate professor, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, and Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar. As a fellow of the American Heart Association, Jensen has directed the Cardiovascular Biomechanics Laboratory since 2015 with a focus on collaborating with clinicians. He has mentored more than 25 engineering and Fulbright honors students, who have participated in clinically relevant research projects with medical devices and procedures. These students have consistently been successful in reaching their postgraduate goals, from admission into medical and graduate studies at high-ranking institutions to relevant jobs with industry or government institutions.

Several students working with Jensen have won research presentation competitions and awards, including the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Jensen was also integral in forming the first service-learning senior design course in the College of Engineering, benefiting many Honors College students. In this course, Jensen shares his experiences from industry, including his involvment with startup companies and his membership on the NSF SBIR/STTR medical device proposal evaluation panel. The course also explores topics such as medical device liability and patent litigation.

Jensen has received numerous awards with both national and international recognition for his work. At the U of A he received the College of Engineering Excellence in Research Dissemination Award as well as the Department of Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award in 2017.