Lee E. Weiss

Carnegie Mellon University
3113 Newell-Simon Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412-268-7657)
lew@cs.cmu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

  Research Professor, The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  Courtesy Appointments: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering,
  The Institute for Complex Engineered Systems and, The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

  Education:
  Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1984
  M.S. in Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1976
  B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1972

  Industry Positions:
  Biomedical Engineer, ARCO Medical Products Company (1976-1979)
  Electrical Engineer, Fischback and Moore (1973-1974) 

Lee Weiss was the first student in the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. In the early years of the Institute, which was founded in 1979, his research focused on robotic visual servo control, flexible manufacturing systems, and micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS). He then went on to develop numerous systems for solid freeform fabrication and rapid prototyping. He currently conducts interdisciplinary research in tissue engineering and chemical and sensing. Over the last 30 years he has also sought to apply his diverse background to create technology-based solutions to challenging problems in health care delivery, including fetal heart monitoring, cardiac pacing, angioplasty, MEMS-based drug delivery, tissue regeneration, and computer-aided surgery. He holds 27 issued U.S. patents and has 116 peer-reviewed publications. (Sample Publications)