Charles S. Tritt, Ph.D.
8440 W. Donges Bay Rd.
Mequon, WI 53097
414/277-7421 (work)
262/512-9158 (home)
414/277-7465 (fax)
Biomedical applications of mass, heat and momentum transfer (particularly in adsorption, ion exchange and permeation processes). Medical product and process modeling involving the numerical solution of systems of ODE's and PDE's. Biomaterials and biomedical manufacturing with an emphasis on polymers, films, adhesives, foams and emulsions. Entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialization in engineering education. Recruiting international students. Medical device design involving biomedical, chemical and electrical engineering principles. Practical implementation of the FDA Quality System (previously known as the current GMP) regulation (in particular the design requirements).
The Milwaukee School of Engineering, EECS (Biomedical Engineering) Department; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 9/90 - Present
Associate Professor: Teach a graduate perfusion course on biomaterials. Teach undergraduate biomedical engineering courses including programming, thermodynamics and heat transfer, mass and momentum transfer, biomaterials and design. Teach cell biology to freshman nursing and biomedical engineering students. Library Committee chairman. Coordinate MSOE's twinning program with Manipal University in India. MSOE Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN) fellow. Participate in international and domestic recruiting, industrial relations and grant preparation and fund raising activities.
The Ohio State University, Department of Chemical Engineering; Columbus, Ohio 6/86 - 8/90
Graduate Fellow: Performed bench scale engineering research on a renal dialysate regeneration process involving temperature swing adsorption (TSA). Studied cyclic adsorption processes, aqueous acid-base chemistry and UV spectrophotometry in depth. Created an MS-DOS computer programs in Fortran and C for data analysis and data acquisition and process control over an IEEE-488 instrument bus. Assisted in teaching undergraduate mass transfer and unit operations courses.
Graduate Teaching Associate: Assisted in undergraduate heat transfer and unit operations courses.
The Ohio State University, Department of Anesthesiology; Columbus, Ohio 9/84 - 6/86
Graduate Research Assistant: Performed clinical and laboratory biomedical engineering research and computer programming in Pascal and BASIC.
The Procter & Gamble Co., Paper Product Development Division; Cincinnati, Ohio 7/82 - 8/84
Staff Engineer: Worked in the Paper Process Development Group. Designed and executed pilot plant experiments involving paper making and photo-curing polymers. Managed a pilot plant and supervised production plant crew training. Developed a mainframe based database and data analysis system using SAS.
Ohio Army National Guard, 196th Public Affairs Detachment; Worthington, Ohio 12/77 - 12/83
Information Specialist - Print Journalist: Performed writing and photography assignments for internal publications and news releases and dealt with media inquires.
Other employment: Tutor - The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1980-2; Summer Intern - PPG Industries, Barberton, Ohio - 1981; Summer Intern - The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio - 1980
The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio:
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering 9/94. Studied a temperature swing adsorption process for regeneration of renal dialysate. Developed a mathematical process model and compared its predictions to bench scale process experiments. Course work included advanced chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, biotechnology, biochemistry, genetics and microbiology.
M.S., Biomedical Engineering 6/86. Studied carbon dioxide removal from blood using membrane oxygenators. Developed a mathematical model of oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in oxygenators and compared its predictions to experimental results. Course work included biomedical and electrical engineering, engineering mechanics, advanced engineering mathematics and human physiology.
B.S., Chemical Engineering 6/82. Specialized in polymer science and process control.
The Defense Information School; Indianapolis, Indiana 12/78. Studied print journalism and public affairs as practiced in the military.
Introduction to cell biology (BI-102), thermodynamics and heat transfer for biomedical engineers (BE-381), momentum and mass transport for biomedical engineers (BE-382), biomaterials for biomedical engineers and perfusionists (BE-410 and PE-645) and computer programming for biomedical engineers – in Matlab (previously BE-104 and BE-205, becoming BE-2200 in fall 2009).
Physiology (including respiratory, renal, digestive, hepatic, endocrine and reproductive topics) for nurses, biomedical engineers and perfusionists (BI-274, BI-372 and PE-674); survey of biomedical engineering for non-majors (BE-352); and electrical circuit analysis (EE-201), introduction to digital electronics (EE‑290) and introduction to computer programming in
“Portable Infant Incubator for Developing Economies,” with BE design team 2010-2.
“A Device for the Prevention of Pressures Sores in Seated Subjects,” with BE design team 2010-4.
“A Clinic Based Glucose Meter for Developing Economies,” with BE design team 2010-5.
“A Non-imaging Orthopedic Fixation Device Locator,” with BE design team 2010-6.
“A Comfortable, Low Cost EEG System,” with BE design team 2010-7.
“A Non-auditory Musical Instrument Feedback Interface for the Hearing Impaired,” with BE design team 2010-8.
“A Preliminary Investigation into the Effect of Hematocrit on Bubbles in the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit,” with Christopher J. Candek, MSP, 2007.
“A Model of Acute Renal Failure Risk Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass,” with Laura Inman, MSP, 2006.
“The Effects of Shear Stress on Neutrophil Activation,” with K. Todd Rogers, MSP, 2004.
“A Psychomotor Performance Evaluation System,” with BE design team 01001 (class of 2004).
“An Instrumented CPR Training Manikin,” with BE design team 01002 (class of 2004).
“A MEMS Based Biomechanical Tracking System,” with BE design team 01003 (class of 2004).
“A Dynamic Cardiac CT Phantom,” with BE design team 01004 (class of 2004).
“A Study to Determine the Adsorption Potential of a Hydroxyapatite Preparation for Removal of Heparin from Circulating Blood,” with David K. Hurd, MSCVS, 2003.
“A Model of Venous Return while Utilizing Vacuum Assist during Cardiopulmonary Bypass,” with Scott M. Brown, 2000.
“Analysis and Design of Bioprocess Sampling Systems,” with Karin Bogren, MSEV, 2000.
“Noninvasive Measurement of Coronary Artery Blood Flow,” with MSOE undergraduate biomedical engineering design group 97007 (class of 1999).
“Cardioplegia delivery Systems in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,” with Suzanne Schaller, MSP, 1999.
“Leuko/Lipo Reduction prior to Reinfusion of Chest Tube Drainage,” with Tarek Murad, MSP, 1998.
“Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Duration on Platelet Function,” with Gary Tsarovsky, MSP, 1998.
“Pulmonary Implications of Filtering Various Mediators of Morbidity found in Salvaged Blood,” with David Webb, MSP, 1997.
“A Portable Device for Measuring Plantar Pressure,” with MSOE undergraduate biomedical engineering design team 95005 (class of 1997).
“A Model of Arterial Catheterization with Visual Feedback,” with MSOE undergraduate biomedical engineering design team 95004 (class of 1997).
“A Modification of a Proposed Autoperfusion Technique for Donor Hearts,” with Patrick VanderWal, MSP, 1996.
“A Proposed Autoperfusion Technique for Donor Hearts,” with Jerry Dunker, MSP, 1995.
“An Evaluation of Performance Factor Testing for Extracorporeal Heat Exchangers,” with Mark Simon, MSP, 1995.
Professional Services
Provide science fiction consulting services to writers (ongoing).
Reviewed renal dialysate regeneration research proposals for U.S. State Department ISTC program (2002 and 2007).
Provided expert testimony in a trademark infringement case involving heat transfer and fluid mechanics issues (2004).
Provided expert testimony in a hot water scalding case (2002).
Provided expert testimony in a saline filled breast implant case (1999-2000).
Rabbit Season - Battery Laboratory Exercise presented at 2001 ASEE national meeting. Falk Engineering Educator Award. Dissertation research, A Thermal Swing Adsorption (TSA) Regeneration Process for Renal Dialysate, presented at the AIChE 1995 Annual Meeting (Miami Beach, FL). Graduate School Alumni Research Award grant received for use on dissertation project. Thesis research, An Experimental Study and Model of Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal, presented at the 12th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1986) and the AIChE 1987 Annual Meeting (New York, NY).
Computer Skills (some of purely history interest): Matlab, C, C++, Fortran, Java, Pascal and BASIC; Microsoft Office and Windows, MS DOS, Unix and VAX/VMS; HTML; WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Matlab, PSpice, PLDShell Plus, MAX+plus II and Minitab.
Activities: Member, American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE); Member and MSOE Student Chapter Advisor, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES); MSOE Gaming Club (MAGE) Advisor; Former editor and photography editor, "The Ohio State Engineer" student magazine and former member OSU Engineering Speaking Society.
Personal Interests: Travel, science fiction, folklore, photography, mycoculture and fitness.
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