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Carlo J. De LucaBiographyView the Curriculum Vitae View his Bibliography
Dr. De Luca began his academic career at Queen’s University. He was on the faculty of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School simultaneously from 1974 to 1984. He then moved to Boston University where he was appointed as tenured Professor in Biomedical Engineering and became the founding Director of the NeuroMuscular Research Center. In 1985, he was also appointed as Research Professor of Neurology. In September 1986, he became Chairman ad interim of the Biomedical Engineering Department and in December he was appointed Dean of the College of Engineering. He retained the decanal appointment until September 1989. During his Deanship, the administrative structure of the College was reorganized, the faculty increased in size and his policies yielded a fourfold increase in the sponsored research budget. Since 1973, Dr. De Luca has been a consultant to several corporations as well as U.S. and foreign government agencies. He has taught students in engineering and medical schools, focusing mainly on graduate students. He has trained 31 M.S. and Ph.D. students and 40 scientists from 15 countries. During the past 31 years, he has received uninterrupted research awards totaling over $43 million. His research has been centered on issues dealing with rehabilitation of the physically disabled. His early interest focused on control of externally powered prosthetics. Currently, he is working on: a) understanding how the brain and spinal cord control the individual fibers in a muscle, and groups of muscles, in healthy as well as dysfunctional individuals; b) methodologies for objectively measuring muscle fatigue during voluntary efforts; c) methodologies for objectively evaluating the performance of low-back muscles. He has co-authored a book, Muscles Alive; two monographs, "Surface Electromyography, What’s New?" and "Precision Decomposition"; 93 peer-reviewed articles; 242 abstracts; holds 12 patents, and has given over 130 invited presentations. He has served on the grant review boards of NIH, NIOSH, VA, and has served as a reviewer for NSF, PVA, DoD, Canadian, Swiss, Italian and Belgian government agencies, and several national and international private agencies. He has served on the editorial board of seven scientific journals and has been a reviewer for over a dozen scientific journals. Dr. De Luca is a member of 13 professional societies, and has held various offices in those societies. He has carried out numerous committee assignments in the international scientific community. He has been the subject of several biographical references including Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in America. In 1985, he founded the NeuroMuscular Research Foundation Inc and continues to serve as its first President. In 1986, he was elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In 1987, he received a gubernatorial appointment on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation. In 1988, he was elected President of the International Society for Electrophysiology and Kinesiology. In 1989, along with two coworkers, he received the International Volvo Award on low-back pain research. In 1990, he co-founded the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology and served as its first Editor-in-Chief. In 1993, he was elected as a Founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, he delivered the Wartenweiler Lecture at the XIV th Congress of the Society of Biomechanics, and founded the company DelSys Inc. In 1994, he was the first Ph.D. to present the Seventh Annual Stuart Reiner Memorial Lecture at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. In 1997, he founded the company Altec Inc and continues to serve as CEO of both DelSys and Altec. In 1998, he gave the Basmajian keynote lecture at the Twelfth Congress of the International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology. In 1999, he was the recipient of the Isabelle and Leonard H. Goldenson Technology Award from the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. In 2000, he gave the Basmajian keynote lecture at the Thirteenth Congress of the International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology. In 2002, he gave the Presidential Keynote address at the Gait and Clinical Movement Society, and was appointed to the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of NIH. In 2005, he was named Founding Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society. In 2006, Delsys Inc received the Tibbetts Award from the Small Business Association of America. Curriculum VitaeBibliography |
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Carlo J. De Luca, son of John and Josephine, was born in Italy on 12
October 1943 and became a naturalized US citizen on 30 July 1982. He was
educated to the fourth grade in Italy and subsequently in Canada. In 1966,
he received a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of
British Columbia; in 1968, the M.Sc. with specialization in Biomedical
Engineering from the University of New Brunswick; and in 1972, the Ph.D.
from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.