John G. Webster was an American
electrical engineer and a founding pioneer in the field of
biomedical engineering.[1] In 2008, Professor Webster was awarded the University of Wisconsin, College of Engineering, Polygon Engineering Council Outstanding Instructor Award. In 2019, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awarded him its James H. Mulligan Jr. Educational Medal for his career contributions. Professor Webster died on March 29, 2023.
Education
1953 BSc (Elec. Eng.) Cornell University
1965 MSc (Elec. Eng.) University of Rochester
1967 PhD (Elec. Eng.) University of Rochester
Educational Experiments
1953–54 Fulbright Fellow, University of Munich
1963–67 NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Univ. of Rochester, NY
1967 Instructor in Electrical Eng., Univ. of Rochester, NY
1967–70 Asst. Prof. of Elec. Eng., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Webster was currently
professor emeritus in the College of Engineering at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison. He last taught Biomedical Engineering 310: Introduction to Bioinstrumentation during spring 2015.
In his spare time, Webster worked with undergraduate biomedical engineering design teams at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including ongoing projects with
impedance cardiography and atrial fibrillation.
John G. Webster was an American
electrical engineer and a founding pioneer in the field of
biomedical engineering.[1] In 2008, Professor Webster was awarded the University of Wisconsin, College of Engineering, Polygon Engineering Council Outstanding Instructor Award. In 2019, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awarded him its James H. Mulligan Jr. Educational Medal for his career contributions. Professor Webster died on March 29, 2023.
Education
1953 BSc (Elec. Eng.) Cornell University
1965 MSc (Elec. Eng.) University of Rochester
1967 PhD (Elec. Eng.) University of Rochester
Educational Experiments
1953–54 Fulbright Fellow, University of Munich
1963–67 NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Univ. of Rochester, NY
1967 Instructor in Electrical Eng., Univ. of Rochester, NY
1967–70 Asst. Prof. of Elec. Eng., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Webster was currently
professor emeritus in the College of Engineering at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison. He last taught Biomedical Engineering 310: Introduction to Bioinstrumentation during spring 2015.
In his spare time, Webster worked with undergraduate biomedical engineering design teams at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including ongoing projects with
impedance cardiography and atrial fibrillation.