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Morteza (Mory) Gharib
Morteza (Mory) Gharib (PhD '83)
Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Medical Engineering
Expertise
Autonomous systems; Drones; Robots; Robotics; Fluid dynamics; Biomechanics; Bioinspired design; Biomedical technology; Medical implants; Medical engineering; Aeronautics; Advanced flow imaging
Profile
Gharib runs Caltech's robotics research center, CAST. In addition, he has pioneered several biomedical breakthroughs that are currently improving human lives, including an eye stint for glaucoma patients, a heart valve inspired by dragonfly larvae, and an app that measures heart health through signals in blood flow.
Languages Spoken
English;
Persian;
Faculty Bio
B.S., Teheran University, 1976; M.S., Syracuse University, 1978; Ph.D., Caltech, 1983. Professor of Aeronautics, 1992-2001; Professor of Aeronautics and Bioengineering, 2001-02; Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioengineering, 2002-06; Professor of Bioengineering, 2006-09; Professor of Bioinspired Engineering, 2009-13; Liepmann Professor, 2006-; Director, Linde Institute, 2014-15; Vice Provost, 2010-16; Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, 2015-25; Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, 2017-25; Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair, 2018-25.
Caltech Affiliations
Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCIT); Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST); Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair
Related News
Caltech Startup Receives FDA Clearance for Heart Health Diagnostic
November 10, 2023
Ventric Health, co-founded by Mory Gharib, can now begin selling its device that noninvasively detects signs of heart failure.
New Bioinspired Robot Flies, Rolls, Walks, and More
June 27, 2023
Developed at Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, a new robot can autonomously choose from a variety of motions to move through a complex environment.
How Do You Test a Helicopter Bound for Mars?
April 22, 2021
A fan array-equipped wind tunnel, patterned off of the one at Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, helped to ensure the Ingenuity helicopter would lift off on Mars.
Ultrasound Can Selectively Kill Cancer Cells
February 04, 2020
Proof-of-concept study specifically targets cancer cells with sound waves
New Polymer Heart Valve Implanted in First Patient
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September 17, 2019
Caltech researchers have helped design a new synthetic heart valve that is currently undergoing FDA testing.