DATE: April 16, 2009
CONTACT:
Larry Dooley, 864-656-3200
dooley@clemson.edu
WRITER:
Susan Polowczuk, 864-656-2063
spolowc@clemson.edu
Clemson associate dean joins prestigious ORAU Board of Directors
CLEMSON — R. Larry Dooley, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University, has been elected to the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Board of Directors. In joining the board, Dooley brings 35 years of academic and industrial expertise.
ORAU is a university consortium of 100 major research institutions that works with national laboratories, government agencies and private industry to leverage scientific strength to advance science and education. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy.
“I am extremely pleased to serve ORAU and Clemson University in this leadership position,” said Dooley. “ORAU is a national model for university-national lab collaborative partnerships which, at this critical time, are vitally important for strengthening U.S. science and education programs. I welcome the opportunity to work with my colleagues on the board.”
Dooley joined Clemson in 1985 as professor of bioengineering and as the research director for the Bioengineering Alliance of South Carolina. Named associate dean in 2003, Dooley coordinates the college’s graduate-level activities — including oversight of the college's research centers, alliances and institutes. He has organized a pre-award processing division that supports 250 researchers in engineering and science. Editorial support and grant planning to provide an integrated approach to proposal development and increased funding are also a part of his mission.
In his role as a professor of bioengineering, Dooley’s research interests include tissue engineering of cardiovascular and orthopedic biomaterials, implant design and computer applications in medicine. In addition, Dooley has served on review panels for both the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
During his 35-year career, Dooley has also served as chair of the Clemson University bioengineering department, chairman and research coordinator for the Bioengineering Alliance of South Carolina, president of Clinical Microsystems, Inc., in Melbourne, Fla., and director of the State of Mississippi Biomedical Engineering Program at Mississippi State University.
Dooley earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He completed his master’s and doctoral work in bioengineering at Clemson.