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Lawrence A. (Larry) Casper 2166 Engineering Centers Building Tel: 608/265-4104
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Program Affiliations
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research
UW Technology Enterprise Cooperative
Polymer Engineering Center
JF Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution
Education
PhD (chemistry), Lehigh University
MS (environmental science), University of Alaska-Fairbanks
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Summary
Lawrence Casper was appointed assistant dean of research and technology transfer in 1990. His office is the primary contact point for business, industry and government to access technical capabilities in engineering. He is also involved in the UW Technology Enterprise Cooperative (UW-TEC) as Director of Entrepreneurial Projects and serves as the Associate Director of the UW Biomedical Engineering Center. In 2004 Casper was made a "Wisconsin Idea Fellow" by the Board of Regents in recognition of his contributions to economic development in Wisconsin.
Previously, Casper was a manager of advanced sensor and MEMS for Honeywell Inc. Solid State Electronics Center, working on the engineering of materials and manufacturing processes for advanced microelectronic devices. He was elected by Honeywell management to the position of Engineering Fellow for his contributions to solid state device research and development.
Casper has been an active member of the American Chemical Society for many years, with several materials science symposia and books to his credit.



