Winifred Phillips

Winifred M. Phillips (Engr ’66, ’68 L/M) is vice president for research, director and professor of mechanical engineering, and Don and Ruth Eckis professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Florida at Gainesville. He received an honorary membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in recognition of his contributions to mechanical engineering and engineering education through service and leadership in organizations including ASME, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering. Since 1988, Mr. Phillips has been on the faculty at the University of Florida, Gainesville, serving as professor of mechanical engineering, research professor of biomedical engineering (1988-99), associate vice president for engineering and industrial experiment station (1990-99) at the College of Engineering and dean of the Graduate School (1999-2004). He previously was head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Perdue University from 1980 to 1988. He also held positions at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, the University of Paris and U.Va. Mr. Phillips has taught a wide range of fluid mechanics course related to aerodynamics and biological fluid flow. His teaching and research contributions to fluid mechanics in living systems helped pave the way for biomedical engineering to be a highly respected activity within mechanical engineering. He has authored and co-authored nearly 200 technical publications and is frequently sought as a seminar speaker and consultant. As an ASME Fellow, he has served the society in many positions, including president, chair of the steering committee for ASME’s Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering, trustee of the ASME Foundation. Mr. Phillips is a fellow of nine other societies, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Astronautical Society, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Biomedical Engineering Society and the New York Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society for Arts (UK) among many others.