Martin P. Mintchev

Martin P. Mintchev
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions

Martin Pavlov Mintchev (Bulgarian: Мартин Павлов Минчев) is a Bulgarian American engineer, entrepreneur, academic, and experimental surgeon.[1]

Early life and education

Mintchev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and received his M.Sc. in Electronics from the Technical University of Sofia in 1987 with a specialization in Medical and Nuclear Electronics. In 1990, he was supported by the British Council on an invitation by Professor David L. Wingate[2] to work as visiting scholar in his Gastrointestinal Science Research Unit of the Royal London Hospital (now Wingate Neurogastroenterology Institute at Queen Mary University of London). Later in 1990 he applied for and received graduate scholarship from the University of Alberta in Canada, and in January 1991 started his Ph.D. studies in electrical engineering there under the joint supervision of Professors Y. J. Kingma (Department of Electrical Engineering) and K. L. Bowes (Department of Surgery). In 1994, Mintchev obtained his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Alberta.[3] In the same year, he trained as a post-doctoral fellow in experimental surgery at the Surgical Medical Research Institute in Edmonton, Canada under the supervision of Kenneth L. Bowes. In 1997, Mintchev received his Professional Engineer registration from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.[4]

Career

In 1995, Mintchev became assistant professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, with a joint appointment in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Surgery. In 1997 he won the Whitaker Foundation Chair position in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Calgary, where he is currently Professor Emeritus.[5] In 2020 he became professor and chair of Engineering at Howard Payne University in Texas,[6] where he re-organized the existing Engineering science program,[7] and established two new Bachelor of Science programs in Software Engineering[8] and Biomedical Engineering.[9] He is also President and CEO of EatLittle Inc., and Adjunct professor of Experimental surgery at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.[10]

In 2007, Mintchev was elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Washington, DC.[11] He is a Senior Member of IEEE,[12] member of the American Gastroenterological Association, Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE (2010–2011),[13] and a registered Professional engineer (APEGA and NSPE).[4][14] He has been external reviewer of several widely used university textbooks on microelectronic circuits[15] and biomedical signal processing,[16] as well as for several professional societies, including IEEE,[17] AGA,[18] SPE, and BMES.[19]

Research and development

Mintchev is the author of hundreds of articles in leading international scientific journals and conferences,[20][21] and of dozens of patented inventions[21][22] in the fields of biomedicine, electronics, intelligent microsystems, inertial navigation, computer and software engineering, and Internet of Things. His scientific publications are widely cited by the international scientific community (Hirsch index > 35, i-10 index > 90 and over 3000 external citations).[23] He is the creator of the concepts of Enhanced Electrogastrography,[24] Controlled Pseudobezoar technology for the treatment of obesity,[25] Leakless Pipes,[26] Microanimal Farming,[27] Wearable Antiviral Garments,[28] and other technological innovations.[29][30] He has been president, director, Chief executive officer and Chief scientific officer of public and private companies.[31][32][33][34] He and his students have been featured by many TV and news stations, including CTV,[30] CBC,[35] Yahoo News,[36] Associated Press,[37] KTAB-TV,[38][39][40] and more.[41][42] Articles about his scientific developments have been published in many newspapers and magazines, including Los Angeles Times,[43] TechCrunch,[44] Huffington Post,[45] Smithsonian Magazine,[46] Hazardous Materials Management Magazine,[47][48] IEEE Spectrum,[49] etc. Mintchev has been a strong advocate of experiential learning in engineering education by the early engagement of undergraduate university students in major research and development projects, keeping them interested and engaged up to graduation.[50]

Awards and recognition

  • 1997 Junior Whitaker Foundation Chair in Biomedical Instrumentation[12]
  • 1997 Engineering Student Society Professor of the Year Award, University of Calgary[21]
  • 1998 Student Union Teaching Excellence Award, University of Calgary[21]
  • 2007 Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[11]
  • 2010 Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE[13]
  • 2014-2015 Outstanding Teaching Performance, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary

References

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  2. ^ Aziz, Q. (June 2019). "David Wingate Obituary". Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 31 (6). Willey: e13630. doi:10.1111/nmo.13630. PMID 31094053. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Mintchev, Martin Pavlov (1994). Capabilities and Limitations of Cutaneous Recordings of Gastric Electrical Activity. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta. doi:10.7939/R34T6FF0V.
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  10. ^ "Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry" (PDF). University of Alberta Calendar: 249 – via University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  11. ^ a b "Martin P. Mintchev AIMBE Citation". AIMBE. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Martin P. Mintchev IEEE Profile". IEEE. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Shur, Michael (2010-10-30). "IEEE Sensors Council Technical Operations Report" (PDF). IEEE Sensors Council. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ "Texas Society of Professional Engineers Membership Directory". Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  15. ^ "Microelectronic Circuits [8th Edition] 0190853468, 9780190853464, 0190853549, 9780190853549". dokumen.pub. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  16. ^ Rangayyan, Rangaraj. "Biomedical signal analysis- A case study approach, Wiley (IEEE Press)-2005". Pubhtml5. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  17. ^ "Thank you to all reviewers". IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 54 (6): 2135–2146. December 2005. Bibcode:2005ITIM...54.2135.. doi:10.1109/TIM.2005.859145. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  18. ^ "An acknowledgement". Gastroenterology. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  19. ^ "Annals of Biomedical Engineering: Thanks to Reviewers". Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 39 (2): 594–599. 2011-02-01. doi:10.1007/s10439-011-0251-3. ISSN 1573-9686. S2CID 35506989.
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  24. ^ Poscente, Michael D; Mintchev, Martin P (2017-07-07). "Enhanced electrogastrography: A realistic way to salvage a promise that was never kept?". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 23 (25): 4517–4528. doi:10.3748/wjg.v23.i25.4517. ISSN 1007-9327. PMC 5504367. PMID 28740340.
  25. ^ Mintchev, Martin P; Deneva, Marlena G; Aminkov, Bogdan I; Fattouche, Michel; Yadid-Pecht, Orly; Bray, Robert C (2009-12-11). "Pilot study of temporary controllable gastric pseudobezoars for dynamic non-invasive gastric volume reduction". Physiological Measurement. 31 (2): 131–144. doi:10.1088/0967-3334/31/2/001. ISSN 0967-3334. PMID 20009188. S2CID 3274380.
  26. ^ Cintra, Renato J.; de Oliveira, Thiago; Mintchev, Martin P. (2020-10-15). "Leakage Prevention and Real-Time Internal Detection in Pipelines Using a Built-In Wireless Information and Communication Network". SPE Journal. 25 (5): 2496–2507. doi:10.2118/201096-PA. ISSN 1086-055X. S2CID 216424703.
  27. ^ Camp, Ken (2021-12-08). "HPU prof hopes to combat hunger with micro-animal farming". Baptist Standard. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  28. ^ Pratt, Layton C.; Robertson, Ryan D.; Mintchev, Martin P. (2023). "Wearable Far UVC Technology for Continuous Dynamic Personal Protection on Demand". 2023 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME). pp. 1–4. doi:10.1109/ICECCME57830.2023.10252213. ISBN 979-8-3503-2297-2. S2CID 262131834. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
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  39. ^ "What is Aurora Guard? Howard Payne University students internationally recognized for engineering virus protection gear". KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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