About me

Dr. Gdowski studied at Boston University and received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 1996.  He has worked in the academic research, industry, and incubation settings. He served on the faculty in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester from 2001-2010 where he established and managed a NIH-funded research laboratory in vestibular sensory processing. From 2010-2012, he worked at Blue Highway (a Welch Allyn subsidiary) located at Syracuse University, as a Senior Research Engineering Fellow.  At Blue Highway he managed ideation, invention, incubation, and subsequent innovation opportunities for Welch Allyn.  In 2012, he returned to the University of Rochester and serves as…

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities

I have served as the Chair of two Sections within R1 (Rochester and Syracuse) over a five year period.  In those roles, I have managed the largest annual meetings in the Western Area of R1 including: the Syracuse Fellows Night and the Rochester Joint Chapter and summer meetings.  As Rochester Section Chair, I managed the Section’s Centennial Celebrations and hosted the R1 Board of Governors meeting. One of my goals was to improve the communication with our members.  I created new web pages and enhanced the overall appearance of email communications to members resulting in the Section meeting both of its…