Engineering professor awarded for STEM research
Douglas Mast was honored at the UC all faculty awards
T. Douglas Mast, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering, has been at the University of Cincinnati for more than two decades.
Leading the Biomedical Acoustics Laboratory at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Mast and his team investigate diagnostic applications including ultrasound for thermal ablation, drug delivery and speech and swallowing disorders. He was awarded the 2025 UC STEMM Distinguished Research Professor Award for his impact.
T. Douglas mast has been at the University of Cincinnati for 20 years. Photo/Corrie Mayer/CEAS Marketing + Communications
"Dr. Mast has exemplified the spirit of biomedical engineering as a cross-disciplinary research field. He has made truly significant contributions to UC's research capabilities and worldwide reputation," said Tom Talavage, head of UC's Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Mast joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2004. He earned his doctorate in acoustics from Pennsylvania State University, served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester and worked several years in industry before coming to UC. In his two decades at UC, he has published more than 60 research articles, co-invented four patents, mentored more than 70 undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral trainees and made impactful contributions to biomedical engineering research.
Throughout his career, his significant contributions have included methods for modeling and analysis of ultrasound radiation and propagation, passive cavitation imaging for mapping microbubble activity during ultrasound therapies, echo decorrelation imaging for real-time monitoring of thermal ablation and real-time image processing for rapid tracking of vocal tract structures.
The STEMM Distinguished Research Professor Award honors one faculty member each year who represents the highest level of research and contributions at the university. Along with this award, Mast has also been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and the Acoustical Society of America.
Featured image at top: T. Douglas Mast has made significant contributions to biomedical engineering research. Photo/Corrie Mayer/CEAS Marketing + Communications
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