Frederick J. Vetter

Frederick J. Vetter is an Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering. His research focuses on Cardiac Physiology, Computational Modeling, and Biomedical Engineering.

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego (1999)
  • M.S. in Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego (1994)
  • M.B.A., University of California, Davis (1989)
  • M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis (1988)
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis (1984)

Dr. Vetter's research spans computational cardiology, finite element modeling, and cardiac material parameter optimization using genetic algorithms. His work also extends to biomechanics and cardiac hypertrophy analysis. Key publications include studies on three-dimensional heart models and GPU performance optimization.

Scientific Awards:

• 2009 NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Vetter has advised graduate students such as Arun U. Nair and Michael Eugene Dunn, with contributions to patents related to integrated finite element circulatory models. His work bridges engineering and cardiac physiology.