Joe Bradley

Joe Bradley is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine within the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign system. He also holds a Clinical Assistant Professor position at the Technology Entrepreneur Center and serves as Director of Engineering Education & Entrepreneurship. His academic roles span multiple departments and schools including the Grainger College of Engineering and Gies College of Business.

• PhD in Systems Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana
• MBA from Gies College of Business, University of Illinois, Urbana
• MS in Mechanical Engineering (minor Electrical Engineering) from Iowa State University, Ames
• BS in Aerospace Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bradley's research focuses on engineering education and entrepreneurship with specific expertise in innovation management, technology transfer, and socio-technical systems. He has contributed to curricular innovations in biomedical engineering education through publications like "Enhancing Biomedical Engineering Education Through Curricular Innovation: Developing Industry-Ready Engineers" (2025). His work examines complex engineered systems design and interdisciplinary team dynamics in capstone projects.

Key awards include being named Entrepreneurial Mindset Fellow by the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) in 2022. Bradley has taught numerous courses across engineering domains including BADM 551 - Managing Intellectual Property and BIOE 570 - Seminar Series. He maintains active collaborations with institutions like Vanderbilt University's EDEFI Laboratory and participates in professional societies including the BME Council of Chairs and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).