Arthur Erdman, PhD, is the Richard C. Jordan Professor and a Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, specializing in mechanical design, bioengineering and product design. In July 2007 he was selected as the Director of the Medical Devices Center at the university. Erdman has published more than 325 technical papers, three books, holds over 30 patents, and shares with his former students nine Best Paper Awards at international conferences.