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Joseph Dituri resurfacing

Mission complete: USF’s Dr. Deep Sea resurfaces after living underwater for 100 days, setting new world record

Associate Professor Joseph Dituri will analyze data gathered throughout the mission to determine how long-term exposure to pressure impacts the human body and if it can prevent diseases associated with aging.

June 9, 2023Research and Innovation

Dituri exploring the ocean throughout his underwater mission

USF’s Dr. Deep Sea breaks world record for living underwater

Hyperbaric researcher and biomedical engineer Joseph Dituri is teaching his students online while living 22 feet underwater to research how the human body responds to long-term exposure to pressure. He's been living in an underwater habitat since March 1.

May 15, 2023Research and Innovation

Joseph Dituri underwater

USF researcher attempts to set world record by living underwater for 100 days – hopes to emerge ‘super-human’

Following his military career as a diving saturation officer, Joseph Dituri will examine how exposure to increased pressure will impact the human body and break the world record for days spent in an underwater habitat.

March 1, 2023Research and Innovation

The Eucovent prototype

USF students create lifesaving medical innovation to help end worldwide ventilator shortage

Biomedical engineering graduates from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ are receiving national accolades for a prototype device that may help solve the critical shortage of lifesaving ventilators seen around the world throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 27, 2021Research and Innovation

Biomedical engineering’s first cohort of five students learn about the mechanical properties of biomaterials.

Individual Learning for High-demand Fields

Atop USF’s tallest building, five students and one instructor huddle inside one of the newest state-of-the-art Biomedical Engineering (BME) labs. With plenty of space and time to go over the class lecture and lab activities, students are able to learn more quickly and develop stronger career-shaping relationships.

October 2, 2019University News

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