Saylan Lukas
(he/him)
Areas of Research
Engineering EducationContact
U.A. Whitaker, Office 3113Georgia TechBiography
Saylan Lukas has over 20 years of medical device design and development experience. From startup companies to large international corporations, he has led project teams from initial feasibility through global commercialization in areas of patient-specific craniomaxillofacial orthopedic implants and instruments, transcatheter heart-valve stent grafts and delivery systems, cranial stabilization systems, cancer treatment devices, and laparoscopic instruments. Saylan has extensive experience in new technology assessment, product development, computer aided design, 3D printing and prototype fabrication, design verification and validation testing, human factors and usability, risk analysis, manufacturing scale-up, sustaining engineering, and root cause analysis. He has developed and launched multiple products, obtained successful FDA approval on several 510(k) applications, and has been awarded numerous patents.
Education
- Master of Business Administration, 2014 - Butler University
- Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, 2005 - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 2003 - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Professor Saylan Lukas focuses his research on engineering education, improving student’s experience in Capstone senior design, and preparing students for the next step in their professional careers.