[3] Dr. Bruley is a co-founder and former president (1983) of the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) [4][5] and one of the contributors to the formation of the Bioengineering Section at the NSF and initiator of a joint review and funding effort between the NSF and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
[3] Bruley's field of research includes oxygen transfer in the brain and human tissue, simulation of the human microcirculation system, and symbiosis of biomedical and bioprocess engineering utilizing the principles of Total Quality Management to enhance health care quality and delivery.
[6] Bruley and James Haim I. Bicher have extensively worked and researched together in the field of oxygen transport.
This award was created to provide travel funds for student researchers in all aspects of areas of oxygen transport to tissue.
[7] The breath of Bruley's contributions to engineering administration, research, education, and public service is reflected in his election to Fellow Grade in AIChE and ASME and to Founding Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).