Paul A. Dayton

Paul A. Dayton is an American biomedical engineer known for innovations to ultrasound technology. He is a distinguished professor in the joint department of biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and North Carolina State University (NCSU).

Dayton received a B.S. in physics from Villanova University in 1995, an M.E. in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia in 1998, and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 2001, also from Virginia. He was a faculty member at the University of California, Davis, before joining the UNC–NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2007.[1]

Dayton began serving as interim chair of the joint department in 2019 and received his distinguished professor appointment that same year;[2] he was named department chair in 2022.[3] The department was renamed Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2025.[4] Dayton has co-founded several startups in the field of ultrasound technology, including SonoVol (later acquired by PerkinElmer) and SonoVascular, the latter of which develops technology to image blood clots.[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Dayton Laboratory: Lab members". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  2. ↑ Santa Maria, Ana Estrades (2019-07-19). "BME Prof Paul Dayton receives 2019 W.R. Kenan Distinguished Professor Appointment". Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Newsroom: Dayton named chair of the joint UNC-NCSU Department of Biomedical Engineering". UNC Health. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  4. ↑ Hamzik, Tommy (2025-02-12). "Carolina and NC State rename joint BME department". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  5. ↑ CHRC, John (2026-03-23). "From microbubbles to market: Dr. Paul Dayton's ultrasound revolution". Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  6. ↑ Santa Maria, Ana Estrades (2021-11-24). "BME Interim Chair Paul Dayton elevated to IEEE Fellow 2022". Lampe Department of Biomedical Engineering. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  7. ↑ Wimmer, Leslie (2022-01-18). "Newsroom: Dayton named 2022 IEEE Fellow". UNC Health. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  8. ↑ "College of Fellows: Paul A. Dayton, Ph.D." American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
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