Dr. Farid G. Mitri received the B.S. degree in physics from the Faculty of Sciences 2, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 2000, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering (with highest honors and committee distinction) from the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.

He was awarded a fellowship from the City of Lyon, France, to continue his M.S. research studies at the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, Lyon, France. He was also awarded a fellowship from the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Lyon, to pursue his Ph.D. thesis at the Therapeutic Ultrasound Research Laboratory, Unit 556 of INSERM. In October 2004, he joined the Ultrasound Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, where he is currently an associate professor of biomedical engineering. His current research interests include ultrasonic biomedical imaging science, the theory and applications of the acoustic radiation force, acoustic scattering, vibrations in biomedical applications, physical acoustics, and nondestructive evaluation.

Dr. Mitri is the recipient of the 2005 Lyon City Young Investigator Award, the 2007 Edward C. Kendall (Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, 1950) Award from Mayo Clinic, as well as seven travel awards for participation in international meetings. In September 2007, he was awarded the National Order of the Cedar at the Officer level, the highest civilian award in his native Lebanon. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), the French Acoustical Society (SFA), Sigma Xi, and the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association.