He is an enrolled citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and was the first and only Native American to serve as dean of engineering in the country. Prior to joining NMSU, he was Dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University. Before that, he was the John and Elsie Martinez Biomedical Engineering Chair and Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Affairs and Graduate Studies in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, and the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Chair at the University of Michigan. Provost Bull’s research focus is ultrasound and biofluid mechanics, and his research group is nationally and internationally recognized for groundbreaking work in gas embolotherapy and acoustic droplet vaporization.

Dr. Bull is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and a Sequoyah Fellow of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. He is a first-generation college graduate and has a substantial history of working to advance the achievements of the disparate groups that represent our educational and cultural spectrum. His work in this area was recognized by the Raymond J. and Monica E. Schultz Outreach and Diversity Award from the University of Michigan. In 2024, he received the Executive Excellence Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science.