ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, hˈɑːɹmən wɛnt tə ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv bˌaɪoʊmˈɛdɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ æt kˈeɪs wˈɛstɚn ɹɪzˈɜːv jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðə hˈɛd ʌv ðæt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.
Around 1973, Harmon went to the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, and became the head of that department.