Board of Directors

President (2022-2024)

Joyce Wong, Ph.D.
Inaugural Term Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering
Inaugural Director, ARROWS, Office of the Provost
Boston University

Executive Director

Milan Yager, MPA
Executive Director
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

SECRETARY-TREASURER (2022-2024)

Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Ph.D.
Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering
Cockrell Family Chair for Departmental Leadership #1
Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin

Chair, College of Fellows (2023-2024)

Michael King, Ph.D.
J. Lawrence Wilson Professor and Department Chair
Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University

President-Elect (2023-2024)

Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D.
Professor, Miller Faculty Scholar, and Vice Chair for Graduate Education
University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Vice President, At-Large (2023-2025)

Jenny Amos, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

VICE PRESIDENT, AT-LARGE (2022-2024)

Debra Auguste, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University

Vice President, At-Large (2023-2025)

Shelly Peyton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst

VICE PRESIDENT, AT-LARGE (2022-2024)

Maribel Vazquez, Sc.D.
Professor and Principal Investigator, Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Chair, Academic Council (2022-2024)

Jennifer S. Wayne, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech

Chair, Industry Council (2023-2025)

SuPing Lyu, Ph.D.
Bakken Fellow and Distinguished Scientist
Medtronic

Chair, Council of Societies (2023-2025)

Naomi Chesler, Ph.D.
Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director, UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC)
University of California, Irvine

Chair-Elect, College of Fellows (2023-2024)

Jessica Zhang, Ph.D.
George Tallman Ladd and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

Chair, Awards Committee

Jennifer L. West, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Virginia

Co-Chair, CURM Committee

Jerry C. Collins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Alabama A&M University and Lipscomb University

Co-Chair, CURM Committee

Evan Scott, Ph.D.
Kay Davis Professor, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director of PhD Admissions of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University

Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Naomi Chesler, Ph.D.

Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director, UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC)
University of California, Irvine