Derek Kamper, Ph.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Derek Kamper, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Professor Kamper was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for contributions to rehabilitation engineering through the identification of impairment mechanisms and the development of interventions targeting these mechanisms…. Continue reading.