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Dr. Conrado Aparicio to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Conrado Aparicio | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Conrado Aparicio, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Aparicio was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions in research and translation of bioinspired surfaces and interfaces for dental […]
Dr. Shikha Barman to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Shikha Barman | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Shikha P. Barman, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Barman was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to medical product therapies and diagnostics through biomaterials and drug […]
Dr. Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Bassiri-Gharb was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to development of innovative sensor materials applicable in personalized medicine and […]
Dr. Deon Bezuidenhout to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Deon Bezuidenhout | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Deon Bezuidenhout, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Bezuidenhout was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for leading biomaterials contributions to advanced cardiac devices and advocating for accessibility of such […]
Dr. Shekhar Bhansali to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Shekhar Bhansali | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Shekhar Bhansali, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Bhansali was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding research and technological contributions to the field of biosensors and for his […]
Dr. Walter Block to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Walter Block | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Walter F. Block, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Block was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to magnetic resonance imaging in diagnostic radial imaging acquisition methodologies […]
Dr. Katherine Bogie to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Katherine Bogie | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Katherine Bogie, D.Phil, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Bogie was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to biotechnologies for chronic wound healing, patient-centered prevention/treatment of pressure injuries, […]
Ms. Tamara Brown to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Tamara Brown | Via AIMBE | February 15, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Tamara E. Brown, MBA, M.Eng., to its College of Fellows. Ms. Brown was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to medical device development; stakeholder-industry relations; and robust, sustainable […]
Sigma Xi Election Results
Nicholas Peppas | Via Sigma Xi | February 14, 2021Members of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society elected their peers to leadership roles in an online election held November 9 – 22, 2020. Sigma Xi thanks all members who voted or volunteered to run as candidates. Many of the newly elected volunteer leaders will begin their term on July 1, 2021. Nicholas A. […]
A*Star scientist Jackie Ying elected to prestigious US engineering academy based on work in Singapore
Jackie Ying | Via Straits Times | February 11, 2021Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) senior fellow and head of NanoBio Lab Jackie Y. Ying has become the first scientist to be elected as a member to the prestigious United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) based on her research in Singapore. Recognised for her contributions in nanotechnology, Professor Ying, an American, is […]
Jonathan Dordick Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Jonathan Dordick | Via News Wise | February 10, 2021Jonathan Dordick, the Howard P. Isermann ’42 Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), for his “contributions to methods for rapidly screening drug efficacy and toxicity, and biocatalytic technologies for improving human health.” Election to the NAE is among the highest professional […]
Francis J. Doyle III elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Frank Doyle | Via Harvard University | February 10, 2021Honor is among the highest distinctions to be accorded in the field of engineering Francis J. Doyle III, Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Donald Ingber, Professor of Bioengineering at SEAS, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Doyle and Ingber are among […]
Donald E. Ingber elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Don Ingber | Via Harvard University | February 10, 2021Honor is among the highest distinctions to be accorded in the field of engineering Francis J. Doyle III, Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Donald Ingber, Professor of Bioengineering at SEAS, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Doyle and Ingber are among […]
Christopher Bowman elected to National Academy of Engineering
Christopher Bowman | Via University of Colorado Boulder | February 10, 2021Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at CU Boulder has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers. He was elected in an elite group of 106 new members and 23 international members of the class of 2021, announced on […]
García One of Four Georgia Tech NAE Inductees
Andrés García | Via Georgia Tech | February 10, 2021Four Georgia Tech engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer. Faculty members Andrés García and Glaucio Paulino, as well as alumni Christopher Jones and Roger Krone, join 103 new members and 23 international members based on their outstanding contributions to engineering. […]
TACC Partnership Applies State-of-the-Art Computation to Individualize Medical Care
Christopher Zarins | Via HPC Wire | February 10, 2021An innovative partnership at The University of Texas at Austin takes aim at medicine down to the individual level by applying state-of-the-art computation to medical care. “Medicine in its essence is decision-making under uncertainty, decisions about tests and treatments,” said Radek Bukowski, MD, PhD, professor and associate chair of Investigation and Discovery in the Department […]
Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 super-spreader
David Edwards | Via Tulane University | February 9, 2021Scientists and public health experts have long known that certain individuals, termed “super-spreaders,” can transmit COVID-19 with incredible efficiency and devastating consequences. Now, researchers at Tulane University, Harvard University, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have learned that obesity, age and COVID-19 infection correlate with a propensity to breathe out more respiratory droplets — key spreaders […]
Professor Yu-Chong Tai Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Yu-Chong Tai | Via Caltech | February 9, 2021Yu-Chong Tai, Anna L. Rosen Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Andrew and Peggy Cherng Medical Engineering Leadership Chair; Executive Officer for Medical Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Professor Tai was elected for “contributions to microelectromechanical system technologies and parylene-based biomedical microdevices… Continue reading.
AIMBE Fellow Arthur J. Tipton elected to National Academy of Engineering
Art Tipton | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 9, 2021National Academy of Engineering elected Art Tipton, an AIMBE Fellow and Founder and CEO of Vulcan Gray for the development and commercialization of drug delivery systems, business leadership, and fostering STEM education of disadvantaged students. — The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 106 new members and 23 international members, announced NAE President John […]
AIMBE Fellow Josh Makower elected to National Academy of Engineering
Josh Makower | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 9, 2021National Academy of Engineering elected Josh Makower, an AIMBE Fellow and General Partner, New Enterprise Associates for inventing balloon sinuplasty, and for leading the commercialization of this and multiple other innovations. — The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 106 new members and 23 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This […]