The Department of Biomedical Engineering's External Advisory Committee (EAC) is comprised of leaders in academia and industry who support excellence in biomedical engineering education. The committee meets twice a year to provide counsel and help the department achieve its strategic goals.

Mr. Charles Tate, External Advisory Committee Chair
Chairman and Founder
Capital Royalty, L.P.

Dr. Kristi Anseth
Tisone Professor, Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Colorado

Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou
Chair & Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
University of California, Davis

Dr. Thomas Budinger
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Timothy George
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Pediatric Neurosurgery Center of Central Texas

Mr. Mike Hess
Vice President, Bradycardia R&D, CRDM Division
Medtronic

Mr. Walter Humann
President & CEO
OsteoMed L.P.

Dr. Thomas Jozefiak
Vice President, Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Genzyme, Inc.

Ms. Jacqueline Northcut
President & CEO
BioHouston, Inc.

Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

Dr. Joseph Salamone
Chief Scientific Officer
Rochal Industries, LLP

Dr. Shankar Subramaniam
Professor, Bioengineering, Chemistry, and Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego