The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) has elected Professor Christine Schmidt a 2012 Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE).

Approximately 70 students participated in the BME Spring 2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium & Competition held on Friday, May 4 in the BME Building. All participating undergraduate students showcase research they have conducted alongside faculty and biomedical engineering graduate students.

Twelve BME Students Receive Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarships
Twelve biomedical engineering undergraduate students have received scholarships through the Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship (UEPS) program.

BME Students are Recognized with Co-op's Mitchell Awards

The University Co-operative Society and The University of Texas at Austin recognized two biomedical engineering undergraduate students with University Co-op George H. Mitchell Student Awards for Academic Excellence at a ceremony on May 2.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, led by Professor John X.J. Zhang, have developed a portable microscope that may reduce the time it takes to diagnose oral cancer.

ASEE Recognizes Department for Advances in BME Education
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has given their Best Paper Award for the Biomedical Engineering Division to Stephen Marek, a lecturer in biomedical engineering, James Tunnell, a professor in biomedical engineering, and chemical engineering student Bill Liechty for their contribution titled "Controlled Drug Delivery from Alginate Spheres in a Design-Based Learning Course.”

Two Students Receive Grants From Whitaker Foundation
Graduate student Lorenzo D’Amico and undergraduate Ross Malik have each received awards to conduct research internationally from the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program.

Peppas Selected as Berkeley Lecturer
Professor Nicholas A. Peppas will speak on April 2 and April 4 at the Berkeley Lectures in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced its Graduate Fellowship recipients for 2012. Several current students and recent alumni of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have received fellowships that will allow them to pursue graduate studies in the biomedical field.

Adjunct Professor Gerhard Werner Dies
Dr. Gerhard Werner, an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, passed away at age 90 on March 26, 2012.