News and Events
News and Events
News and Events
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, led by Professor John X.J. Zhang in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, have made a recent breakthrough in the design of a “smart catheter” with integrated sensors, which was recently published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
Nicholas A. Peppas, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and professor of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and pharmacy, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ljubljana.
The American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery has awarded Manu Sharma with the A. Ward Ford Memorial Grant.
Professor Mia K. Markey is the editor of Physics of Mammographic Imaging, which was published in November 2012.
Accelerating the evaluation and development of new vaccines for emerging health threats is the goal of University of Texas at Austin researchers who recently received $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Ashvin Bashyam, a junior working with Geoffrey Luke, a graduate student in Professor Stanislav Emelianov’s Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutics Research Laboratory, received the $2,000 second place award at the second annual Notre Dame Competition in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, and Campus Tour (NDConnect).
Nick Triesault, an undergraduate student working in Dr. John Zhang’s lab, has received a $500 travel stipend and $100 towards registration to attend the Coulter College Student Program at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2012 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has selected Nicholas Peppas as its 2012 Founders Award recipient in recognition of his pioneering work in the areas of polymer chemistry, bioengineering, pharmaceutical sciences and advanced drug delivery.
Professors Laura Suggs and John Zhang will take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s fourth Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium, which will be held October 14–17 in Irvine, California.
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has selected Prinda Wanakule, a graduate student in Professor Krishnendu Roy’s lab, to hold the office of Graduate Student Task Force Chair.
