Friday, May 17, 2013
Posted by ehgroth under News
The news story “Student Engineers’ Skin Patch Warns When It’s Time to Get Out of the Sun” has received more than 104,000 views and numerous comments since it was posted April 30. Many people are asking when it will come on the market and be availablke in stores. The surge in views began after the story appeared on Reddit, an internet site where registered users share content.
Here is Expo on-the-spot interview video clip about Skin Patch Warns When It’s Time to Get Out of the Sun
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Biotechnology Research Center Student Research Forum Winners Announced
The Ecosystem Science Center and the Biotechnology Research Center announced award recipients of the Ninth Annual ESC/BRC Student Research Forum, held March 27. Posters will continue to be on display in the atrium of the Forestry building through April 12.
Undergraduate Research:
$150 Grand Prizes Award: Biotechnology Research Center: Morgan Owen-Cruise (BE) for, “Synthesis and Characterization of Dopamine and Nitrodopamine Modified Poly(ethylene glycol),” Advisor: Bruce Lee
Undergrad Merit Award: Keegan Yates (BE) for, ” Divalent Ion Removal Improves Stability and Mechanical Properties of Gelatin Hydrogel,” Advisors: Megan Frost and Feng Zhao
Monday, March 4, 2013
Posted by malabeau under Alumni, News, Seminars
Distinguished Speaker Series
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Posted by ehgroth under Seminars
Alice Yuze Sun of the National Institutes of Health will present a seminar, “Optofluidics in Biological and Chemical Sensing,” at 2 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 24, in Dillman 320. Sun is a faculty candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Posted by ehgroth under News
A team of Michigan Technological University students is developing a mobile medical clinic for the rural poor of Ghana. The students are converting a van that was donated by Husky Motors in order to build the clinic. The team was featured on TV6 News recently.
Previous Michigan Tech news article
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Posted by ehgroth under Seminars
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar
Assistant Professor Jingfeng Jiang (Biomed) will present a seminar, “Bio-flow Dynamics of Cerebral Aneurysms: Why is this Worth Exploring?” at 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, in M&M U113.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Posted by malabeau under Alumni, News
Jennifer Dehlin, of Marquette, is a family physician with Marquette General Hospital and associate medical director of Lake Superior Hospice. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Marquette Alger Medical Society executive board. Dehlin received a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Michigan Technological University and a medical degree from the University of Michigan.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar
Associate Professor Jinshan Tang (SoT) will present a seminar, “Investigation of 3-D Ultrasound Imaging Technology and Development of 3-D Image Analysis Technology for Cattle Reproduction Application,” at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, in M&M U113.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar: Sept. 21
Associate Professor Adrienne Minerick (ChE) will present “Probing Erythrocyte Dielectric Properties in Medical Microdevices” at 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21, in M&M U113.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Posted by malabeau under Alumni, News, Research, Students
Research funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to grow in the BME Department.
Dr. Michael Neuman, Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering, recently received funding from the NIH in the amount of $109,724 for the first year of a two year project totaling $218,754. The title of the research project is “A low cost cardiac annunciator to reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths.”
Dr. Rupak Rajachar, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Dr. Keat Ghee Ong, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, received funding from the NIH to conduct a research project titled “Novel nano-mechanical platform to investigate therapeutic sub-cellular mechanical stimulation.” This is a two year project totaling $148,783.
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