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.
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.
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.
Forbes Magazine published an article on the 15 most valuable college majors. Biomedical Engineering was ranked first. Follow the link to read more.best-top-most-valuable-college-majors-degrees
Associate Professor Jeremy Goldman and Assistant Professor Megan Frost (Biomedical Engineering) have received $459,600 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, for “Therapeutic Lymphatic Collecting Vessel Regeneration by Directed Fluid Flow.”
Biomedical Engineering Seniors get together with Faculty and staff April 24th, 2012.
In the 11th Annual Michigan Tech Undergraduate Expo the 1st Place award winning team was Biomedical Engineering team sponsored by Boston Scientific. The project was “Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Metal Stent Degradation Simulation Design”
Team Members are Kristina Price, Brendan Daun, Thomas Faulkner, Erin Larson, Derek Yesmunt, and David Strobel, Biomedical Engineering; and Kelsey Waugh and Matt Gardeski, Materials Science and Engineering.
The advisors are Dr. Jeremy Goldman (BME) and Dr. Jaroslaw Drelich (MSE).
Biomedical Engineering Students recently earned awards for their research presentations from Biotechnology Research Center:
Undergraduate Research: $150 Grand Prize Awards
Hal Holmes (Biomedical Engineering)
“Remote Modulation of Cellular Behavior with Magnetoelastic Materials”
Advisor: Rupak Rajachar
Hal Holmes, a third-year student in biomedical and electrical engineering, has won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, awarded by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Read More
“Tribute to César Chávez: Living The Legacy Banquet,” was held Monday, March 26, in the Memorial Union Ballroom, featured Marc Grossman, a longtime Chávez associate, and Uziel Mendez, an Hispanic student at Tech.
Grossman was César Chávez’s press secretary, speechwriter and personal aide and directed international media coverage of Chávez’s 1993 funeral in Delano, Calif. He still serves as a spokesman for the United Farm Workers of America and is communications director for the Cesar Chavez Foundation.