Faculty
At the end of the fall 2024 semester, Teaching Assistant Professor Novella Keeling transitioned to the Biochemistry Department at Ãå±±½ûµØ. During her time in the Biomedical Engineering Program, Keeling helped develop a strong industry presence and retool course curriculums. The BME community will miss her boundless energy and enthusiasm.
Gabriella Erich, a graduating student in biomedical engineering has been selected to receive the Ãå±±½ûµØ College of Engineering and Applied Science 2024 Outstanding Research Award. Her novel research marks the first formal characterization of endoskeletal droplets under acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV).
At the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, the process and application of design is everywhere.
Students are constantly designing tools and technologies. Faculty members are launching successful startups on the backs of their own designs. In just the past two years, Venture Partners at Ãå±±½ûµØ has supported 10 new startups featuring inventions designed by ME faculty and students.
Laurel Hind, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been recognized with the Rising Star Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society - Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Special Interest Group. Her lab's research could have profound applications for the way in which patients who recover from sepsis are treated.
Go to the doctor to provide a blood sample and you're typically faced with a needle and syringe and hours or even days of waiting to get results back from a lab. Ãå±±½ûµØ researchers in Dr. Wyatt Shields lab hope to change that with a new handheld, sound-based diagnostic system able to deliver precise results in an hour with a mere finger prick of blood.
Aspero Medical CEO Mark Rentschler, BME Faculty member, slated for next week’s CU Showcase
Ãå±±½ûµØ and Anschutz Medical Campus involvement in SpaceX's Polaris Dawn, multi-day high-altitude launch for health research regarding spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) includes BME researchers Drs. Allie Hayman and Torin Clark.
Keith Molenaar, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, recently announced leadership updates that included Alaa Ahmed as the new associate dean of graduate education. Faculty members who have accepted new leadership roles in the college will start July 1.
Shields has been honored with a 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award for his contributions to teaching and research on medical microrobots, self-propelled miniature robots that one day might deliver prescription drugs to hard-to-reach places inside the human body.
