BME graduate student Stephanie Cone has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 Horizon Award by the UNC Graduate School. The award recognizes outstanding graduate student research that holds extremely high potential for making a significant contribution to the educational, … Read more
Dr. Susan Bernacki, a 15-year veteran of the Department, was honored yesterday with an Award for Excellence given by the College of Engineering at NC State. In a ceremony emceed by Engineering Dean Louis Martin-Vega, Susan was recognized for her … Read more
Each spring, NC State holds an undergraduate research symposium to encourage collaboration and creativity among its students. Three BME students walked away with Outstanding Presentation awards: Rahul Kathard, mentored by Ashley Brown Margaret Tamburro, mentored by Jacqueline Cole-Husseini Zaid Ali, … Read more
Election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. Paul Dayton has just been awarded that distinction for his work with high-resolution, non-invasive … Read more
Faculty and students from BME recently participated in the 2018 National Biomechanics Day. With support from the Rehabilitation Engineering Core and the College of Engineering, Jacque Cole at NC State and Jason Franz at UNC organized the events locally, welcoming … Read more
George Ligler comes to the Joint Department most recently from being the 20-year proprietor of his consulting firm GTL Associates. Dr. Ligler via GTL Associates provided consulting in telecommunications, computer system and hardware/software engineering, and information management services to over … Read more
Oak City Medical, a BME senior design team, has been awarded a scholarship from Innovate Carolina! The team aims to develop an affordable at-home device for early detection of foot ulcers in diabetic adults to prevent expensive treatment and life-altering … Read more
Watchdog Medical, a startup founded by BME students, was selected to represent the University of North Carolina at the 2018 ACC InVenture Competition. The company was born out of a senior design group project and has developed a device to … Read more
BME graduate student Ashlyn Young was selected to receive the Division of Polymer Chemistry’s Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award. All awardees presented their research at an ACS President’s Highlighted Symposia. The award and symposium recognizes outstanding graduate students in … Read more
When BME undergraduate Jeff Powell started the Helping Hands project in 2015, he was excited to help provide free prosthetics to children who quickly outgrow these medical devices. Now, nearly three years later, his project has turned into a non-profit … Read more
