Fran Ligler, a core faculty member and Lampe Distinguished Professor, has been chosen as a councillor for the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The academy membership chooses its council members, who serve three-year terms. Six officers (chair, president, vice president, … Read more

Congratulations to Samuela Fernandes on her recent award from the NC Space Grant! Ms. Fernandes is a 2017 Park Scholar at NC State, and she will work in Dr. Elizabeth Loboa’s Cell Mechanics Laboratory this summer. The NC Space Grant … Read more

Paul Sheeran, a doctoral student working in Professor Paul Dayton’s lab, has won one of the 2014 Impact Awards from the Graduate School at UNC Chapel Hill. These awards are given to students who, with their faculty members, are conducting … Read more

In collaboration with Dr. Xiaoning Jiang’s lab in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State, Dr. Paul Dayton’s lab has developed a new ultrasound device that may aid in detecting risk for heart attack and stroke. The … Read more

 Dr. Lianne Cartee has been honored as a 2014 recipient of NC State’s Blessis Advising Award.  The award was instituted by the College of Engineering to recognize exceptional advisors while honoring the memory of George H. Blessis, whose interest in … Read more

Dr. Zhen Gu, a core faculty member in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, is one of two recipients of the Young Faculty Research Award from the NC State Chapter of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society! Sigma Xi is … Read more

Strokes represent the third leading cause of death and disability in the United States, but physicians still lack a simple method to differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. However, the first few hours post-stroke are a critical period to determine … Read more

Please join us in offering Professor Helen Huang our warmest congratulations on her recent appointment as the director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Center (REC) at NC State and UNC. The REC, like BME itself, unites the University of North Carolina … Read more

Rachel Nordberg, a doctoral student working with Dr. Elizabeth Loboa, has been selected as one of NC Space Grant’s Graduate Research Fellows for 2014! As a fellowship recipient in this program, Rachel will receive funding to conduct research that investigates … Read more

Please join us in giving a heartfelt congratulations to Rekha on her nomination for one of the College of Engineering’s Awards for Excellence at NC State! At the University level, an Award for Excellence is the most prestigious honor given … Read more