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i4 Teams Pitch Surgical Solutions and Monitoring Systems at Biomedical Engineering Student Design Symposium

The i4 Program is a novel initiative within the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering that melds traditional undergraduate engineering education with biomedical entrepreneurship. Composed of four… Read more

Aubrey Gray Receives Grant-in-Aid Research Award from the American Society of Biomechanics

Third-year BME Ph.D. student, Aubrey Gray, has received one of only four highly competitive 2023 Grant-in-Aid Research awards from the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). The award will support he… Read more

Michaela Copp Graduates with Nonprofit Experience and a Ph.D. from both NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill

Michaela Copp, who is a soon-to-be biomedical engineering graduate with a Ph.D. from NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knew back during her undergraduate years a… Read more

Jacqueline Cole Receives the 2023 Michael Dickey Outstanding Research Mentor Award

The NC State Michael Dickey Outstanding Research Mentor Award is an annual award given to a faculty member at North Carolina State University who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to mentoring a… Read more

Ph.D. Candidate Junlang Li Receives College of Engineering Doctoral Scholar of the Year Award

The COE Doctoral Scholar of the Year Award is an honor given annually by NC State to recognize the outstanding achievements of a doctoral student in the College of Engineering. This award recognizes t… Read more

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Biomedical Engineering Student and Alumni Devices Make an Impact at eGames

written by Kathleen Clardy and Elizabeth Weintrob for Joint BME Communications   The NC State eGames is an annual student-led competition focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation. Participants… Read more

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Ricky Pimentel Receives University Public Service Award for Contributions to ReCyclery and Latinx in Biomechanix

The UNC Public Service Award Recognizes UNC faculty, staff, students and organizations for outstanding contributions to the campus and broader communities.   Intergenerational discussions about ethics… Read more

2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

BME recipients of the 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) are graduate students Anastasia Sheridan, mentored by Associate Professor Ashley Brown; Nicole… Read more

2023 Lucas Scholars of the Joint Department

BME is proud to announce the 2023 Lucas Scholars and their mentors: Xinyi Li (Mentor: Dr. Brian Diekman); Abel Abraham (Mentor: Dr. William Polacheck); Pooja Shah (Mentor: Dr. Rahima Benhabbour); and… Read more

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Alon Greenbaum Named Goodnight Early Career Innovator

The Goodnight Early Career Innovators selected by NC State University’s Provost’s Office have been disclosed for the 2022-2023 academic cycle. The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is honored… Read more

Ashley Brown Inducted into the 2023 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Ashley C. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor at NC State University and UNC-Chapel… Read more

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Qiang Zhang Receives Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for Work In Robotic Devices

Each year, The Graduate School recognizes four doctoral candidates or recent doctoral graduates for creating exceptional dissertations in each of the following fields: biological and life sciences; hu… Read more