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Kōnane Bay, an assistant professor based in the University of Colorado’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, recently received a prestigious CAREER Award, a $675,000, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will advance her work in polymer characterization and support the development of high school and summer program curricula that integrate materials science and engineering lessons with traditional Indigenous knowledge.
Gabriella Erich, a graduating student in biomedical engineering has been selected to receive the CU «Ƶ 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).
Payton Martinez, a recent PhD graduate in biomedical engineering has been selected to receive the CU «Ƶ College of Engineering and Applied Science 2024 Outstanding Dissertation Award. His research explores how ultrasound and microbubbles can potentially work in tandem to effectively deliver drugs to the brain and treat neurological diseases in the future.
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 CU «Ƶ 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.
Two biomedical engineering master's students brought home scholarships for their exceptional prosthetic designs in the October Innovate-A-Thon competition.
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. CU «Ƶ 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.
More than 160 of CU «Ƶ's finest Biomedical Engineering students attended the third annual Career Symposium in search of post-college opportunities.
Aspero Medical CEO Mark Rentschler, BME Faculty member, slated for next week’s CU Showcase
