BME News
March 15, 2013
Rucha Joshi Wins Best Poster Presentation Award
Congratulations to Weldon graduate student Rucha Joshi. Rucha presented a poster at the Society for Biomaterials- Biomaterials Day conference March 15, 2013, at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and won the award for best poster presentation (graduate and undergraduate). The poster was entitled, "Effect of Intermolecular Collagen Cross-link Content on matrix degradation," and was co-authored by fellow graduate student Tyler S. Smith and Dr. Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, associate professor of biomedical engineering.
March 4, 2013
Virtual environment makes Purdue’s real-life accessible biology wet lab available worldwide
Purdue faculty members and ITaP’s Envision Center for Data Perceptualization have developed a Web-enabled, 3-D virtual environment that recreates the real-life Accessible Biomedical Immersion Laboratory (ABIL) located at Purdue’s Discovery Learning Research Center.
February 28, 2013
Weldon School Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of three new faculty members: Sarah Calve, Craig Goergen, and Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, all assistant professors of biomedical engineering.
February 28, 2013
Alyssa Panitch to Complete ELATE Program
Alyssa Panitch, professor and associate head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, will complete the rigorous Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) program next month. ELATE at Drexel™ is a national leadership development program designed to advance senior women faculty in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and related disciplines into leadership roles within their universities.
February 25, 2013
Ji-Xin Cheng Primary Editor of New Book
Ji-Xin Cheng, a professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, was primary editor of the new book "Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy," published by the CRC Press. This is the first book on CRS Microscopy.
February 20, 2013
Daniel Song Memorial Scholarship Established
Through the generosity of Ping and Daphne Song, the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering has received an endowment to establish the Daniel Song Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship celebrates the life of the Songs’ son, Daniel.
A 2008 graduate of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Daniel lost his life in an automobile accident December 20, 2008, while returning to campus to participate in graduation ceremonies the following day.
A 2008 graduate of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Daniel lost his life in an automobile accident December 20, 2008, while returning to campus to participate in graduation ceremonies the following day.
