A silk tag with a QR code is a security measure that could reveal if whiskey is fake. Developed by biomedical engineers from Purdue University and the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences in South Korea, a smartphone can scan the tag to confirm the drink's authenticity.

Purdue’s Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC) and the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) will co-host the Engineering of Sport 14 conference June 6-9 at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Yoon Yeo leads a Purdue team developing biocompatible nanoparticles that treat sepsis systemically through intravenous injection.

Once the beneficiary of a mentor’s support, Weldon School head David Umulis now embraces opportunities to encourage his students and faculty in biomedical engineering.

Each spring, the College of Engineering recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of our graduate students and postdocs through several prestigious awards. Graduate students also select an outstanding faculty mentor who has gone above and beyond to serve the graduate students in their program.

Julia Sanz Iglesias, a senior studying biomedical engineering, received the top international student award from Purdue University's Office of International Students and Scholars.

Four students from Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). Brendan Ball, Juliet Heye, Katherine Kerr and Hammad Khan are part of the 2022 class of GRFP Fellows. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

Three Purdue BME faculty recently had promotions approved by Purdue Board of Trustees. Fang Huang and Joseph Rispoli have been promoted to Associate Professor; Young Kim has been promoted to Full Professor, as of August 15, 2022.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Pavlos Vlachos to its College of Fellows.

An eco-friendly soy-based face mask, a system to reduce food waste, a greener campus infrastructure initiative, and apps to optimize study plans and find study spots – these student innovations received honors and support in the College of Engineering’s inaugural Purdue Pitch Competition.