BME News
April 1, 2026
Goergen and Solorio awarded 2026 Tacker Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Craig Goergen and Luis Solorio are the 2026 recipients of the Willis A. Tacker Prize for Outstanding Teaching, an award which recognizes exceptional educators who demonstrate innovative pedagogy, impactful mentorship and unwavering dedication to student success.
March 19, 2026
Purdue Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering hosts inaugural summit in Indianapolis
The Purdue Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering (PCME) recently hosted its inaugural summit in Indianapolis, convening nearly 70 researchers and clinicians to strengthen the bridge between engineering innovation and musculoskeletal healthcare.
March 11, 2026
BME's Tammy Siemers receives 2025 Community Spirit Award
Community has always been a cornerstone of Tammy Siemers’ life.
Kindness and generosity are traits that she inherited from her family members, who often shared what little they had with those around them, and eventually selflessness became second nature to her.
Kindness and generosity are traits that she inherited from her family members, who often shared what little they had with those around them, and eventually selflessness became second nature to her.
March 6, 2026
Purdue BME Researchers Dadarlat and Senneka Published in PNAS
Purdue Biomedical Engineering assistant professor Maria Dadarlat and graduate student Samuel Senneka have published a featured article in PNAS demonstrating that the brain can rapidly learn to integrate artificial sensory feedback with natural vision. This breakthrough highlights the nervous system's flexibility and provides a robust testing protocol to develop better encoding algorithms for artificial proprioception, advancing the future of precise neural prostheses.
March 4, 2026
Purdue BME's Craig Goergen earns prestigious ASME Fellow distinction
BME professor Craig Goergen has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a prestigious distinction recognizing exceptional achievements in the field. He joins an elite group of just over 3,300 members globally to receive this honor.
February 24, 2026
NIH director visits Purdue BME to view breakthroughs in brain and neurotechnology research
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, visited the Purdue University College of Engineering on Wednesday (Feb. 18).
February 13, 2026
Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks seventh nationally for U.S. patents received
Researchers received 172 patents in 2025, ranking 12th among universities worldwide
January 29, 2026
Purdue researchers uncover how the brain recognizes familiar images, advancing understanding of Fragile X and autism‑related sensory processing
A Purdue team including Weldon School faculty has identified how visual regions of the brain synchronize and strengthen their connections during recognition - insights that may guide future approaches to Fragile X syndrome and autism research.
January 23, 2026
BME Researchers Develop Faster, Field Ready Device for Pathogen Detection
The new IsoHeat platform, developed by Purdue BME researchers and collaborators, offers a safer, more efficient way to perform molecular tests outside the lab.