Purdue University junior Shovik Bandyopadhyay is a new 2016 Goldwater Scholar. Goldwater Scholarship recipients are undergraduate students who already conduct research in their fields and show promise for the future. Bandyopadhyay has conducted research in the lab of Ji-Xin Cheng, a professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry.

Sherry Harbin, a professor of biomedical engineering and basic medical sciences, has been named a University Faculty Scholar. This honor recognizes outstanding faculty who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge.

Brad Duerstock, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and industrial engineering is the lead inventor of RoboDesk, a robotic motorized mount that's customized to attach to power wheelchairs, recliners, and hospital beds for users with disabilities. His team won third place in the Gold Division of the 29th annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition.

Jenna Rickus, a professor of biomedical engineering and agricultural and biological engineering, has been named a University Faculty Scholar. This honor recognizes outstanding faculty who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge.

Shelley Claridge, assistant professor of chemistry and biomedical engineering, has been named the recipient of a 2016 Exceptional Early Career Award. Claridge was surprised with the news on Tuesday (March 22).

Eric Nauman, professor of biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and basic medical sciences and director of the College of Engineering Honors Program has been named the recipient of a 2016 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy.

Researchers involved in a national effort to develop cancer treatments that harness nanotechnology are recommending pivotal changes in the field because experiments with laboratory animals and efforts based on current assumptions about drug delivery have largely failed to translate into successful clinical results.

HemoTherm, led by biomedical engineering seniors Tori Clift and Stephanie Eichman and Sahil Sanghani, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, won the $20,000 top prize in the Black Division of the Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition. Two teams led by Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering students and faculty also placed in the Gold Division: MarginPat won second place, and RoboDesk won third place.