Four of Purdue University’s five inaugural ARCS National Scholars are doctoral students in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, highlighting the breadth and impact of BME research at Purdue. From AI-powered cardiovascular diagnostics and surgical robotics to assistive technologies and neuroscience, these outstanding students are advancing research in emerging technologies that have the potential to improve lives and shape the future.

A record 163 Purdue Engineering staff members were recognized with Bravo+ Awards for the 2025–26 fiscal year—and 14 of those honorees are members of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering!

The inaugural Calestous Juma Engineering Fellows, hosted by Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships (GEPP), are Celestin Twizere and Eddy Odari. Both professors are conducting and sharing research within the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (BME).

What began as a search for an unmet clinical need has grown into a medical technology success story that is improving the lives of thousands of patients.

Three students from Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, recognizing their potential to make significant contributions to science and engineering through research.

The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University welcomes Yu Seon Kim as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering. Kim joins Purdue with a strong background in bioengineering, tissue engineering and biomaterials research and will establish his research laboratory at Purdue’s Indianapolis location.

Prosthetics are a fact of life today. It’s estimated that more than 50 million people globally — some 2 million of them in the United States — have lost a limb, and most of them could or already do benefit from the miracle of artificial limbs to restore mobility and lifestyle.

Bringing new medical technologies from the laboratory to patients requires more than scientific breakthroughs—it also depends on regulatory systems that support safe and efficient innovation.

Purdue University has appointed John Eric Goff as a Professor of Engineering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering. In this role, Goff will help develop Purdue’s growing sports engineering program, bringing together engineering, physics and athletics to prepare students for careers in a growing area of engineering.

Rachel Surowiec, assistant professor in Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, has received a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to study how water within bone tissue influences strength and fracture risk while expanding research opportunities for undergraduate students.