The Purdue University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Kinam Park as the Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

Purdue University on Friday (Sept. 22) dedicated its $25 million biomedical engineering building - the first of its kind in Indiana. The building is a joint investment between the state of Indiana and private donors and will be home to the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.

Colleagues and former students gathered at Purdue University on Friday (Sept. 22) to share stories and testimonials about biomedical engineer Leslie Geddes, whose research has spawned innovations ranging from burn treatments to miniature defibrillators, ligament repair to tiny blood pressure monitors for premature infants.

Friday September 22 is upon us. The time to RSVP for the luncheon and reception have passed, and now is the time to attend the dedication of the new home of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and a tribute to the man who truly is the heart of biomedical engineering at Purdue: Dr. Leslie A Geddes.

Schedule For The Day:

10:30 am Building Dedication

11:00 am Tours of the Building

11:30 am Dean's Club Luncheon

1:30 pm Geddes Symposium

2:30 pm BME Reception

If you can't be here in person, please join us via streaming video at http://www.itap.purdue.edu/presentations/live/

Researchers are applying the same basic technique seismologists use to measure earthquakes for a new medical technology that promises to prevent stress fractures by detecting the formation of tiny cracks in bones.

Classes have officially started at the Purdue West Lafayette campus, including the very first class to be taught in the new Biomedical Engineering Building.

With the aid of a $250,000.00 gift from the Parker Hannifin Corporation to help launch the effort, J. Paul Robinson and his team are working to lower the cost of an important AIDS test from $12 to 50 cents or less.

With the aid of a $250,000.00 gift from the Parker Hannifin Corporation to help launch the effort, J. Paul Robinson and his team are working to lower the cost of an important AIDS test from $12 to 50 cents.

Dr. Les Geddes has been featured in the "Around The Fountain" section of the most recent issue of Purdue Engineering Impact magazine. This feature focuses on students, professors, and other people of interest within the College of Engineering.