Four Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering students have earned one of the nation’s most prestigious honors — the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Jessica Prakash, Nathan Petrucci, Deniz Eksioglu and Giada Brandes were selected from nearly 14,000 applicants nationwide by the NSF.

Four faculty members from Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have been inducted into the 2026 AIMBE College of Fellows, a distinction reserved for the top two percent of engineers in the field. This historic milestone brings nearly half of the school's core faculty into the prestigious organization, solidifying Purdue's position as a national leader in medical and biological innovation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, visited the Purdue University College of Engineering on Wednesday (Feb. 18).