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).

Researchers received 172 patents in 2025, ranking 12th among universities worldwide

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.

The new IsoHeat platform, developed by Purdue BME researchers and collaborators, offers a safer, more efficient way to perform molecular tests outside the lab.

Senior Design represents the pinnacle of our biomedical engineering (BME) undergraduate curriculum. In this semester-long course, students collaborate in teams to design, prototype and validate innovative solutions addressing unmet clinical and societal needs.

“There is nothing more gratifying than observing first-hand the growth and accomplishments of our student teams,” shared Jacqueline Linnes, Marta A. Gross Professor of Biomedical Engineering.