Category: BME News

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida has announced new academic leadership appointments supporting the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Christopher Geiger, Ph.D., has been appointed associate chair for undergraduate programs, while Lee Murfee, Ph.D., will serve as senior associate chair. Geiger assumes the role following Murfee’s leadership […]

Faculty members May Mansy, Ph.D., Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., and Brittany Taylor, Ph.D., have been selected as Pruitt Family Endowed Faculty Term Fellows in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida. The fellowships recognize rising junior faculty in UF BME who demonstrate excellence in teaching, mentorship and research. […]

Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., associate professor and J. Crayton Pruitt Family Term Fellow in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been selected as a 2026 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar by the National Academy of Medicine. Fang will serve a three-year term from July 1, […]

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to recognize two faculty members named 2026 University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professors, an honor that recognizes distinguished research achievement and a strong record of scholarship. The UFRF Professorship recognizes faculty with a distinguished record of research achievement, based on […]

Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D., professor and IC3 co-director in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, receives the 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation. The award honors faculty who demonstrate exceptional creativity, leadership and impact in advancing engineering research and technology. Rashidi was recognized for […]

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to recognize faculty, staff and students honored through the 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards. Among this year’s faculty awardees, several UF BME leaders were recognized for their outstanding contributions across education, mentorship and innovation. Ana […]

Jennifer A. Nichols, Ph.D., associate professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida has been named a 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Awardee. The honor recognizes excellence, innovation and effectiveness in doctoral student advising and mentoring following an extensive review of nomination materials. […]

By Erin Jester While access has improved for people with disabilities, small inconveniences still exist everywhere. To solve that — piece by piece — students from the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering are helping design 3D-printed assistive devices for locals with unique needs.   The devices community members […]

A doctoral candidate in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has been recognized for his outstanding commitment to mentorship. Clinton Smith, a Ph.D. candidate in the Lewis Lab, has been selected as one of six recipients of the University of Florida Graduate School’s 2025–26 Graduate School Mentoring Award. The […]

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to celebrate four scholars recognized with the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This year’s recipients include current students Supraja Ganti, Evangeline Meyler and Veronica Ramos Rodriguez along with alumni awardee Alexander Armstrong. Supraja Ganti, a first-year Ph.D. student, conducts […]