Category: BME News

Congratulations to Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, professor and Fixel Brain Mapping Professor, who has been awarded the 2023-2024 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and UF Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award. Excellence in doctoral mentoring is demonstrated by a personal statement, letters from current and former students, and letters of support from the department and college. Gunduz will […]

Motivating luddites toward AI-augmented healthcare – Powering the New Engineer (ufl.edu) Renowned UF biomed expert Parisa Rashidi urges Congress to fast-track broader AI Since Spring 2023 — when several prominent tech thought-leaders issued a public plea for a pause to the progression of certain AI language models, fearing a Pandora’s Box — the U.S. has […]

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Engineering proudly celebrates Krista Smith, Graduate Advisor, for her recent achievement of the University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award in the Employee Performance category of Student & Academic Services. This recognition highlights Krista’s exceptional dedication and contributions to our community. The Superior Accomplishment Awards recognizes faculty and staff […]

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Engineering at the University of Florida, has been honored with the 2024 Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This prestigious accolade recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate […]

By Shawn Jenkins A groundbreaking AI-Powered Athletics project is underway at the University of Florida, thanks to $2.5 million in support from UF President Ben Sasse’s Strategic Funding Initiative. The undertaking is one of five components of the newly funded UF & Sport Collaborative, announced in December – a multi-faceted initiative to propel UF to […]

UF News, Karen Dooley The National Academy of Engineering has elected UF Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., to the academy for 2024 in recognition of her more than 25 years of work to help advance the fields of neural tissue engineering and wound healing and for her leadership in diversifying bioengineering. Election to the academy […]

The Society for Biomaterials (SFB), a multidisciplinary society dedicated to advancing biomaterials science, education, and professional standards, recently revealed its 2024 award recipients. Among the distinguished awardees are Dr. Ana Maria Porras, Assistant Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, and Dr. Brian Aguado, Assistant Professor […]

By Michelle Koidin Jaffee A cycling accident. The loss of a beloved grandmother. A career-ending sports injury. These University of Florida researchers are united by deeply personal experiences that motivate them to understand the brain — and make it work better amid disease or injury. Mapping the brain—and a path back from her own injury Even after […]

Dr. Parisa Rashidi, Associate Professor, UF Research Foundation Professor & IC3 Co-Director, has been accepted into the HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) Leadership Institute, a renowned program dedicated to developing dynamic leaders. The institute focuses on empowering women and gender-diverse individuals to lead with confidence and contribute to a more inclusive and equitable future in […]

UF BME proudly welcomes Dr. Chris Geiger as an instructional associate professor, enhancing excellence in engineering education. Geiger earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2003, studying under the guidance of Dr. Matt Glucksberg and Dr. Chris Waters. His doctoral research demonstrated his early dedication to advancing our understanding of critical biomedical […]