Category: BME News

Congratulations to BME undergraduate student, Koen Flores, who was selected to attend the McDonald’s Conference for Leaders of Character that will be held March 18-22, 2020, at the West Point Military Academy. Flores is a third-year undergraduate researcher for Dr. Jennifer Nichols’ Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab specializing in computational biomechanics. His previous research focused on utilizing […]

Congratulations to BME Ph.D. student, Angelie Rivera-Rodríguez, who has been selected to participate in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s MSKVIEW Diversity Day on January 27, 2020. Selected participants in this one-day event will be provided with an all-expenses-paid visit to MSK. During the visit, participants will: learn about the cutting-edge science being conducted at […]

Tran Ngo, BME undergraduate student, is this year’s recipient of the C. William Hall Scholarship that is presented by the Society of Biomaterials (SFB). SFB is a multidisciplinary society of academic, healthcare, governmental, and business professionals dedicated to promoting advancements in all aspects of biomaterial science, education, and professional standards to enhance human health and […]

Congratulations to BME doctoral candidates in the Human Neuromechanics Laboratory, Rachel Hybart, Mhairi MacLean and Sebastian Barrutia, who were selected to attend the winter school on Wearable Robots from January 20 to 24, 2020 at Obertauern, Austria.       Hybart’s research is focused on understanding adaptation to myoelectric-controlled exoskeletons and prostheses. She is interested in […]

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to announce the awardees of the Pruitt Family Endowed Faculty Fellowships to recognize talented junior faculty! Congratulations to: Dr. Edward Phelps, assistant professor Dr. Parisa Rashidi, assistant professor Dr. Blanka Sharma, assistant professor The Pruitt Family Endowed Faculty Fellowships was established through the generosity […]

Science becomes art in the winning and notable photographs from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering 2019 Art of Research Photo Contest. Thank you to all who submitted their images! This annual event celebrates the art of research through the eyes of BME faculty, staff and students. Judging was based on scientific […]

Anis Davoudi, a Ph.D. student in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded a 2020 MCI Symposium Young Investigator Travel Scholarship to attend the 18th Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium. Davoudi is a Ph.D. student under the mentorship of Dr. Rashidi, developing a system for automatic detection of delirium in patients […]

Congratulations to Dr. Wesley Bolch, professor, who recently received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award for 2019-2020. The Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award recognizes excellence, innovation and effectiveness in doctoral student advising and mentoring. Bolch will be formally acknowledged at the Spring Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Awards Luncheon in April.

Cherie Stabler, Ph.D., professor, and Jennifer Nichols, Ph.D., assistant professor, have been named an Anderson Scholar Faculty Honoree from the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for being inspiring & influential to students. The award is named after James N. Anderson, who served as the first Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1910-1930). […]

Congratulations to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering departmental award winners! Award winners were selected based on submitted nomination materials and faculty CVs/teaching evaluations. Winners were recognized during the department’s annual Holiday Party! Congratulations to the following outstanding BME faculty, staff and students! UF BME Faculty Research Excellence Award: Gregory Hudalla, Ph.D. […]