2005
The first class of undergraduates graduate with the BS degree in Bioengineering. Eighteen students complete
their degree requirements, of which approximately one-third go on to medical school, one-third to graduate school
and one-third to industry.
Three bioengineering faculty members were elected Fellows of the Biomedical
Engineering Society (BMES). BMES Fellow status is awarded
to society members who demonstrate exceptional achievements
and experience in the field of biomedical engineering,
and a record of membership and participation in the
society. Cheng Dong, professor of bioengineering, was
cited for significant contributions to cellular biomechanics
and to biological problems in leukocyte rheology, cancer
immunoediting, and metastases using quantitative approaches.
Herbert Lipowsky, professor and head of bioengineering,
was honored for service to the BMES and the profession,
and for research involving applications of engineering
to elucidate the in-vivo rheology of blood in the microcirculation.
James Ultman, distinguished professor of chemical engineering
and bioengineering, was selected for long-term contribution
to Penn State's bioengineering department and for mentoring
and teaching numerous graduate students.
2004
Michael J. Eppihimer is appointed as Associate Professor of Bioenigneering
following extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry at Wyeth Research. He will establish a new program
in Vascular Biology that aims to apply engineering methods to elucidate vascular function in health and disease,
with an emphasis on thrombosis and blood cell - vessel interactions. Keefe Manning
is appointed Assistant Professor of Bioengineering following post-doctoral studies in Penn State's Artificial Heart
Laboratory at the University Park campus. His reseach and academic experiences will expand our academic programs
in biofluidmechanics.
2003
Ahmed Heikal is appointed as Associate Professor of Bioengineering after
serving on the research faculty of Cornell University's Applied Physics Laboratory. He will establish a new bioengineering
program in the area of Functional Imaging of Biomolecules for the design of new biosensors and analysis of cellular
function. Ryan Clement is appointed as Assistant Professor of Bioengineering.
He joins our department following completion of his Ph.D. and post-doctoral studies at Arizona State University
and brings to our department his expertise in neural engineering and man-machine interfaces.
2002
With funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Science
Foundation (NSF), and with additional funding the Penn State departments of Bioengineering and Chemistry and the
Hershey Medical Center have developed a new Summer Institute for upper-level undergraduate students and 1st-year
graduate students to provide interdisciplinary research experience and training in Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology
(BBSI).
2001
Professor Cheng Dong is elected to Fellow of the American Institute for Medical
and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Peter J. Butler is appointed as Assitant Professor of
Bioengineering after receiving his Ph.D. at CUNY and performing post-doctoral research at the University of California,
San Diego. He aims to establish a research program in the mechanics of signal transduction in cells of the arterial
wall with an emphasis on exploring the development of vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. Jeffrey
D. Zahn is appointed as Assistant Professor of Bioengineering after receiving his Ph.D. from the University
of California, Berkeley, and performing post-doctoral research at Carnegie Mellon University. He aims to establish
a research program on the development of micro and nanoscale devices and biomicroelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS)
for biochemical sensing, biochemical separations, and drug
delivery.
The first class of freshman students enters Penn State to study for the BS
in Bioengineering in the new Department of Bioengineering.
2000
William O. Hancock is appointed as Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
after receiving his Ph.D. and performing post-doctoral research at the University of Washington, Seattle. He aims
to develop a new laboratory for the study of molecular motors and intracellular transport.
A special award is received from the Whitaker Foundation to establish
a new Department of Bioengineering at Penn State and a new undergraduate program leading to the BS
in Bioengineering.
1999
Nadine B. Smith is appointed as Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
after serving as a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard Medical
School, and begins the development of a new laboratory on therapeutic applications of ultrasound and NMR imaging.
Professor Cheng Dong appointed as Member to the U.S. National Committee of
Biomechanics representing the Biomedical Engineering
Society, and elected to the Board of Directors of the Biomedical Engineering
Society.
Professor John Tarbell Elected a Vice President of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Professor Roger Gaumond awarded Inventor Incentive Award by the Penn State Research Foundation for US Patent Application
"Muscle Stimulating Device and Method for Diagnosing and Treating a Breathing Disorder."
Professor Roger Gaumond selected to serve as consultant in "Medical
Electronics" to the Malaysian
government as part of Midwest Universities for
International Activities' Malaysia Polytechnic Development Project.
1998
Norman R. Harris appointed as Assistant Professor of
Bioengineering after serving on the faculty of LSU Medical School
and establishes a new research laboratory at Penn State in the area
of transvascular exchange in the microcirculation.
David B. Geselowitz appointed Historian of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
The Institute for Biomedical Engineering is established at the Milton
S. Hershey Medical Center to promote interactions among Bioengineering and clinical faculty, with the help
of a Special Opportunity Award from the Whitaker Foundation. Professor
Gerson Rosenberg is appointed Director of the new Institute.
C. Dong, H. H. Lipowsky and J.
Tarbell invited to serve as delegates to the 5th US-China-Japan-Singapore Conference on Biomechanics in Sendai,
Japan.
A new academic initiative in biomolecular transport dynamics is funded by a Special Opportunity Award from the
Whitaker Foundation. Two new faculty and new thrusts in teaching
and research in the area of molecular transport at the cellular and tissue level are planned under the direction
of Dr. John Tarbell.
John Tarbell appointed to the rank of Distinguished Professor in Chemical
and Bioengineering at Penn State.
James S. Ultman elected Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
David B. Geselowitz, Professor of Bioengineering and Founding Chairman
of Bioengineering, retires from the teaching faculty in Bioengineering and is appointed Professor Emeritus after
28 years of service to Penn State.
Professor Cheng Dong elected as Secretary to the North American Society of
Biorheology.
1997
National Research Resource Center in Ultrasound Transducer Engineering
established with a grant from the NIH under the direction of Professor
K. Kirk Shung.
1996
Professor Herbert H. Lipowsky is elected to Fellow of the American Institute
for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Bioengineering Program hosts the 7th Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society at the University Park
campus. Approximately 700 people attend, and 513 scientific papers are given. Scenes from the meeting may be viewed
on our web site. Click here to view them.
Professor Herbert H. Lipowsky is elected as President of the Biomedical Engineering Society for 1997-98
1995
Professor John Tarbell appointed to four year term on NIH study section on Surgery and Bioengineering.
Professor James S. Ultman elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Professor Cheng Dong received the Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award from
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Professor Cheng Dong received the Faculty Early Career Development Award
from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
1994
Center for Ultrasound Transducer Engineering, under the direction of Prof. K. Kirk Shung, established through a grant from the Whitaker Foundation.
Professor Cheng Dong receives American
Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research Award.
Professor Cheng Dong elected by US National Committee on Biomechanics as
a delegate to the Fourth China-Japan-US Conference on Biomechanics.
1993
Professor K. Kirk Shung elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
1992
Program named semi-finalist in Whitaker Foundation Biomedical
Engineering Development Award national competition and is only school in Pennsylvania to finish among top 14 applicants.
Professor K. Kirk Shung authors text book on "Principles of Medical
Imaging," Academic Press.
Professor Cheng Dong receives Biomedical Engineering Society's Dr. Harold Lamport Young Investigator Award.
Professor Cheng Dong appointed to Bioengineering faculty after serving as
a staff-fellow in the Biomedical Engineering Branch of the National
Institutes of Health
Professor Herbert H. Lipowsky elected President of the U.S. Microcirculatory Society, Inc., a five-hundred member national organization.
Professors David B. Geselowitz and K.
Kirk Shung elected as Founding Fellows of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.
Professor David B. Geselowitz presents Ueda Memorial Lecture of the
Japanese Electrocardiology Society, Tokyo.
1991
Professor David B. Geselowitz elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
1990
Penn State Artificial Heart named a National Historic Landmark
by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Holly
the Calf survives 388 days with total electric artificial heart .
William S. Pierce, M.D. gives Hastings Lecture at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
Bioengineering Program hosts Sixteenth Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. Proceedings published by
IEEE, edited by Professor Roger
P. Gaumond.
1989
Professor David B. Geselowitz elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Undergraduate minor in Bioengineering instituted under the direction of Professor
Roger P. Gaumond.
Professor Herbert H. Lipowsky appointed as Chairman of Bioengineering
Program after serving 12 years on the faculty of Columbia
University's College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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