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Brown School of Engineering
Undergraduates and Mentors Present Work at Summer Research Symposium
Brown Engineering Assistant Professor Daniel Harris was honored with the Excellence in Research Mentoring Award, given to recognize and reward Brown University faculty who have shown exceptional commitment in mentoring undergraduate researchers, as well as for their promotion, encouragement, and training of diverse students in undergraduate research.
PhD Candidate Alicia Minor Awarded Ford Fellowship
Congratulations to Alicia Minor on being awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship.
July 2022 Alumni Spotlight - Ge Zhu ScM'22
Ge Zhu completed his Sc.M in Biomedical Engineering in May 2022. He also holds an MS in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from Northeastern University. Ge participated in the Experiential Learning in Industry (ELI) course during his 3rd semester from June to December 2021. He worked at Pfizer in the Early Clinical Development - Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Team.
Engineering’s Soepriatna named Postdoctoral Excellence Award winner
Brown University’s selection committee for its Postdoctoral Excellence Awards has announced School of Engineering postdoctoral research Arvin Soepriatna as one of two winners of the Research/Teaching award “for excellence in scholarship as researchers and/or teachers."
Karniadakis Lab: Brown professor develops AI system to detect danger in blood vessels
The lab of George Karniadakis, professor of applied mathematics and engineering, leads the charge of developing physics-informed neural networks to diagnose and predict the severity of arterial aneurysms.
Karniadakis Named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow
George Karniadakis, Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics and Engineering at Brown University, has been selected by the Department of Defense as one of nine distinguished faculty scientists and engineers for the 2022 Class of Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows (VBFF).
Brown holds second workshop to conceptualize equitable health tech of future
For the second time in four months, engineers at Brown convene a group of scholars and experts to examine achievable home-based technologies for the next decade.
Tripathi Lab: Scientists at Brown develop new method and device to isolate single cells using electric fields
The new process, which is more effective and efficient than conventional methods, has the potential to significantly impact cancer diagnostics as well as other fields of research.
Toussaint Lab: When it comes to darker skin, pulse oximeters fall short
The devices have been shown in research to produce inaccurate results in dark-skinned people, and Toussaint's lab is developing technology that would be more accurate, regardless of skin tone.
Abdelfattah earns Rita Allen Foundation Scholar award
Ahmed Abdelfattah, Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, has been named one of five 2022 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.
Hochberg Lab: Brain practices new tasks while people sleep, study finds
A new study associated with the BrainGate consortium offered significant clues about how humans learn and form long-term memories; the findings could provide insights for developers of assistive tools for people with paralysis.
Brown plans new integrated life sciences building in Providence’s Jewelry District
The Brown Corporation authorized a process to select an architect and launch a full programming phase for the building, a critical step in a long-held vision to create new laboratory space for cutting-edge life sciences research.
Julia Henke '22 earns Fulbright Scholarship
The prestigious award offers young scholars the opportunity to teach, study and pursue research internationally.
June 2022 Alumni Spotlight - Gavin Mays ScM'22
Gavin is a recent graduate of the Biomedical Engineering master’s program. Before joining Brown in 2020, he studied Biomedical Engineering at RPI where he worked in the Mills Lab - a mechanical engineering lab that studies cell mechanical response to the ECM.
Shukla Lab: New drug delivery system releases therapeutic cargo only when bacteria are present
A new material developed at Brown University can respond to the presence of bacterial enzymes by releasing a cargo of therapeutic nanoparticles, which could prove particularly helpful in wound dressings.
74 Degrees in Biomedical Engineering Were Awarded at Commencement 2022
45 BME Degrees from the Class of 2020 were also celebrated in person!
On May 24, the Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME) graduate community came together at the beautiful Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol, RI to celebrate their shared scientific achievement. Put together by faculty, staff, and students, the event featured student presentations, keynote speakers, and awards among numerous other community building activities.
Nicole Provenza '15 ScM'17 PhD'21 Receives NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award
Brown students feature as recipients of the NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award.
Berke Buyukkucak '18 ScM'19 Featured by Capbase
Welcome to the Capbase Founder Spotlight, where the Capbase team highlights some of the great startups that use our platform to start and manage their companies.
Spotlight on alum Matt Lo '18 ScM'19
Supportive parents and a balanced life are keys to success, according to this product engineer, entrepreneur, and Knead doughnut aficionado.
Evaluation of the PROMIS Upper Extremity Against Validated Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Early Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis
BME's Petrus and Sampath Bring Ventures to B-Lab This Summer
B-Lab is an intensive 8-week accelerator program that supports student entrepreneurs developing high-impact ventures.
Vanderbuilt School of Medicine Highlights Bronwyn Uber Harris '04
When Bronwyn Uber Harris, MD, enrolled at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2006, she knew she wouldn’t be following a conventional path.
BME PhD students pitch their STEM passions
As part of BIOL 2230 Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Seminar, PhD students prepared 90 second videos of STEM topics that they are passionate about. Finalists were chose by peers in the course.