Faculty members for the Biomedical Engineering Programconduct groundbreaking research in areas including biomechanics and mechanobiology, medical devices, imaging and diagnositcs, therapeutics, and neuroengineering. This highly interdisciplinary program draws faculty from several College of Engineering &Applied Science貹ٳԳٲ.
Faculty News
Congratulations Alaa Ahmed, new Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Keith Molenaar, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, recently announced leadership updates that included Alaa Ahmed as the new associate dean of graduate education. Faculty members who have accepted new leadership roles in the college will start July 1. Read more
Wyatt Shields selected as Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Wyatt Shields has been honored with a 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award for his contributions to teaching and research on medical microrobots, self-propelled miniature robots that one day might deliver prescription drugs to hard-to-reach places inside the human body. Eighteen Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars were selected for 2024, and each awardee will receive an unrestricted grant of $100,000. "I am honored to join an impressive community of scholars who are committed to research excellence and teaching at the highest levels, reflecting the core values we share at CU Boulder,” said Shields, a Biomedical Engineering faculty member at the 鶹Ƶ. Read more
The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with CU Boulder physiologists
In the world of sled hockey, the stick is everything. Players have two sticks, each equipped with a blade on one end and a stainless steel pick on the other that they drive into the ice to propel their sled at dizzying speeds up to 20 mph across the ice. Since the sport’s inception in the 1960s as a way for athletes with lower limb amputations or impairments to play ice hockey, players have debated how long those sticks should be. A new CU Boulder study seeks to find out. Sixteen members of the team recently visited CU Boulder for what Alena Grabowski, BME faculty member, hopes will be the first in a series of studies aimed at helping sled hockey players improve their performance and minimize injury. Read more