Month: June 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Wesley Bolch who has been promoted to the title of Distinguished Professor, the highest level distinction as a faculty member. We appreciate his devoted work to educating the next generation of engineers! Bolch’s research seeks to develop rapid and clinically accessible computational tools for use by radiologists and radiation oncologists to assess […]

Congratulations to Dr. Parisa Rashidi and Dr. Blanka Sharma for their recent award of tenure and promotion to associate professor! This recognition reflects Rashidi and Sharma’s scholarly contributions to the discipline, the department and the institution. The tenure process involves recommendation by the department, review by the Board of Trustees and approval by the Dean. […]

Jorge A. Mojica Santiago, Ph.D. Lab: The Schmidt Lab: Biomimetic Materials & Neural Engineering, PI: Dr. Christine E. Schmidt Hometown: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Degree: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Year you became a Gator: Fall 2018 From which institutions do you hold degrees? B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR (2012) Ph.D. Biomedical […]

Kyle See Lab: SMILE Lab Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Degree: Ph.D. student, Biomedical Engineering, UF Year you became a Gator: 2017 From which institutions do you hold degrees? University of Florida, B.S. in BME Research focus: Using machine learning algorithms to effectively understand and predict neural connections in the brain. I aim to improve predictive capabilities […]

Dear BME Family, This has been a heartbreaking and painful time. The recent senseless and violent attacks against black citizens – George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor (to name a few) – have left us all hurt, disheartened, and angry. There are many more acts of violence and microaggressions towards our black friends and […]

David Hall Lab: Professors Dr. Jon Dobson and Dr. Kevin Otto Hometown: Spring Texas Degree: I am currently working towards the completion of my Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Year you became a Gator: 2019 From which institutions do you hold degrees: University of Texas at San Antonio, BS in Biomedical Engineering Research focus: Deep-Brain Stimulation […]