Announcements

Dr. Pingkun Yan has been promoted to the rank of Professor. Dr. Yan received his BS degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2001 and his PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2006. After completing his studies, Dr. Yan worked as a  Research Staff Member/Senior Scientist at Philips Research at the clinical site of the National Institutes of Health. He joined Rensselaer’s Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. Dr.

BME senior Nick Fadden, in collaboration with biological neuroscience student Ilana McCarthy, tied for 2nd place in the $5K Catalyst Launch Prize for the first Spring Catalyst cohort. Their team, DropliQ, pitched "A new low-cost method of digitizing clinical or environmental samples for single molecule or single cell applications."

Nick Fadden is currently conducting research in Dr. Chris Puleo's lab and will be completing his master's degree at RPI. 

Clark and Crossan Chair Professor Ge Wang has been awarded the 2025 Edith H. Quimby Award for Lifetime Achievement in Medical Physics. This award, given by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, recognizes AAPM members whose careers have been notable based on their outstanding achievements. The awards ceremony is scheduled for July 28 at their next meeting.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Professor Deepak Vashishth, Yamada Corporation Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Engineering & Precision Medicine, to the 2024 Class of AAAS Fellows. The Fellows are a distinguished cadre recognized for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching and technology to administration in academia, industry and government to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.

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