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. Yan’s research focuses on translational medical imaging informatics and image-guided intervention using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques through close collaboration with clinicians.
Dr. George Lee has been promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer. Dr. Lee received his BS from UMass Amherst in 2014 and his PhD from Baylor University in 2020. He joined the BME department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2021 and currently teaches courses in Programming, Biomechanics, and Product Design.