Announcements
Mariah Hahn promoted to Professor
The RPI Board of Trustees has approved Mariah Hahn's promotion to Professor.
Mariah received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004. She completed a post-doc at Rice University before joining Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor in 2005 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2011. She moved to Rensselaer in 2012.
Her research interests include elucidating cell-biomaterial interactions so as to rationally guide bone and vascular regeneration.
Guohao Dai promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
The RPI Board of Trustees has approved Guohao Dai's promotion to Associate Professor with tenure.
Guohao graduated from Beijing University, China with B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Biomechanics, where he performed research on cardiovascular system modeling and the dynamic coupling of left ventricle and systemic arteries. After that, he came to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsequently joined the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science’s Medical Engineering and Medical Physics program. During his Ph.D.
Vivian Lee Selected as 2015 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow
Vivian Lee, a post-doctoral research in Guohao Dai's lab, has been selected to receive the 2015 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship for her work on "Glioblastoma-endothelial interaction in 3D bio-printed tumor vasculature tissue". This is an outstanding achievement and it is actually the first time that a post-doc at Rensselaer has been selected for this fellowship. Being selected for this prestigious fellowship speaks highly for Vivian and is an indicator of the high quality of research that she is performing.
Michael Raymond wins conference poster award
Leo Wan's student Mike Raymond won the third place in the MS poster competition at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) held in Snowbird, Utah. The title of the poster was "Individual Cell-Based Morphological Analysis to Determine Chirality of Epithelial Morphogenesis".
The 2015 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference included Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Workshops and Student Design and Paper Competitions.
TED Ed Lesson by Ge Wang
Ge Wang has created a TED Ed lesson on X-rays and CT that is now online:
How X-rays see through your skin - Ge Wang
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-x-rays-see-through-your-skin-ge-wang
Ryan Gilbert receives NIH R01
Ryan Gilbert will receive $1.5M from NIH for his grant "Enhanced Neuroprotection Following Acute SCI Using Fibrous Materials" will be funded. The grant will allow the Gilbert group to explore the mechanisms by which electrospun fibers change astrocyte and neuron responses in vitro. Subsequently, they aim to translate these materials within animal models of spinal cord injury in consultation with neuroscientists at Ohio State.
Congratulations to all BME graduates!
The Graduation dinner was held at the Troy Country Club on May 29, 2015 to celebrate the achievements of the students graduating this year. A total of 68 students graduated with a BS, 16 with a Masters, and 8 PhDs were awarded. The number of students receiving each of these degrees are at or near record values, reflecting the popularity of the program.
In addition to honoring the graduating students, several award recipients were also announced at the dinner:
The Paul B. Daitch Memorial Award: Alexandra Rindone
The Zelda & David G.
Dr. Guohao Dai, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been selected to receive the James M. Tien ’66 Early Career Award for Faculty, which honors productivity in both teaching and research.
The award will be presented at the 52nd annual Faculty Recognition Dinner, held May 5 at the Heffner Alumni House.