
Xiaopeng Zhao’s former student, healthcare roboticist Fengpei Yuan (PhD ’24), has accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

UT hosts Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge, a program providing STEM learning experiences for students and teachers located in the Appalachian region.

A biomedical senior design team created a paracentesis task training model that is cheaper and more functional than current models. It will be tested this summer at the UT Health Science Center and UT Medical Center.

Nicole Beautz (MABE ’22) has been named one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 professional and philanthropic leaders for 2024 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation TN Chapter.

Nylan Alexander will graduate on Friday with a degree in biomedical engineering. The dynamic senior has developed skills as a researcher, teacher, and leader while at UT.

MABE held their annual awards banquet at The Foundry to honor their top students, outstanding faculty and staff, and to recognize an accomplished alumnus.
Undergrad Jasmine Conner learned all about robots in the medical field under the mentorship of Tony Schmitz through the Student Mentoring and Research Training program.

MABE Associate Department Head Jindong Tan has been named interim BME program director and will begin his new role on August 1, 2024.

BME junior Ameyla Fox was selected as a 2024 Goldwater Scholar, one of the most prestigious scholastic awards undergraduate students in the U.S can achieve.

Biomedical Engineering is separating from the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Department and will become its own independent department in August 2025.
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