The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected five professors from the Cockrell School of Engineering to its College of Fellows.
AIMBE selected Thomas Truskett, chair of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, along with Department of Biomedical Engineering professors Andrew Dunn, Pengyu Ren, Laura Suggs and James Tunnell as fellows. They will be inducted at a formal ceremony during AIMBE's 2015 Annual Event at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on March 15.
The College of Fellows includes over 1,500 individuals who are outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators, in medical and biological engineering. Fellows have helped revolutionize medicine and related fields to enhance and extend the lives of people all over the world. They have also successfully advocated for public policies that have enabled researchers and business-makers to further the interests of engineers, scientists and, ultimately, patients.
This year’s AIMBE fellows from the Cockrell School are:
Andrew Dunn, an associate professor, was elected for leading contributions to optical imaging techniques for studying stroke physiology. Dunn is a fellow of the Cockrell Family Dean's Chair in Engineering Excellence and a fellow of J.H. Herring Centennial Association Professorship in Engineering.
Pengyu Ren, an associate professor, was elected for seminal contributions to computational modeling of biomolecules and medical processes. Ren is the William J. Murray, Jr. Fellow in Engineering No. 4.
Laura Suggs, an associate professor, was elected for exceptional contributions to the structure of novel biomaterials and for fundamental studies of cell/biomaterials interactions. Suggs is the Temple Foundation Endowed Teaching Fellow in Engineering No. 1.
Thomas Truskett, chair of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the understanding of protein structure, biotherapeutics and self-assembly, and for seminal theoretical contributions. Truskett holds the Les and Sherri Stuewer Endowed Professorship in Chemical Engineering.
James Tunnell, an associate professor, was elected for exceptional contributions to the development of imaging and spectroscopy devices for the early detection and treatment of cancer. Tunnell is the Roberta Woods Ray Centennial Fellow in Engineering.
