CMRL at Motivational Edge
CMRL members are proud to collaborate with the Motivational Edge, a non-profit organization in Allapattah that provides after school programs for the youth. Once a month, the organization opens up its campus doors for a Family Fun Sunday, where CMRL members volunteer...
Manu Platt on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
On February 8th, our department hosted a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion seminar. Manu Platt, Ph.D., associate professor from Georgia Tech and Emory University presented a lecture titled "The Danger of Acting Now". His lecture addressed the fear of waiting for the...
Jessica Ramella-Roman elected as SPIE Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman on her election as an SPIE Fellow! Dr. Ramella-Roman is best recognized for her achievements in spectro-polarimetric techniques for diagnostic applications. Ramella-Roman’s research in the Medical Photonics Laboratory...
Professor Shuliang Jiao, working to prevent and cure blindness named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
FIU professor of biomedical engineering Shuliang Jiao, whose research and technological innovations are helping prevent and cure blindness, has been named to the inaugural class of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Members. This first class of NAI Senior...
Dr. Raj in special edition of IEEE Nano Technology Magazine
Dr. Raj has a guest special edition of the IEEE Nano Technology magazine. See below for the cover page he designed as well as the editorial by him and about him! Congratulations Dr. Raj! Nanopackaging Guest Editorial Editorial on Dr. Raj
BME graduate student earns well-deserved grant
Sana Nasim recalls meeting Nancy Cavalie at FIU biomedical engineering’s first annual Miami Heart Day Symposium. Little did she know that a short conversation with Miami Heart Research Institute’s Executive Director would steer her last few years as a Ph.D. student in...
Graduation Fall 2018
On Sunday, December 9th, forty-six students proudly graduated from the Department of Biomedical Engineering. A total of 3 master’s degrees and 43 undergraduate degrees were awarded. We are proud to announce the successes of all of our graduating students. In addition,...
Senior Design Fall 2018
On Friday, November 30th, undergraduate seniors from the College of Engineering and Computing participated in the college’s Senior Design Project Showcase. Graduating seniors showcased their research to faculty, friends, and family. The senior design projects are a...
Evening with the Industry Event
On November 6, 2018, AEMB (Alpha Eta Mu Beta), BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society), and IEEE-EMB (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) student chapters hosted the first “Evening with the Industry” event at FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus. The event was...
Neural-enabled prosthetic hand system restores sensation to first human subject
Years after his hand was amputated in a traumatic accident, a hand amputee can “feel” again, thanks to technology FIU engineers have developed. That person – the first person with a hand amputation who has been fitted with a neural-enabled prosthetic hand (NEPH)...
Time management as told by undergraduate student from Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Ali is an international student from Saudi Arabia, where he completed his first bachelor’s degree in laboratory medicine. Since childhood, Ali was always passionate about science. That passion kept growing through the years, particularly in the medical field. He...
Biomedical Engineering Society Conference 2018
The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) is the professional society for biomedical engineering. Founded in early 1968, the society now boasts over 7,000 members and is growing, rapidly. On October 17-20, 50+ attendees from FIU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering...