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Recent BME Faculty & Staff Awards

Recent BME Faculty & Staff Awards

Our award-winning faculty have received national and international recognition for being innovative researchers, excellent educators, and outstanding leaders.

George Taylor Award for Teaching (2024): Matthew Johnson

The College of Science and Engineering Honors and Awards Committee recommended Matthew Johnson for the award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.

AIMBE College of Fellows (2024): Jonathan Sachs

Jonathan Sachs was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows for seminal contributions to biomolecular physics as applied to protein engineering and drug discovery for neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases.

Boston Scientific Faculty Impact Fellowship (2023): Alexander Opitz

The fellowship is designed to help the College of Science and Engineering retain its best and brightest faculty and fuel high-impact discovery and scholarship in the area of human health.

NSF CAREER award (2023): Kyoko Yoshida

The prestigious early-career research grant will support her work to research critical changes in the uterus during pregnancy.

Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Medal (2023): Victor Barocas

The medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is given annually to an individual who has demonstrated a sustained level of outstanding achievement in education and mentoring of trainees.

Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service (2023): Hubert Lim

The University of Minnesota award serves to recognize individual contributions to strengthening the climate and success of academic units.

NSF CAREER award (2022): Alexander Opitz

Alexander Opitz has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER award to optimize brain stimulation therapy so it can better help stroke survivors.

Michelson Prize (2022): Brittany Hartwell

The award — given to only four researchers worldwide — honors early-career investigators who “represent the next generation of innovators in human immunology and vaccine research.”

AIMBE College of Fellows (2022): Casim Sarkar

Casim Sarkar was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows for outstanding innovations in analyzing and engineering biomolecular interactions and cell signaling.

George Taylor Award for Service (2022): Alena Talkachova

The College of Science and Engineering’s Taylor Award for Distinguished Service recognizes outstanding service to the University and voluntary public service to governmental or other public groups.

College of Science and Engineering Outstanding Service Award (2022): Rachel Jorgenson

Rachel Jorgenson, BME Administrative Manager, was recognized for exceptional performance in the professional and administrative staff category.

McKnight Presidential Fellow (2022): Alexander Opitz

The three-year University of Minnesota award is given to the most promising individuals who have been granted both tenure and promotion to associate professor in an academic year.

BMES Fellow (2021): Brenda Ogle

Brenda Ogle was selected as a Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellow for her achievements in 3D bioprinting for cardiac tissue engineering and for her leadership and service to the biomedical engineering field including diversity, equity, and inclusivity.

Morse-Alumni teaching award (2021): Casim Sarkar

Casim Sarkar was awarded the Horace T. Morse - University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, and was conferred the title "Distinguished University Teaching Professor."

ARCS-Minnesota Scientist of the Year (2019): Bob Tranquillo

The Minnesota chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation named Bob Tranquillo ARCS Minnesota Scientist of the Year, the award’s first-ever recipient.

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