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Murray Stokely Award
Dr. Delphine Dean was awarded the 2012 Murray Stokely Award, which is given in recognition of a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching engineering at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
 
Phil and Mary Bradley Award
Dr. John DesJardins was awarded the 2012 Phil and Mary Bradley Award for Mentoring in Creative Inquiry. The award is presented each spring in recognition of outstanding work with undergraduate students.

World Biomaterials Congress
Dr. Robert Latour was invited to deliver the keynote address for the Symposium on Proteins at Biomaterial Interfaces at the World Biomaterials Congress in Chengdu, China, June 1-5, 2012.

NSF EAGER
Dr. Sarah Harcum was awarded an Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research by the National Science Foundation. The award supports exploratory work that is potentially transformative.
 
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships were awarded to three bioengineering undergraduates: Sarah Cisewski, Kevin Keith, and Laura Wiles.

President's Commission on the Status of Women
The commission annually honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improve the status of women. Dr. Delphine Dean was chosen to receive the 2012 award for Outstanding Academic Faculty.

The Scientist
Dr. John DesJardins’s work in total joint replacement, orthopaedic biomechanics and biomaterials is featured.

Biofabrication: 2011 Highlights
Dr. Bruce Gao’s article on heterotypic single-cell micropatterning was among those selected for its high praise from referees, presentation of high quality research and popularity with online readership.
 
Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine
Dr. Jiro Nagatomi, a Rising Star awardee, spoke on cellular mechanotransduction of hydrostatic pressure during the society’s 30th Scientific Conference.
 
CRC Press
Dr. Jiro Nagatomi edited the recently published Mechanobiology Handbook.
 
American Chemical Society
Nathan Brodsky, a student in Dr. Sarah Harcum’s lab, was selected to give an oral presentation at the 243rd ACS National Meeting.
 
American Chemical Society 
Yogender Kumar Gowtham, a student in Dr. Sarah Harcum’s lab, was selected to present a poster at the 243rd ACS National Meeting.

Haydom Hospital, Tanzania
In addition to doing follow-up research with collaborators at Haydom Hospital, Dr. Delphine Dean and her students met the president of Tanzania.

American Association for Dental Research
Jonathan Kuo, a student of Dr. Hai Yao, has been selected as the Oral Session Chair for the ADDR’s keynote address at its annual meeting in Tampa. In addition, he  was selected to do an oral presentation on glucose and lactate diffusion.
 
Society For Biomaterials: Inaugural Award For Service
Martine LaBerge, department chair, was awarded the SFB’s first Award For Service.

President Barker Highlights Bioengineering Research
Hip, knee and valve implants discussed with Miami business leaders.

McAlister Foundation Annual Scholarship for Engineering
Senior student Ariel Nissan was chosen for this award.

AIMBE Fellows
Dr. Xuejun Wen’s recent election brings the number of Clemson Fellows to seven, including Drs. Burg, Guiseppi, LaBerge, Latour, Swaja and Vyavahare.

Clemson University Opens CUBEInC
Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus, Clemson’s new 30,000-square-foot research facility.

Alpha Eta Mu Beta
The department inaugurated the Clemson Chapter of AEMB.

Product Design & Development
Dr. Bruce Zhi Gao describes his work in cell-cell relations and biochips.

INTECH open
Drs. Dan and Aggie Simionescu edited Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis — from Embryonic Development to Regenerative Medicine, an open access book, is now available online for free.

Xin Xie, a graduate student in Dr. Martine LaBerge’s lab, has been awarded an Altair Fellowship

Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
The department will recruit a scholar in the field of biomaterials science and engineering to fill the chair endowed by Carla and Mitch Norville in honor of his father.

MSC Software Users Conference
Scott T. Wood, Ph.D. Candidate, was awarded Best Presentation and Technical Paper in the University & Research track at the 2011 MSC Software Users Conference.

22nd National NSF EPSCoR Conference
Rui Wang, a student in Dr. Bruce Gao’s lab, was one of three South Carolina students selected to present a poster at the conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Jordan Maivelett, a student in Dr. Dan Simionescu’s lab, has been selected for an NIBIB Intramural Research Training Award.

NASA Summer Internship
Molly Townsend, a student in Dr. Delphine Dean’s lab, was chosen to attend the 2011 NASA Glenn Academy for Space Exploration at Glenn Research Center.

DoD Presentation
Christian Kotanen, a student in Dr. Anthony Giuseppe-Elie’s lab, was invited to present a poster at DoD’s ATACCC meeting.

NIH National Graduate Student Research Conference
Jonathan Kuo, a student in Dr. Hai Yao’s laboratory, was chosen to attend the Sixth Annual NIH National Graduate Student Research Conference.

NIH Summer Internship
In a nationwide competition, Laura Wiles, a student in Dr. Delphine Dean’s lab, was one of 16 undergraduates chosen to attend the NIH Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program.

Mentoring Award
The Phil and Mary Bradley Award for Mentoring in Creative Inquiry was presented to Dr. Delphine Dean in recognition of outstanding work with undergraduate students.

NIH Fogarty International Research Collaboration
Drs. Dan Simionescu and Aggie Simionescu and collaborators Drs. Peter Zilla and Deon Bezuidenhout of The University of Cape Town were awarded the grant.

Student Leadership Society
Erin Pardue, a graduate student in Dr. Scott Argraves’s lab, was inducted into the Student Leadership Society at Medical University of South Carolina. She was selected for her contributions to the university and her leadership qualities.

National Science Foundation
Sarah Cisewski, a junior in Dr. Hai Yao’s lab, was awarded Honorable Mention for her Graduate Research Fellowship Program submission.

Society For Biomaterials
The society awarded Laila Roudsari its C. William Hall Scholarship at its annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Ms. Roudsari is a student in Dr. Karen Burg’s lab. 
 
Society for Biomaterials STAR Award
Jeremy Zhang’s presentation for the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, FL, received Honorable Mention. Mr. Zhang is a graduate student in Dr. Ken Webb’s lab.
 
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Christian Kotanen, a graduate student in Dr. Tony Elie’s lab, was recognized with a travel award for his presentation at the organization’s 20th Annual Event in Washington, DC.

National Science Foundation GRFP
Bioengineering senior Laila Roudsari was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Institute of Biological Engineering
Rajan Gangadharan, PhD student in Dr. Guigen Zhang’s lab, was awarded an NSF Student Travel Award for the 2011 meeting of the Institute of Biological Engineering.

Goldwater Honorable Mention
Laura Wiles’s application for a Goldwater Scholarship received Honorable Mention.

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