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Of undergraduate students participate in research
![UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Evan Wang holds his ASEE Award.](/images/Evan_Wang_UT_Austin_ASEE_Teaching_Award.jpg)
Assistant Professor Huiliang (Evan) Wang received the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference.
![A photograph of UT Austin Professor Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez overlayed atop a photograph of the Department of Biomedical Engineering building.](/images/BME_Exterior_Hernandez.jpg)
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, professor in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Biomedical Engineering, is one of the newest fellows of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative International Society (TERMIS).
![UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Tom Yankeelov holds his Friar award alongside his students.](/images/Yankeelov_Friar_Teaching_Award_UT_Austin.jpg)
Tom Yankeelov, professor of biomedical engineering and core faculty member at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, received the 2024 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship.
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Six students in the UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering are among dozens of others pedaling to Anchorage on a mission to raise awareness and money for the fight against cancer.
![UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering graduate student works in a lab.](/images/Biomedical_Engineering_Student_In_Lab.jpg)
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering's graduate program ranked No. 17 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 graduate engineering program rankings, released on Tuesday.
![Professor Janet Zoldan in a lab coat atop an image of the UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering and the UT Austin Tower.](/images/BME_Exterior_Zoldan.jpg)
UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Janet Zoldan was recently appointed as the editor in chief of the new npj Biomedical Innovations journal—part of the Nature portfolio. The journal is the most recent addition to the npj journal series, which are community-focused, open-access journals across the physical, life, environmental and clinical sciences within Nature.
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2024 Society for Biomaterials Southwest Regional Meeting
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2024 Society for Biomaterials Southwest Regional Meeting
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![UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Tom Yankeelov holds his Friar award alongside his students.](/images/Yankeelov_Friar_Teaching_Award_UT_Austin.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/Yankeelov_Friar_Teaching_Award_UT_Austin.jpg?width=600&height=347)
Tom Yankeelov Honored With 2024 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship
Tom Yankeelov, professor of biomedical engineering and core faculty member at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, received the 2024 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship.
Keep reading![UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Evan Wang holds his ASEE Award.](/images/Evan_Wang_UT_Austin_ASEE_Teaching_Award.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/Evan_Wang_UT_Austin_ASEE_Teaching_Award.jpg?width=800&height=533)
Huiliang (Evan) Wang Receives Prestigious Award at 2024 ASEE Conference
Assistant Professor Huiliang (Evan) Wang received the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference.
Keep reading![A photograph of UT Austin Professor Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez overlayed atop a photograph of the Department of Biomedical Engineering building.](/images/BME_Exterior_Hernandez.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/BME_Exterior_Hernandez.jpg?width=800&height=450)
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez Selected as TERMIS Fellow
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, professor in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Biomedical Engineering, is one of the newest fellows of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative International Society (TERMIS).
Keep readingResearch Areas
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Biomaterials
A wide range of fundamental Biomaterials approaches is actively explored for regenerative and...
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Biosensors and Instrumentation
The development of advanced biosensors and Instrumentation is a focal point for several of our...
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Cell and Tissue Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering is a hub of pioneering...
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Computational Biomedical Engineering
Computational Biomedical Engineering harnesses the world-class computational facilities at UT...
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Drug Discovery and Delivery
Integrating engineering principles with biomedicine, our faculty specialize in developing...
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Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions
The field of biomedical imaging employs physics, mathematics, computational science, and...
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Multiscale Biophysics and Biomechanics
While helping patients is the ultimate goal of biomedical engineering, faculty in our department...
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Neuroengineering
Neuroengineering is a growing area that develops methods to improve neurological health and...
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