BMES is proud to recognize the recipients of the 2026 Student Chapter Awards, honoring chapters that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and impact within their campuses and communities. Congratulations to this year's award recipients:
Outstanding Achievement Award: University of Texas at Austin
Commendable Achievement Award: University of California, Irvine
Outstanding Mentoring Program Award: University of California, Los Angeles
Outstanding Chapter Industry Program Award: University of California, San Diego
Outstanding Outreach Program Award: University of Michigan, Dearborn
Outstanding Societal Impact Award: University of Iowa
Up & Coming New Student Chapter Award: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Outstanding High School Student Chapter Award: The Bishop’s School (La Jolla, California)
Interested in learning from this year’s winners? Be sure to attend the Student Chapter Awards Special Session at the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting in Orlando, where several award-winning chapters will discuss their experiences.
Register now and lock in savings with early-bird pricing for the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting. As the premier BMES gathering, we invite you to join us for this science-filled event. *Note that, again this year, we have not raised rates. As a member, you can save BIG with these reduced early bird rates:
The 2026 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition submissions are due today. This is your opportunity to showcase your team's innovative design solutions in front of engineers and industry professionals from Medtronic and BMES while gaining valuable recognition for your work.
Choose from three track categories:
Mechanical/AI
Electrical/Computer Science/AI
Chemical/Biological/AI
More than just a competition, this program provides students with the opportunity to present their work, receive feedback from industry experts, and connect with leaders in biomedical engineering, design, and innovation.
2025 First Place Mechanical/Electrical Winners
Designs must be submitted by BMES student member(s) or active BMES Student Chapters. Please review all eligibility requirements carefully, as team compositionguidelines include minimum undergraduate student participation requirements.
Landing your first industry job can feel overwhelming, but the right preparation can make all the difference. In this BMES Career Development lecture, Zac Dooley, Sr. Manager, Research & Testing Orthofix Medical Inc., and a member of the BMES Board of Directors, shares practical advice for students and early-career engineers navigating the transition from academia to industry. Learn how to strengthen your resume, build meaningful professional connections, present yourself effectively to employers, and avoid common job search pitfalls.
“Mechanisms to Medicine. Engineering Across Biological Scales.”
We will explore:
How complex biological mechanisms are integrated to create functional humans with emergent properties.
How dysregulation of these mechanisms leads to systems-level failures.
How cutting edge technologies in cell engineering, humanized in vitro systems, multiscale and systems-focused approaches, and computational methods can be leveraged to advance clinical medicine.
Submit a CMBE Abstract
We invite Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Special Interest Group (CMBE-SIG) members and researchers across disciplines to present their work at the 2027 CMBE Conference, taking place January 3–7, 2027, in San Diego, California.
If you’re not already a member, this is a great opportunity to join the SIG!
This is your opportunity to contribute to the CMBE community’s bold, interdisciplinary efforts in regenerative medicine, mechanobiology, immunoengineering, and beyond.
All submitted abstracts will be considered for both podium and poster presentations.
CMBE is proud to recognize the next generation of leaders in biomedical engineering through the Rising Star Award. This honor celebrates early career researchers who are making significant contributions to the field and shaping the future of cellular and molecular bioengineering.
Selected Rising Stars are invited to present their work in a featured session at the 2027 CMBE Conference. Applications are now open.
Travel Awards for Students & Post-Docs for CMBE2027
Graduate students and post-doctoral researchers are encouraged to apply for travel awards that provide financial support to attend and present at the conference. Award recipients will be recognized for their research contributions and receive funding to help offset travel expenses.
Biomedical engineers have transformed American health for 250 years. It's time policymakers knew it. American Health Discovery is building momentum for National Biomedical Engineering Day through congressional resolution — and every story submitted strengthens that case. Americanhealthdiscovery.org
By Shuaiyi Li, Yiping Liu, Bao Yang, Zetong Zhu, Licheng Zhou, Zhenyu Jiang, Zejia Liu, Liqun Tang & Xiulan Zou
Postoperative wound stability in microsurgical suturing depends on time-dependent deformation of sutures and tissues. This study develops a multimodal suturing mechanics measurement system (MSMMS) to evaluate real-time suture tension and wound closure strength, defined as the extra stress needed to initiate wound reopening. Read More
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