University of Rochester Department of Biomedical Engineering

Congratulations to BME's Senior Research and Grants Administrator Bonnie Lipari, who is the recipient of the 2020 Hajim Outstanding Staff award! Under Bonnie’s tenure in the department the number of submitted proposals per year has exploded and the success rate of grants in the BME department is now at an historic high, says Carla Boff, the department’s lead administrator. This success can be directly attributable to Bonnie’s expertise and professional skills in pre-award submission and post-award management. Read more: http://www.hajim.rochester.edu//2020-09-22-lipari-staff.ht

The purpose of this session is to meet the Center for Medical Technology and Innovation faculty, and to address any questions that you may have regarding the one year specialized masters degree program which focuses on the development of a medical prototype device.

UR BME alum Nancy Bansbach '19 explains why she chose the University of Rochester, shares her favorite memory from their playing days, and recalls academic courses and professors whom she valued highly. Her career has taken her to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. "I couldn't be more thankful for Rochester preparing me for this career and helping me get my dream job," Nancy Says. Read more: https://uofrathletics.com//twelve-field-hockey-alums-expla

When the University moved strictly to distance learning last March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many professors worried about teaching online courses. Scott Seidman was ready and willing to help. We were given a few weeks’ notice that this might happen, says Seidman, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. I knew what a hurdle the other faculty would be facing, so I emailed our chair (Diane Dalecki) and quoted Liam Neeson in the movie Taken. I tol...d her, ‘I have a particular set of skills.’’’ Seidman, a member of the department since its inception 20 years ago, held an orientation for his BME teaching colleagues and introduced them to tools they had access to that they’d never known about. The next day, he held a Zoom session for other faculty members in the Hajim School. Scott’s expertise and experience in online education was critical to us last semester as we suddenly transitioned to online learning, Dalecki says. Scott was on the forefront helping faculty learn necessary skills and tools for moving their courses online. His willingness to dive in to share his expertise was truly invaluable and he’s now a recognized leader in the University for online engineering course design and laboratory-based education. Seidman is being recognized this year with a Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. I’m absolutely humbled by this award, he says. Read more: www.rochester.edu//scott-seidmans-particular-set-of-skill/