biomedical and chemical engineering and sciences

Public Invited to Free Presentation MELBOURNE, FLA.—The public is invited to attend a free seminar at Florida Institute of Technology led by Professor Van C. Mow, Stanley Dicker Professor and Founding Biomedical Engineering Department Chair (1995-2011), Columbia University, in New York City. He will present “On the Development of Biomedical Engineering and/orBioengineering in the U.S.: A Historical Perspective,” Feb. 28,…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology will host the first-ever Youth Making Ripples film festival Jan. 18, from 5:30-8:30 in the Gleason Performing Arts Center. The event is open to the public and free of charge.K-12 students will debut their own short films about marine science in a competitive format. “We received some excellent films from Brevard County and across the…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Mark Bush, Florida Institute of Technology professor of biological sciences, recently received funding from the National Science Foundation to support an interdisciplinary collaboration with Duke University, University of Nebraska, University of Texas and Wake Forest University. Bush’s $189,195 award will support his team’s study of Amazonian biodiversity. “The team will investigate the impact that the geological processes such as…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—A grant of $21,640 has been awarded to Florida Institute of Technology from the Community Foundation of Brevard’s Kenneth R. Finken and Dorothy Hallam Finken Endowment Fund for research into the cause and cure of Alzheimer’s disease. The grant will support the work of Joshua Rokach, professor of chemistry in the College of Science. Kenneth Finken was a graduate…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Link Building on the campus of Florida Institute of Technology, home to several College of Engineering departments and programs, will hold an Open House Friday, Oct. 25, 2-4 p.m. The event is open to the public. The three-story building, which underwent major renovation over the last year and a half, houses the Department of Marine and Environmental Systems…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Larry Hench, University Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Florida Institute of Technology College of Engineering, has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2014 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal. The award recognizes excellence in research and development in the field of biomaterials. “His outstanding research contributions, exceptional scholarship, dedicated service to the profession and society, and sustained excellence in educating…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology and the firm, Gordon Nelson and Associates, have been chosen as one of just 14 recipients of a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program contract award. The award, valued at just under $700,000 for two years, is for phase II research and development of a new, flexible polyurethane insulation foam, created through a non-toxic,…

  MELBOURNE, FLA.—This fall Florida Institute of Technology will start beta testing a new, online, Certificate in Biomedical Engineering program. The certificate will be of value to a wide range of allied health care personnel and biomedical engineers. The program will cover bioactive materials and health care applications, including tissue bonding and regenerative medicine and state-of-the-art medical implants. Their long-term…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—William Nyffenegger of Rockledge, Fla., and Victoria Cowdrick of Riverview, Fla., have received the prestigious Presidential Scholarship at Florida Institute of Technology and will begin as freshmen in fall 2013. A combination of scholarships and grants, the Presidential Scholarship is equal to the annual cost of full tuition. Nyffenegger, who will major in applied mathematics at Florida Tech, is…

MELBOURNE, FLA. —Three Florida Institute of Technology faculty members recently earned the university’s 2013 Faculty Excellence Awards for outstanding performance. Recognized were Associate Professor of Oceanography Kevin Johnson, the Andrew W. Revay Jr. Award for Excellence in Service; Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kurt Winkelmann, the Kerry Bruce Clark Award for Excellence in Teaching; and Professor of Mathematics Charles Fulton, the…