Seminars
We will have a seminar speaker Thursdays, 3:30 - 4:45PM, in Boggs 104. Please review notices for location or time changes.
Zoom Meeting ID: 977 9028 1729
Zoom Passcode: 652061
August 22
Introduction and Student Pictures
August 29
Mykel Green | Tulane University
September 5
Trivia Frazier | Co-Founder, President and CEO Obatala Sciences, Inc
September 12
September 19
Albert Folch | University of Washington
September 26
Anoop Rajappan | Tulane University
October 3
Fall Break
October 10
Donald P. Gaver | Tulane University
October 17
Shuichi Takayama | Georgia Institute of Technology
October 24
BMES
October 31
Corey Rountree | AxoSim, Inc.
November 7
R. Brooks Robey, MD | New Orleans Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center & Tulane University School of Medicine
November 14
Savanna Stiles | Hanger Clinic
November 21
Daniel Hayes | Penn State
November 28
Thanksgiving Holiday
December 5
Cynthia Reinhart-King | Rice University
Seminar Schedule: Spring 2024 ▾
April 4
Mykel Green, Ph.D | The University of Texas at Austin
“Engineering Health Equity for Sickle Cell Disease”
Aptil 1
Yuguang Liu, Ph.D | Mayo Clinic
“Microfluidic Technology for Single Cell Analysis and Rapid Diagnosis”
March 21
Patrick Link, Ph.D | Mayo Clinic
“Mechanisms Contributing to the Progression and Persistence of Lung Disease”
March 14
Lin Zhang, Ph.D | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Conformable Ultrasound Electronics: From Design Strategies to Biomedical Applications”
January 18
Marty Pagel, Ph.D | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
“Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment”
We will have a seminar speaker Thursdays, 3:30 - 4:30PM, in Boggs 104. Please review notices for location or time changes.
Zoom Meeting ID: 992 6066 7090
Zoom Passcode: 194727
August 24
Introduction and Student Pictures
August 31
Heddwen Brooks, Ph.D | Tulane University School of Medicine
"Sex Differences in Hypertension, Inflammation, and Diabetic Kidney Disease"
September 7
Daniel Howsmon, Ph.D. | Tulane University
"Process Systems Engineering in Cardiac Biology and Medicine"
September 14
Olivia Lanier, Ph.D. | University of Texas at Austin
“Ten Simple Rules in Biomedical Engineering to Improve Healthcare Equity and Their Application in Drug Delivery”
September 21
Randolph Roig, MD | Veterans Affairs Hospital Southeast Louisiana
"Biomedical Engineering and the VA: Opportunities Abound"
September 28
Kimberly Gramm, Ph.D. | Tulane University
"How Do Innovators Create a Startup at Tulane University?"
October 5
Fall Break
October 12
BMES
October 19
Linda Griffith, Ph.D. | Mass
“Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Endometriosis/Adenomyosis Patient”
October 26
Korak Sarkar, MD | Ochsner Health
"Developing, Deploying, and Validating an Advanced Visualization Platform at Ochsner Health
At the intersection of Neuroscience and BioDesign"
November 2
Lakiesha Williams, Ph.D. | University of Florida
"Preclinical Models of Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegeneration"
November 9
Joseph Francis, Ph.D. | University of Houston
"Affect’s Influence on Bidirectional Brain Machine Interfaces"
November 16
James Wall, MD | Intuitive Surgical
"Biodesign– 20 Years of Teaching Health Technology Innovation"
November 23
Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30
Velencia Witherspoon, Ph.D. | Tulane University
“Increasing Diagnostic Power Through the Development of Quantitative Imaging Phantoms”
December 7
Dawn Beraud, Ph.D | American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
"Advancing Advocacy and Public Trust in Biomedical Engineering: a Bioengineer’s Social Responsibility"
Seminar Schedule: Spring 2023 ▾
We will have a seminar speaker on the following days. Please review notices for location or time changes.
April 24
Michael I. Miller, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Whiting School of Engineering
“Molecular Computational Anatomy: From Euler to Dirac”
February 23, Location: Boggs 122, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Cherice Hill, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Clemson University
“Multi-scale Biomechanics to Mitigate Health Disparities and Improve Research Equity”
February 27, Location: Boggs 240, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Velencia Witherspoon, Ph.D. | NIH IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health
March 9 , Location: Boggs 122, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Olivia Lanier, Ph.D. | Provost Early Career Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin
March 13, Location: Boggs 242, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Marley Dewey, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
March 20, Location: Boggs 240, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Haiwen Luan, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University
We will have a seminar speaker Thursdays, 3:45 - 4:45PM, in Boggs 104. Please review notices for location or time changes.
Zoom Passcode: 588683
August 25
Introduction and Student Pictures
September 1
Swaminathan Rajaraman, Ph.D. | University of Central Florida
"How Can Micro/NanoEngineering Help Accelerate Biomedical Research"
September 8
Jenny Munson, Ph.D. | Virginia Polytechnic Institute
"Interstitial Fluid Flow in the Brain Tumor Microenvironment"
September 15
Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D. | University of Kentucky
"Bedside Optical Imaging of Cerebral Hemodynamics for Neurovascular Assessment"
September 22
Mark J. Mondrinos, Ph.D. | Tulane University
"3 Years of Tissue Engineering and Microphysiological Systems Research at Tulane"
September 29
Qifa Zhou, Ph.D. | University of Southern California
“Novel Ultrasound Technology for Vision Restoration and High-resolution Image”
October 6
Fall Break
October 13
BMES
October 20
Sabrina Martucci Johnson | President and CEO, DARÉ Bioscience
"From BME to CEO"
October 27
Lana X. Garmire, Ph.D. | University of Michigan
November 3
Summer Intern Teams | Tulane University
“NIH and Tulane Funded Internships Leading into BME Capstone Team Design”
November 10
Justin Baris | Abbott Laboratories
T. J. LeBlanc | Abbott Laboratories
November 17
Donghui (Don) Zhu, Ph.D. | FAHA Stony Brook University - SUNY
November 24
Thanksgiving
December 1
Edward Botchwey, Ph.D. | Georgia Institute of Technology
December 8
Jennifer Fang, Ph.D | Tulane University
We will have a seminar speaker Thursdays, 4:00 - 4:45PM, please review notices for location or time changes.
September 1
Summer Intern teams | Tulane University
“NIH and Tulane Funded Internships Leading into BME Capstone Team Design”
September 30
Sarah Lindsey, Ph.D. | Tulane University
"Sex, Estrogen, and Aging in Cardiovascular Disease"
October 7 (Virtual)
Career paths in BME - Industry Panel
Justin Baris | Clinical Specialist, Electrophysiology, Abbott Laboratories
Caroline Edwards | Senior Clinical Development Engineer, Intuitive Surgical
Antonius Prader | Senior Engineer, Biocore LLC
October 14 (Virtual)
Warren Grayson, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University
"Advances in Regenerating Musculoskeletal Tissues "
October 21 (Virtual)
Jay Humphrey, Ph.D. | Yale University
“From The Historical Foundations of Biomechanics to Clinical Translation of Tissue Engineering in Congenital Heart Disease"
October 28
Kristin Miller, Ph.D. | Tulane University
“Biomechanics of the Female Reproductive System"
November 4
Prof. Chenzhong Li, Ph.D. | Tulane University
"Bioelectronic Theragnostic: From Biosensing Diagnosis to Electronic Medicine"
November 11
Treena Arinzeh, Ph.D | New Jersey Institute of Technology
"Functional Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration"
November 18
Marta Villaraga, Ph.D. | Exponent Engineering
"Reflections on a BME Career"
December 2
James Duncan, Ph.D. | Yale University
"Neuroimage Analysis in Autism: from Model-Based Estimation to Data-driven Learning"
We will have a seminar speaker on-line Thursdays, 4:00 - 4:45PM, please review notices for location or time changes.
If you would like to receive e-mail notices of upcoming seminars, please send a request to bmen-info@tulane.edu
August 20
Donald Gaver | Tulane University
Introduction to the On-line Seminar, Senior Photos
August 27
Jason Bates | University of Vermont
"Ventilating the Injured Lung in the Time of Covid"
September 3
Katherine Raymond | Tulane University
"NIH and Tulane Funded Internships Leading into BME Capstone Team Design"
September 10
Xiaoping Hu | University of California, Riverside
“Probing Brain Dynamics and Mapping Neurodegenerative Markers with MRI”
September 17
Chad Roy | Tulane National Primate Research Center
“Exploratory Aerobiology of SARS-CoV-2 and Plausibility of Aerosol Transmission”
September 24
Trivia Frazier | Obatala Sciences
“Adipose Tissue-Derived Products for Metabolic Research: A Tale Risk of Reward”
October 1
Matt Parsons | Johnson & Johnson
Nur Mustafa | Johnson & Johnson
Arjun Shanker | Johnson & Johnson
Madison Vanosdoll | Johnson & Johnson
"Let’s Talk"
October 8
Natalie Guthrey Luttrell | Brainlab
Max Weinerman | Brainlab
“Experiences at Brainlab: Journey From Biomedical Engineering Student to Industry Leaders”
October 15
BMES
October 22
Sponsored by Tulane Center for Aging
Farsh Guilak | Washington University in St. Louis
“Engineering new biology therapies for arthritis”
Zoom Link: https://tulanehipaa.zoom.us/j/92208921658?pwd=d2MxMkR6TW1iMFZuYkRqQzdZR…
Password: AGSTSEM
October 29
Jason Ryans | US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Josh Yao | US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
November 5
William D. Ristenpart | University of California, Davis
"Lessons from Guinea Pigs: Singing, Dust, and Airborne Disease Transmission"
November 12
Bin He | Carnegie Mellon University
"Noninvasive Human Brain Mapping and Brain-Computer Interface"
November 19
Thomas Kernozek | University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
"Utilizing Biomechanical Methods to Estimate Tissue-Specific Loading and Recent Attempts to Reduce Injury Risk"
We will have a seminar speaker on Thursdays, 4:00 - 4:45PM in Boggs #104, please review notices for location or time changes.
If you would like to receive e-mail notices of upcoming seminars, please send a request to bmen-info@tulane.edu
September 5
Michele Marcolongo | Drexel University
September 12
James Ashton-Miller | University of Michigan
September 19
Mark Mondrinos | Tulane University
September 26
Carolyn Bayer | Tulane University
October 3
Michael Sacks | University of Texas at Austin
October 24
Timothy J Hall | University of Wisconsin
October 31
Caroline Edwards | Intuitive Surgical
November 7
Tony Hu | Tulane University
November 14
Sponsored by Tulane Center for Aging
Nelly Andarawis-Puri | Cornell University
November 21
Suhren Lecture
Lihong Wang | CalTech
December 5
Suhren Lecture
Gerard Ateshian | Columbia University
News
Events
Fall 2024
August 15, 2024: Freshman Welcome, 11:00AM -1:00 PM, 1st floor Boggs
August 19, 2024: 1st Day of Classes and BME Welcome Back, 11:30 -1:00 PM Boggs 501
August 23, 2024: BME Welcome Back JBJ 9:30-10:30 AM, JBJ 404
October 3-6, 2024: Fall Break - No Classes
October 23-26, 2024: BMES, Baltimore, MD
November 7-10, 2024: Wave Weekend
November 8, 2024: Prototype Expo, 1:00 - 3:00 PM, Boggs 541
Spring 2024
January 25, 2024: BME Senior Research Conference, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, LBC
April 19, 2024: Tulane Engineering Forum, Morial Convention Center
April 23, 2024: Tulane Engineering Capstone Design Expo, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, LBC
April 30, 2024: BME Annual Senior Awards Dinner
May 17, 2024: Commencement - 8:00 AM Yulman Stadium
Fall 2023
August 17, 2023: Freshman Welcome, 11:00AM -1:00 PM, 1st floor Boggs
August 21, 2023: 1st Day of Classes
Fall 2022/Spring 2023
August 18, 2022: Freshman Welcome, 11:00AM -1:00 PM, 1st floor Boggs
August 22, 2022: 1st Day of Classes
April 14, 2023: Tulane Engineering Capstone Design Expo
Fall 2021/Spring 2022
January 31, 2022: BME Senior Research Conference
April 21, 2022: Tulane Engineering Capstone Design Expo
April 22, 2022: Tulane Engineering Forum
April 22-23, 2022: Class of 2020 Graduation Celebration
April 22, 2022: BME Class of 2020 Tent Event 3:00 - 5:00 PM
April 28, 2022: Suhren Lecture with reception following 4:00 PM
May 3, 2022: BME Annual Awards Dinner
May 22, 2022: Commencement
Fall 2020/Spring 2021
April 16, 2021: Tulane Engineering Forum (https://tef.tulane.edu/home/)
A virtual engineering conference hosted by Tulane Alumni. Capstone students in all engineering disciplines will showcase their projects in a session.
April 21, 2021: Tulane Engineering Capstone Design Expo (virtual)
Senior engineering students present projects developed using the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work to faculty, fellow students and the public.
May 22, 2021: Commencement
Fall 2019/Spring 2020
April 16, 2020: Virtual SSE Innovation Day
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Engineering Capstone Design Expo
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Novel Tech Challenge
May 15, 2020: Masters Recognition and PhD Hooding Ceremony
May 16, 2020: SSE Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony