SSE News

Renowned Tulane professor elected to National Academy of Sciences

Lisa Fauci, a professor of mathematics at Tulane University, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

Mahir Bilen Can, Ph.D. Fulbright Award Grantee

Mahir Bilen Can, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Mathematics at Tulane University. He received his B.Sc. degree from Middle East Technical University in 2001 and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. Can has published 50+ research papers in esteemed mathematics journals and edited two books. He serves on the editorial boards of Semigroup Forum and the Journal of Gökova Geometry Topology. Can has mentored several Ph.D. and Master’s students. He has organized numerous conferences and delivered lectures at prestigious institutions worldwide.

2023 School of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards

The Tulane School of Science and Engineering celebrates the accomplishments of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff each spring. This year, awards were presented on Tuesday, May 2 at the Audubon Tea Room. Congratulations to all the recipients!

For a copy of the event program, click here.  

List of Awardees: 

Dr. Uwe Pontius Recognized with Outstanding Service Award, Adjunct Position

Our newest adjunct faculty member, Dr. Uwe Pontius, MD, PhD, was recently recognized with the Tulane School of Science and Engineering 2023 Outstanding Service Alumnus Award.  His innovative work with graduate and undergraduate students in the biomedical engineering program has led to published articles, several master’s theses, patents, and a Kenneth H. Kuhn Sr.

NIH awards Tulane researchers $1.9 million to study how babies learn

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.9 million grant to Tulane University researchers to study how infants orient their attention in the early stages of development and how it may affect their learning. 

Lead investigator Julie Markant, assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science and Engineering, will study how infants pay attention to their caregivers and how these interactions relate to how children learn in early development. 

Three BME Alums Recognized at 2023 SSE Alumni Awards Celebration

On April 13, 2023, the School of Science and Engineering held its annual Alumni Awards Celebration to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments and contributions of SSE graduates.  Of the seven awards bestowed, including delayed 2020 recognitions, BME alums were presented with the following distinctions: 

The 2020 Outstanding Alumna Award was presented to Parastoo Khoshakhlagh, PhD, who received her doctorate in Biomedical Engineering in 2015. 

Renowned Tulane professor elected to National Academy of Sciences

Lisa Fauci, a professor of mathematics at Tulane University, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

CAMS Students Visit Ochsner Pathology Lab

On May 1st, 2023, the students of SCEN Anatomy and Physiology in CAMS (Center for Anatomical and Movement Sciences) had the privilege of visiting Ochsner's Pathology Lab. The visit, organized in collaboration between Professor Dimitri Papadopoulos of Tulane University’s Biomedical Engineering Department and Dr. Courtney Jackson from Ochsner Medical Center, aimed to showcase the practical application of the students' knowledge in a hospital setting.

BME Welcomes SE Louisiana VA Chief of Staff as New Adjunct

Dr. Randolph Roig has joined The Tulane Department of Biomedical Engineering as an adjunct professor and graduate student mentor. Dr. Roig is currently the Chief of Staff at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Center System. He is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation, pain medicine, and spinal cord injury medicine. Dr. Randy Roig is a resident of New Orleans. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the Tulane University School of Engineering and a graduate of the LSU School of Medicine. At SLVHCS, Dr.

Longtime VA Collaborator recognized with adjunct professorship

Tulane Biomedical Engineering (BME) welcomes adjunct professor Mr. Brian Layman. Brian began interacting with the department in 2018 to discuss new internship opportunities for undergraduate students. Mr. Layman’s work at the New Orleans VA Medical Center developed during years of work with amputees beginning in 1995 with his own father and then working in the family-owned prosthetics business, Innovative Orthotics and Prosthetics. Mr.