The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Z. Hugh Fan, Ph.D., Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Fan was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for significant contributions to the field of microfluidics, particularly in device development and biomedical applications.

Check out this article from UF on IMG professor Dr. Saeed Moghaddam that discusses his group’s research on a new graphene-oxide hemodialysis membrane! Awesome work!

Read the article here:

https://www.eng.ufl.edu/newengineer/carousel/uf-engineers-develop-new-membrane-that-improves-blood-dialysis/

Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian, IMG and ECE professor, has been awarded the 2020-21 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award for the most outstanding junior faculty member undergoing tenure and promotion review this past fall! Excellent work, and congratulations!

For more: https://news.ece.ufl.edu/2021/02/19/tabrizian-receives-2020-21-khargonek...

Congratulations to IMG member Richard Rode, advised by Dr. Saeed Moghaddam, for their latest paper on using graphene oxide as an active membrane in dialysis applications that was featured on the cover of Advanced Materials Interfaces!

Check it out here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admi.202001985

IMG had its annual kickoff meeting through Zoom this year! We are proud of our numerous students and faculty members for their commitment to research during this time. May this coming year lead to good research progress and a strong community!

Congratulations to IMG Professor Dr. Saeed Moghaddam for his induction as an ASME Fellow! The ASME Committee of Past Presidents awards this distinction to recognize member candidates who have made outstanding engineering achievements. Stellar work!