Weekly Seminars
Every Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters, one speaker is invited to talk about their research in the Biomedical Engineering field. The seminars are usually held in the following locations:
- Fall Semester Seminars are usually held in the South Auditorium in the Coleman Building at the University of Tennessee campus.
- Spring Semester Seminars are held in the Engineering Administration Building, Room 203 at the University of Memphis campus.
NOTICE: Attending these weekly seminars is mandatory for ALL Biomedical Engineering students in the program.
Students and faculty members from other departments are also welcome to attend the seminars.
Spring 2013 Seminars
Seminars will be held on The University of Memphis campus in Room 203 Engineering Administration Building (Engineering Auditorium), corner of Central and Zach Curlin streets, at 330p, unless indicated below. For more information call 901/678-3733.
| Date | Seminar Topic |
|---|---|
| January 18 | NO SEMINAR |
| January 25 | José Ramón Atoche Enseñat, Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Instituto Technológico de Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| February 1 | Jane Cappaert, Head of Devices Research and Development, Merck Consumer Care, Memphis The Integration of Biomechanics Research and Product Development |
| February 8 | Shuying Yang, Assistant Professor, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo [faculty candidate for UTHSC position] Gene and Stem Cell Based Vascularized Bone Regeneration for Critical-sized Bone Defects Note: this seminar to be held at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
| February 15 | Robert Bowles, Posdoctoral Research Associate, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University [faculty
candidate for UTHSC position]
Note: this seminar to be held at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
| February 22 | Brooke Sanford, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis |
| March 1 | Jerald Redmond, Principal Research and Development Engineer, Medtronic Spinal and Biologics, Memphis Influence of Silicon Carbide Layers on the Mechanical Behavior of Silicon-alloyed Isotropic Pyrolytic Carbon |
| March 8 | Syamal Bhattacharya, Professor, Medicine, Surgery and Neurology, Cardiology Division, |
| March 15 | Spring Break – no seminar |
| March 22 | Michael Detamore Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence |
| March 29 | UT Holiday – no seminar |
| April 5 | Mark Morrison, Lead Research Engineer, Advanced Surgical Devices, Materials Technologies, Smith & Nephew, Memphis |
| April 12 | Carlos Parra, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis |
| April 19 | Robert Llewellyn, Professor Emeritus, Rhodes College (former Dean of the College and Professor of Philosophy), Memphis Under What Conditions Would You Agree to be a Subject in a Human Subjects’ Research Protocol? |
| April 26 | James Keaton Smith, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis The Evolution of Chitosan Devices for Infection Prevention and Treatment in Musculoskeletal Wounds |
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Contact Us
UTHSC Campus:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
956 Court Avenue, Suite E226
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-5880
Fax: (901) 448-7387
U of M Campus:
Department of
Biomedical Engineering
The University of Memphis
330 Engineering Technology Building
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: (901) 678-3733
Fax: (901) 678-5281
