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BMES serves as the lead society and professional home for biomedical engineers and bioengineers. BMES membership has grown to over 6,700 members, with more than 110+ BMES Student Chapters, three Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and four professional journals.

BMES Hub

Welcome to the BMES Hub, a cutting-edge collaborative platform created to connect members, foster innovation, and facilitate conversations within the biomedical engineering community.

BMES Hub

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Governance

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The Biomedical Engineering Society is governed by a Society-elected BMES Board of Directors. Elections are held annually.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

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Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert

BMES President, Fellow

Vice Dean

University of Washington

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Jane Grande-Allen

President-Elect, Fellow

Senior Associate Dean & Professor

Rice University

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Kristen L. Billiar

Secretary, Fellow

Department Head & Professor

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Jennifer Amos

Jennifer Amos

Treasurer, Fellow

Teaching Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Donald P. Gaver

Finance Board Chair, Fellow

Professor

Tulane University School of Engineering & Science

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Alisa S. Clyne

Publications Board Chair

Professor

University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering

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John G. Falcioni

Executive Director/CEO

BMES

2023 - 2026 Directors

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Zac A. Dooley

Fellow

Senior Manager of Research & Testing

Orthofix Medical

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John P. Fisher

Professor & Department Chair

University of Maryland

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Aaron Kyle

Fellow

Professor

Duke University

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Adam Joseph Mellott

CEO & President

Ronawk

2024 - 2027 Directors

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LaShan Hendrix

Associate Professor

University of Cincinnati

Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Melissa Mendoza-Seale

Senior Associate

Exponent

Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

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Michelle L. Oyen

Associate Professor

Wayne State University

College of Engineering

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Beth Pruitt

Fellow

Chair of Bioengineering, Professor of Bioengineering & Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 - 2028 Directors

Abigail Avila

Abigail Avila

Formulation Chemist and Scientist

Bayer

Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown

Distinguished Professor

NC State University

UNC Chapel Hill

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Craig J. Goergen

Fellow

Associate Head for Clinical Engagement and Professor

Purdue University

Maribel Vazquez

Maribel Vazquez

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Rutgers University

2023 – 2026 Student Representative to the Board

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Amal Shabazz

Doctoral Student

University of Maryland