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Each year, the Each year, BMES recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions of those in the field of biomedical engineering. Each winner will give a lecture at the BMES 2026 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, October 21 - 24.
We are honored to announce the recipients of these prestigious awards for 2026 along with the names of their lectures and when they will be presented.
2026 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
William Wagner, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, Surgery and Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and the Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Acta Biomaterialia
University of Pittsburgh
Thursday, October 22 at 11:00AM
Social Impact Lecture Award
Angela Alexander-Bryant, PhD
Associate Professor
Clemson University
Thursday, October 22 at 5:15PM
Jordan Gilmore, PhD
Associate Professor
Clemson University
Thursday, October 22 at 5:15PM
Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award
Jennifer Amos, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Thursday, October 22 at 5:15PM
NIH/NIBIB Lecture
Elisa Konofagou, PhD
Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Radiology (Physics); Professor of Neurological Surgery
Columbia University
Friday, October 23 at 11:00AM
Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation
Zhi Yang, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Friday, October 23 at 1:00PM
BMES Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering Award
Gerard Coté, PhD
Associate Agency Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Project Office Director for Health Initiatives, Strategic Advanced Research Unit, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Professor, Biomedical Engineering; James J. Cain Professor I; Regents Professor; Director, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems; Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Texas A&M University
Friday, October 23 at 1:00PM
BMES Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award
Hoda Hatoum, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Saturday, October 24 at 11:00AM
BMES Mid-Career Award
Christopher Jewell, PhD
Robert E. Fischell Institute Professor for Translational Engineering MPower Professor; MPowering the State Fischell Institute Fellow; Research Biologist, United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
University of Maryland
Saturday, October 24 at 11:00AM
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