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BME Award for Outstanding Achievement Recipient: Professor Michael Mayer

Professor Michael Mayer has been awarded the Department of Biomedical Engineering Award for Outstanding Achievement. Professor Mayer has had a tremendous impact in the department in the short time he has been with us. His high profile publications average over five per year. Additionally, Professor Mayer has an excellent funding record, having received an NSF Career Award, a Michigan Technology Tricorridor Grant, a difficult to get NIH R01 grant, as well as industry and foundation support.

As a teacher, Professor Mayer has developed two completely new courses. As a testament to his excellence in teaching, Professor Mayer's Ph.D. student has received the Rackham Dissertation Award. He is also active in departmental activities, including chairing the graduate admissions committee. Professor Mayer also started the Biomembrane Lab at Michigan. The Department of Biomedical Engineering is pleased and proud to count Professor Mayer as a member of our faculty.

Posted on June 9, 2008, 9:19 am