BETA (BE Talks with Alumni): 

BETA exposes students to career options--
both traditional and non-traditional--
in informal gatherings with alumni to learn about
"life beyond Penn BE." 

Fall 2009 Alumni Speakers
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Greenberg Student Lounge, Skirkanich Hall
6:15 p.m.--Pizza will be served.
Sherri Wykosky, BE Class of 2006
Sherri is an associate product development engineer in the foot and ankle grooup, trauma division of Synthes.

Fall 2009 Alumni Speakers
Karl F. Orishimo, M.S., BE Class of 1998
Karl is a biomechanist/research engineer at the Nicholas Institute of Sports
Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) in New York City and adjunct professor at Cooper Union School of Engineering.
David Hartenbaum, M.D., BE Class of 1981
Senior Director, Customer Marketing at Merck
Dr. David Hartenbaum left private practice for Merck. His numerous positions there include medical services, running clinical trials, leading an advocate development group, product management, and managed care contracting. 

 

Past Events

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26 April 2005	First Annual Bioengineering Departmental Picnic
2 February 2005	Penn alum speaks to students about careers in FDA

April 26^th, 2005 

FIRST ANNUAL BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL PICNIC

The Bioengineering Department held its first annual picnic for faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate students. The weather was perfect and although the lines were long--

--the food was well worth the wait.

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February 2^nd, 2005

PENN ALUM SPEAKS TO STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERS IN FDA

Ken Cavanaugh, an alum of Penn’s Bioengineering Ph.D. program, came to speak to current undergraduate and graduate students about internships and full-time employment opportunities at the FDA.  Ken works in the Cardiovascular Device Evaluation Department, which makes sure cardiovascular devices are safe and effective before they are marketed. For more information about the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the FDA, go to: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh.
For more information about FDA employment opportunities and benefits, go to: http://www.fda.gov/jobs/default.htm.

Ken speaks with students after his presentation.	Ken collects students’ resumes to be considered for summer internships and full-time jobs.

Undergraduate Awards, 2009

Graduation is reward in itself, but in addition several students every year are honored by receiving bioengineering and school-wide awards.  This year’s award honorees appear below.

The Albert Giandomenico Award
 The Albert Giandomenico Award is presented annually to the highest achieving laboratory group selected from the undergraduate laboratory courses taught in the Department of Bioengineering curriculum.  The award is intended to reflect several traits that include teamwork, leadership, creativity, and knowledge applied to discovery-based learning in the laboratory.

Ashwin Nathan            Arif Rashid                   Pamela Tsing

The Bioengineering Senior Design Award
This award is given each year by the faculty of Bioengineering to the graduating senior, who, in the conduct of his or her senior project, has best demonstrated originality and creativity in the application of engineering principles to the solution of a biomedical problem.

Amar Bains                 Joe Crisanti                  Jing-Yuan Ma  
Bethany Baumann        Adonis Ioannou            Jay Parekh
Victoria Behrend         Adam Lafleur               Phillip Santoiemma
Ezra Bobo                   Lo-Jen Liu
                                                                      
The Bioengineering Student Leadership Award
This award was established by the faculty of the Department of Bioengineering and is given annually to a student in bioengineering who has demonstrated, through a combination of academic performance, service, leadership, and personal qualities, that he or she will be a credit to the department, the school, and the university.

Randall Toy                 Kevin Rakszawski

The Biomedical Applied Science Senior Project Award
This award is given each year by the faculty of bioengineering to the graduating senior or team who, in the conduct of their senior project and its societal context and goals, has best demonstrated originality and creativity in the integration of knowledge from the fields of engineering, science, health care, public policy, business or other relevant fields.

 Kevin Rakszawski

The Herman P. Schwan Bioengineering Award
The Herman P. Schwan Award was established by the faculty of the Department of Bioengineering as an enduring tribute to their colleague and friend, in honor and recognition of his outstanding achievements in bioengineering, and in commemoration of the receipt of his honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1986 from the university.  This award is given each year to a graduating senior who, in the opinion of the faculty, has demonstrated the highest standards of scholarship and academic achievement.

Amarpreet Bains           Ludovic Vincent

Faculty Appreciation Award
This special award is given by the faculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Science to recognize and honor outstanding students for their service to the university.

Charlotte Tsui               Ashley Stein
Osama Ahmed             Jessica Seidelman

The Hugo Otto Wolf Memorial Prize
The Hugo Otto Wolf Memorial Prize, founded by Otto C. Wolf in memory of his son, is awarded to that member of the senior class in each department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science who, during the senior year, by the thoroughness and originality of his or her work, meets with the greatest approval of the professors in charge.

Harvey Zhang               Orrin Meyers

Engineering Alumni Society E. Stuart Eichert, Jr. Award
The Engineering Alumni Society E. Stuart Eichert, Jr. Student Award is given annually by the Engineering Alumni Society to that student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science who, during his or her junior year, best exemplifies the characteristics of selfless service to the university and the community.

Matthew Canver