The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) named UW Bioengineering’s Professor Daniel Chiu to its College of Fellows Class of 2026.

The AIMBE College of Fellows represents the top two percent of medical and biological engineers globally. Membership honors researchers who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology.”

A named inventor on more than 300 patents, Chiu was elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for the development of nanomaterials that have “transformed molecular detection at the single molecule level.” His research. His research interests include nanomaterials, microfluidics, and new instrumentations for ultra-sensitive bioanalytical measurements and digital assays.

Chiu is also the A. Bruce Montgomery Professor of Chemistry, an Endowed Professor of Analytical Chemistry, and a Washington Research Foundation Professor. He is a member of the Cancer Consortium at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.