UW Bioengineering is proud of all our faculty, staff and students, and the many awards they earn for their work in teaching, mentoring and improving lives through bioengineering research and innovations.
Faculty Award Highlights
- 29 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellows
- 13 members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences
- 14 past and current UW CoMotion Presidential Innovation Fellows
- Six members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- Six AAAS Fellows
- Five National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Student Award Highlights
- 18 current National Science Foundation Fellows
- Four Fulbright Student Fellows, one Gates Cambridge Scholar, one Rhodes Scholar, one Luce Scholar, and nine Goldwater Scholars as of 2020
- 8 Levinson Emerging Scholar awards
- Multiple awards from NASA Space Grant
- Multiple awards in business plan competitions from UW Foster School of Business
- Fellowships from American Heart Association and Washington Research Foundation
- More Amgen Scholars than any other UW department; 31 since 2007
- Over 400 Mary Gates Scholarships
Featured Awards and Recognition
Congratulations to Our Bioengineering Champions
The UW Bioengineering community celebrates a historic season as both the Men’s and Women’s Soccer programs secured major titles this year. These victories highlight the incredible discipline of the pair of Bioengineering student-athletes who [...]
Olanrewaju earns NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
Professor Ayokunle Olanrewaju has earned a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Bioengineering MAB team wins Climate Action Prize at Environmental Innovation Challenge
A team of UW MAB graduate students has been recognized for their innovative solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in healthcare settings.
Imaging pioneer Ruikang Wang to deliver Inaugural Fujimoto Lecture
UW Bioengineering professor Ruikang Wang has been selected to deliver the Inaugural James G. Fujimoto Award Lectureship.
UW Bioengineering Ph.D. student Arjun Kumar awarded inaugural Pfizer Oncology Fellowship
Arjun Kumar, a Ph.D. student at UW Bioengineering, has been named one of the inaugural recipients of the Pfizer Oncology Fellowship.
Bioengineering teams shine at the 2025 Science & Technology Showcase
Three groups of Master of Applied Bioengineering students stood out for their innovative work in medical diagnostics, therapeutics and healthcare automation.