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
- 6 members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- Six AAAS Fellows
- One National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Student Award Highlights
- 13 current National Science Foundation Fellows
- Two Fulbright Student Fellows, one Gates Cambridge Scholar, one Rhodes Scholar, one Luce Scholar, and eight Goldwater Scholars as of 2016
- 5 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 100 Mary Gates Scholarships
Featured Awards and Recognition
BioE’s Alejandro Diaz and Parker Ruth receive Dean’s Medals
Coveted honor recognizes two exceptional UW Engineering students.
Three BioE students named to 2021 Husky 100
Lauren Holbrook, Jolie Phan and Nadia Siddiqui exemplify Husky Experience.
Nancy Allbritton to Receive 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
Congratulations to Nancy Allbritton on this premier recognition!
NSF Graduate Research Fellows tackle cancer therapies, drug delivery, artificial organs
Clinton Heinze, Trey Pichon, Olivia Prado are 2020 NSF Fellows.
Undergraduates win Best Idea prize at Health Innovation Challenge
Device improves disease testing along with health access and disparities.
Dan Ratner, Kim Woodrow Elected to AIMBE
Honor represents top two percent of medical and biological engineers.