Hosting EMBC'09

Preparing to host EMBC’09 was a major focus of the department this year, and a huge success by all measures due to the tremendous leadership and tireless efforts of our colleague Prof. Bin He. In addition to providing an outstanding program for the participants, EMBC’09 also elevated the visibility of our department across the U.S. and around the world. Please see our newsletter for more details.

Department Growth Continues

We have just hired our 13th faculty member, Dr. Matt Johnson (see our News page), with another search just starting, so the faculty growth continues.

Fortunately, the department is also expanding its research facilities, moving into the sixth floor of Hasselmo Hall this year, which
will triple the size of our prime research space. Most of our research operations in Shepherd Laboratories will be moved into Hasselmo Hall while our instructional labs will be moved to larger teaching labs located in Moos Tower nearby in the Academic Health Center.

This is also fortunate because our academic programs continue to grow as well, with 67 seniors expected to graduate this year, up from 60 last year. Our graduate program is also growing, with 130 students now enrolled. Our graduate students and postdocs, as well as our faculty members, continue to be recognized for their research achievements, also detailed in our newsletter. We look forward to more talent joining our department this year!