BME’s Joyce Wong Elected President of AIMBE

Recognition as a National Leader in BME

Professor Joyce Wong (BME, MSE) was named the president-elect of The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), one of the highest honors in the fields of medical and biological engineering.

She is both a current fellow and the Chair of the AIMBE College of Fellows, which is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country.  

The AIMBE is dedicated to providing “leadership and advocacy in medical and biological engineering for the benefit of society.” Its membership includes the field’s outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators, and honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Prof. Wong will become the new president after the annual meeting in 2022, for a term of 2 years.