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March 2012 Professor Eva Chi is awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award. The $400,000 award will fund Chi's research in "Interface-induced misfolding and aggregation of intrinsically disordered proteins" over a 5-year period. It is the second such award to a UNM faculty member with the Center for Biomedical Engineering; the first was to Professor Dimiter Petsev in March 2009.
January 2012 In January 2012, Professor Andrew Shreve became the new permanent Director of UNM's Center for Biomedical Engineering. Professor Shreve succeeds Professor David Whitten, who served as Interim Director from November 2009 to December 2011.
November 2011 The State of New Mexico approves a Master's of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. The proposal for the new degree program was brought before the State Board of Finance by Dr. Glenn Walters, head of the State of New Mexico Higher Education Department. He was joined in testimony before the Board by UNM Professors Steven Graves, Charles B. Fleddermann, and Scott S. Sibbett. The unanimous vote was taken by the State Board of Finance at their regular meeting. The vote culminates a 5-year effort by UNM's Center for Biomedical Engineering to launch a new graduate program in biomedical engineering. Funding for the initiative was provided by the State of New Mexico legislature through a special projects grant, by the UNM Office of Vice President of Research, and by the Dean's Office of the UNM School of Engineering. Following the vote, Program Director Graves said, "The vote to approve this new M.S. degree is really a testimony to the foresight of many New Mexico legislators, who saw the importance of helping grow the state's economy in this vibrant area."
December 2010 The Regents of the university approve a graduate degree program in biomedical engineering. Students begin applying for admission into the new Ph.D. program.
November 2009 Professor David G. Whitten is named Interim Director of CBME.
May 2009 School of Engineering faculty vote to approve the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, and a concentration within the Ph.D. of Engineering. Professor Steven Graves is named Director of the BME Graduate Program.
March 2009 Professor Dimiter Petsev is awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award. The $400,000 award wiil fund Petsev's research in "Transport Control in Fluidic Micro and Nanochannels" over a 5-year period.
September 2008 CBME's second Open House allows the public to view the new 14,000 square foot CBME Labs in Centennial Engineering Center.
August 2008 Construction of the new Centennial Engineering Center is completed, and faculty, students and staff occupy new offices and lab space of the Center for Biomedical Engineering.
March 2008 The Dean of the School of Engineering and the Vice President of Research conduct a 3-year review of CBME. They decide to continue to support the start-up of the Center.
June 2007 CBME hosts its first Open House featuring presentations, tours and displays. The event is well-attended by members of the University community, friends of CBME, and dignitaries of the New Mexico State Legislature.
February 2007 New Mexico State Legislature votes to fund BME at UNM.
January 2006 Sandia National Laboratories makes a generous gift to CBME for new research endeavors.
2006 The University names Biomedical Engineering a "UNM Area of Marked Opportunity".
July 2005 The UNM Center for Biomedical Engineering (CMBE), Gabriel P. Lopez, Director, is launched as a multi-disciplinary research center focused on coordinating and enhancing collaborative research at UNM in the area of Biomedical Engineering. The Center is established with funding from the School of Engineering and from the Office of the Vice President for Research. Professors David G. Whitten and Scott S. Sibbett are named Associate Directors.
2004 A UNM Chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society is founded.
2003 The School of Engineering and the School of Medicine hold a day-long retreat on “Developing a Vision for Biomedical Engineering at UNM”.