WASHINGTON, D.C.鈥� The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Yen-Yu I. Shih, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Neurology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to its College of Fellows.
Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education鈥� 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.”
Professor Shih was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows 鈥渇or distinct contributions in preclinical neuroimaging, and for leadership in engineering education.鈥�
A formal induction ceremony was held during the AIMBE Annual Event at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia on March 31, 2025. Professor Shih was inducted along with 171 colleagues who make up the AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2025.
While most AIMBE Fellows hail from the United States, the College of Fellows has inducted Fellows representing more than 30 countries. AIMBE Fellows are employed in academia, industry, clinical practice, and government. AIMBE Fellows are among the most distinguished medical and biological engineers including 4 Nobel Prize laureates and 27 Presidential Medal of Science and/or Technology and Innovation awardees. Additionally, 233 Fellows have been inducted to the National Academy of Engineering, 120 inducted to the National Academy of Medicine, and 51 inducted to the National Academy of Sciences.
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AIMBE is the authoritative voice and advocate for the value of medical and biological engineering to society. AIMBE鈥檚 mission is to recognize excellence, advance public understanding, and accelerate medical and biological innovation. No other organization brings together academic, industry, government, and scientific societies to form a highly influential community advancing medical and biological engineering. AIMBE鈥檚 mission drives advocacy initiatives into action on Capitol Hill and beyond.
Press Release from American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Press Release Contact: Charlie Kim, Director of Membership Services, ckim@aimbe.org.聽