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Professor Babu Joseph Elected Fellow of the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dr. Babu Joseph was elected a Fellow
of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers in May, 2009. This honor is
reserved for 1% of the society members
based on professional contributions and
service to the profession.
Dr. Joseph is currently a Professor in
the Department of Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering at University of
South Florida in Tampa. His current
research interests are in the areas of
modeling and simulation at the electronic,
molecular and macro scale. Dr. Joseph
obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
from Case Western Reserve University in
1975. He then joined the Aspen Project at
MIT where he worked with Dr. L.B. Evans
on the development of a third generation
chemical process simulator. He joined the
Biomedical Engineering Society
The Biomedical Engineering Society
(BMES) is comprised of a group of very
talented individuals that have very diverse
Backgrounds including biomedical
sciences such as biophysics, biology, medicine,
chemistry as well as electrical, mechanical
, chemical and biomedical engineers.
The diversity of the knowledge
and ethnic backgrounds are what enhances
the essence of the Biomedical Engineering
Society.
The purpose of the of the BMES student
chapter at USF is to encourage the
interaction between biomedical and engineering
fields and to provide a forum
for students and faculty in the area to interact
and exchange ideas. The society
aims at achieving this by:
- Inviting experienced biomedical professionals
to talk to our students regarding
their experiences and skills.
faculty of Chemical Engineering in
Washington University in St. Louis in 1978
where he became the Edward C. Dicke
Professor in 2000.
During the year 1985-86 he was
visiting professor at the University of
California, Berkeley. In 2002 he moved to
become chair at USF. He is the author of
two books “Real Time Personal Computing
for Data Acquisition and Control,”
Prentice-Hall, 1989 and “Techniques of
Model Based Control” co-authored with
Dr. C.B. Brosilow, Prentice-Hall, 2002, and
over 200 technical publications. Together
with Dr. R.L. Motard, he is co-editor of a
book titled “Wavelet Applications in
Chemical Engineering,” Kluwer Academic,
1995. He has been on the faculty of AIChE
Continuing Education Series.
- Organizing visits to leading biomedical
companies in the Tampa Bay region
for students to acquaint themselves
with the needs of the industry.
- Organizing social events for students
and faculty to collaborate informally
and exchange valuable research ideas
and experiences.
At the University of South Florida, the
Biomedical Engineering program currently
includes research in the areas of:
- Understanding basic biochemical and
physiological processes.
- Designing and analyzing medical diagnostics
and procedures.
- Valuation and design of health care
systems and facilities.
- Design and evaluation of prosthetic
devices.
- General biomedical product development
AIChE Board of Directors approved
his election as a Fellow
of the American institute of
Chemical Engineers, the highest
grade of membership. The
honor testifies to the high esteem
in which he is held by his
peers for his distinctive professional
accomplishments and
contributions.
From left to right:
Justin Stewart, President;
Ana Rioja, Vice President;
Julie Kahn, Secretary;
Valerie McManus;
Karim Hamidi, Treasurer.
- Use of molecular biology and gene expression
studies to understand disease
biology.
The BMES extends a sincere farewell to
its former president, Korie Fairbairn. Korie
donated a lot of her time to ensure
the success of BMES. We are grateful to
her. Following her graduation, a new
team was assembled including: Justin
Stewart (President), Ana Rioja (Vice–
President), Karim Hamidi (Treasurer),
Julie Kahn (Secretary) and Valerie Mc-
Manus (Fundraising Chair). There are
several projects this team is currently
working on including T-Shirts to represent
our society, fundraisers to help raise
money for scholarships and conferences
for students; updating the website, inviting
guest speakers and coordinating
company tours and. last but definitely
not least, trying to obtain corporate
sponsorships to provide better resources
for our students.