BEEC

Annual BEEC Conference Winners Circle

2026 Winners

Sara Wilson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas
"Applying grading for growth to an upper-level, undergraduate engineering course"

Rebecca Reck, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor | Associate Head of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"The Oops Files: Normalizing Learning from Mistakes in Lab"

Hope Whitestone, BS Student, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Paul Gordon, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
"Engineering Design in Context: Catalog of Disabled History"

Christian J. Andrade Herrera, Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering
"Demystifying Summer Research for First-Year Engineering: A Curriculum-Embedded Career Advising Strategy "

2025 Winners

Ana Maria Porras, PhD, Assitant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
"Innovative Instructional Design with ChatGPT: Bridging Technical Skills and Societal Impact in Engineering"

Sabia Zehra Abidi, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
"Prototype Fair - Facilitating Early Feedback in the Design Process"

Sumayyah Ismail, BS Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"STEM ResearcHER: Transforming Education Through Experiential Learning to Bridge the Gender and Accessibility Gap in STEM"

2024 Winners

Matthew Wettergreen, PhD, Teaching Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
"Clinical Needs-Finding, Domestic Needs-Finding, Clinical Experiences for Engineering, Need Identification"

Penelope Georges, PhD, Associate Director, STEM Initiatives, Princeton University
"Enhancing Bioengineering Literacy in Undergraduate General Education through Integration with the Arts "
BIEE Teaching Tips Article: Arts Integration in an Undergraduate General Education Course to Improve Engagement in Bioengineering

Adam Timothy Baker, Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University
"Confidence and Creativity in Instrumentation Design"

2023 Winners

Siavash Ahrar, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, California State University Long Beach
"Structured Modules to Promote Students’ Readiness for Capstone Projects"
BIEE Teaching Tips Article: Structured Modules to Promote Students’ Readiness for Capstone Projects

Holly Golecki, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor, Joe Bradley, PhD, Clinical Associate ProfessorDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Experiential Learning: Exploring Nuances when Making Ethical Decisions"
BIEE Teaching Tips Article: Experiential Learning: Exploring Nuances When Making Ethical Decisions in a Capstone Design Course

Marissa Gray, PhD, Lecturer | Master's Program Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University
"Incorporating Data Science Concepts into Biomedical Engineering Courses"
BIEE Teaching Tips Article: A Jigsaw Approach to Strategic Considerations in Biomedical Engineering Design and Innovation