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Rena Bizios, Ph.D.

Lutcher Brown Endowed Distinguished University Chair Professor, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Rena Bizios, Ph.D.

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Degrees

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Honors and Awards


MEMBER OF NATIONAL and STATE ACADEMIES
  • National Academy of Medicine (NAM; 2015)
  • Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST; 2016)
  • International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE; 2019)
  • National Academy of Inventors (NAI; 2019)
  • Academy of Athens, Greece (2020)
  • National Academy of Engineering (NAE; 2022)
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S; 2022)

 

FELLOW OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (1999).
  • International Fellow, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) (2000).
  • Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society (2005).
  • Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2010)
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)

MEMBER OF HONOR SOCIETIES
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Sigma Xi

  • Outstanding Alumna in Engineering Award, Society of Women Engineers, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1985).
  • Rensselaer Alumni Association Teaching Award, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (1997).
  • Clemson Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Literature (the Scientific Literature of Biomaterials), Society for Biomaterials (1998).
  • Distinguished Scientist Award, Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology; (2009).
  • 2010 Women’s Initiatives Mentorship Excellence Award, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers; (2010).
  • Founders Award, Society for Biomaterials (2014).
  • Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award, Biomedical Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education (2014).
  • Amber Award, The UTSA Ambassadors, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio, TX (2014).
  • AIMBE Excellence in STEM Education Award, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering; (2018).
  • Excellence in Biomaterials Science Award, The Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation (2019).
  • Distinguished Alumna in Chemical Engineering Award, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (2020).
  • Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience Award, BioMed SA, San Antonio, TX (2020)
  • William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (2022).
  • Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2022).

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (in alphabetical order)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
  • Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International (TERMIS)