Rena Bizios, Ph.D.
Lutcher Brown Endowed Distinguished University Chair Professor, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Contact
- Office: AET 1.361
- Office Telephone: 210-458-6646
- rena.bizios@utsa.edu
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)
