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Professor Andreas Bommarius Elected to Presitgious College of Fellows
Atlanta (July 16, 2008) — Dr. Andreas Bommarius was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was selected for this honor because of his exceptional contributions to medical and biological engineering. Election to AIMBE places him within the top two percent of the medical and biological engineering community comprising AIMBE. AIMBE has earned a reputation as a prestigious public policy leader on issues impacting the medical and biological community and is the preeminent voice on the subject. Through its College of Fellows, Academic Council, Council of Societies and Industry Council, AIMBE represents approximately 50,000 influential leaders across the globe.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premiere research universities. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report's top 10 public universities, Georgia Tech educates more than 16,000 students every year through its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech maintains a diverse campus and is among the nation's top producers of women and African-American engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute. During the 2003-2004 academic year, Georgia Tech reached $341.9 million in new research award funding.