Kristen Billiar Receives 2026 ASME Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Award

Headshot of Prof. Kris Billiar next to an image of the front and back of the Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Award Medal. The title says "Celebrating Excellence in Mentorship" and under the images says, "Professor Kristen Billiar, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2026 Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Award for Undergraduate Mentoring, Faculty Development & National Advocacy"

Kristen Billiar, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at WPI, has been selected to receive the 2026 ASME Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Award. He was recognized for his exemplary leadership and long-standing commitment to undergraduate education, his dedication to mentoring junior colleagues and trainees, and his national advocacy for excellence in mentoring and teaching within the biomedical engineering community.

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Kristen Billiar
Kristen Billiar
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Understanding the mechanisms by which mechanical forces regulate the development and healing of connective tissues and the pathogenesis of disease is becoming one of the foremost problems at the intersection of biomechanics and cell biology—it has spawned the field of mechanobiol [...]
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