Y.C. Fung Early Career Award
Established to recognize young investigators who are committed to pursuing research in the field of Bioengineering and have demonstrated significant potential to make substantial contributions to the field of Bioengineering. Such accomplishments may take the form of, but are not limited to, design or development of new methods, equipment or instrumentation in bioengineering; and research publications in peer-reviewed journals.
The award was established by the Bioengineering Division in 1985 and operated as a division award until 1998, when it was elevated to a Society award. The award was renamed the Y.C. Fung Early Career Award in 2017.
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| Form of Award: |
$1000, bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): |
Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in any field of engineering, physics, medicine or life sciences. Candidates must have received their terminal degree less than ten years prior to June 1 of the year the award is conferred. Candidates should have demonstrated contribution to ASME bioengineering. |
| Administrative Responsibility: |
Bioengineering Division |
| Nomination Deadline: |
September 1 |
| E-mail: |
persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: |
Committee on Honors (COH) |
Y.C. Fung Early Career Awardees
| 1999 |
Rebecca Richards-Kortum |
| 2000 |
Farshid Guilak |
| 2001 |
David F. Meaney |
| 2002 |
Jeffrey A. Weiss |
| 2003 |
Sangeeta N. Bhatia |
| 2004 |
Richard E. Debski |
| 2005 |
Jeffrey W. Holmes |
| 2006 |
Beth A. Winkelstein |
| 2007 |
Stavros Thomopoulos |
| 2008 |
Gabriel A. Silva |
| 2009 |
Robert L. Mauck |
| 2010 |
Matthew J. Gounis |
| 2011 |
Ali Khademhosseini |
| 2012 |
Marissa Nichole Rylander |
| 2013 |
Jonathan P. Vande Geest |
| 2014 |
W. David Merryman |
| 2015 |
Adam J. Engler |
| 2016 |
Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos |
| 2017 |
Kristin M. Myers |
| 2018 |
Spencer P. Lake |
| 2019 |
Grace D. O’Connell |
| 2020 |
Matthew B. Fisher |
| 2021 |
Kristin S. Miller |
| 2022 |
Zhenpeng Qin |
| 2023 |
Jessica M. Oakes |
| 2024 |
Adrian Buganza Tepole |
| 2025 |
Spencer E. Szczesny |
Y.C. FUNG EARLY CAREER AWARD RECIPIENTS (DIVISION LEVEL)
| 1986 |
Mark H. Holmes |
| 1987 |
Steven A. Goldstein |
| 1989 |
David N. Ku |
| 1990 |
Jay D. Humphey |
| 1991 |
Michael Kwan |
| 1992 |
Cheng Zhu |
| 1993 |
John A. Frangos |
| 1994 |
Mehmet Toner |
| 1995 |
Cheng Dong |
| 1996 |
Anthony Keaveny |
| 1997 |
Gerard A. Ateshian |
| 1998 |
Louis J. Soslowsky |