University of Tennessee Biomedical Engineering

As the director of festivals & project management at C3 Presents, Shelby Goodsell (BS/BME, ’18) often jokes that she is a “festival engineer." Though she may not be working in a field directly correlated to her degree in biomedical engineering, many of the analytical skills she acquired while studying at UT are used on a regular basis.

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Biomedical Alumna Goodsell is Bonnaroo’s ‘Festival Engineer’ - Department of Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering alumna Shelby Goodsell uses the skills she gained at UT in her job directing music festivals for C3 Presents.

Assistant Professors Bryan Good and Colleen Crouch are hunting for early signs of Fontan failure, a lethal condition in adults who received lifesaving heart surgery as infants.

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Good and Crouch Investigate Biomarkers of Fontan Failure - Department of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professors Bryan Good and Colleen Crouch are hunting for early signs of the lethal condition Fontan failure.

On April 27, the Department of Biomedical Engineering held its inaugural awards banquet to celebrate our outstanding faculty, staff, and students! See the full list of honorees at the link below! 👏 🏆

Faculty, Staff, and Students Honored at BME Awards Banquet - Department of Biomedical Engineering On April 27, 2026 the BME held its inaugural awards banquet to celebrate their outstanding faculty, staff, and students.

Zeanah Professor and Department of Biomedical Engineering Head Dacheng Ren finds some of his best ideas on the run—using marathon training as a space to think through life, philosophy, and science. He recently completed his first Boston Marathon with a personal-best 3:12, reflecting the same discipline and focus he brings to leadership and research.

Beyond running, Ren values hobbies that create breathing room outside of work—an approach he says supports work-life balance and even fuels creativity.

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From Running to River Tables, Ren’s Hobbies Keep Him Balanced - Department of Biomedical Engineering BME Department Head Dacheng Ren recently completed his first Boston Marathon in a personal best time. Running is just one hobby that helps Ren find inspiration and joy outside of work.

Two biomedical engineering senior design teams in the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering partnered with the University of Tennessee College of Nursing to develop low-cost, reusable pediatric pneumothorax chest-tube trainers to help prepare future pediatric nurse practitioners.

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Congratulations to Nafis Arefin and Demitria Poulos, who were both selected to attend prestigious national conferences!

Arefin submitted a research abstract to the Cardiovascular Implants and Durability Conference in Pacific Grove, California, where he was chosen as one of six finalists in the student competition.

Poulos was invited to the Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a highly selective event for female graduate students and PhD holders pursuing careers in academia.

Both Arefin and Poulos are in the final year of their PhD studies at UT. Learn more about their work at the link below!

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Originally from Hyderabad, India, Sai Rangoon is far from her Kuchipudi guru. However, her experience with dance continually gives her the confidence and skills to succeed as a biomedical engineer. Now in her final year at UT, Rangoon is working a co-op at Siemens Healthineers and serving as the treasurer of UT’s chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Learn more about Sai's story at the link below!

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Logan Goodbred wasn’t sure what career path he wanted to pursue when attending the 2023 Fall Engineering Expo. At the Expo, he connected with Siemens Healthineers, leading to a co-op and Goodbred pursuing a career in medical imaging.

Goodbred served as a co-op with Siemens during the spring and summer of 2024 as a systems engineering intern, troubleshooting scanners and learning more about how innovative medical devices can help people. Read more about his journey at the link below!

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