Congratulations to BME Faculty on Promotions

Learn more about our faculty promotions, which become effective later this summer and early fall 2026.

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The Board of Regents approved promotion recommendations on May 21 for regular associate professor and full professor ranks at U-M: 

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Timothy Bruns, Ph.D.  
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, with tenure 

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Karin Jensen, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, with tenure

Jiahe Li, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, with tenure 

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Zhongming Liu, Ph.D.  
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, with tenure, College of Engineering and the Medical School, and Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, without tenure, College of Engineering

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Geeta Mehta, Ph.D.  
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, with tenure, Professor, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, without tenure, College of Engineering, and Professor, Biomedical Engineering, without tenure, College of Engineering and Medical School

Guan Xu, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, with tenure, Medical School, and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, without tenure, Medical School and the College of Engineering