UF Biomedical Engineer Inducted Into Prestigious National Academy of Engineering

UF researcher Christine Schmidt was honored Sunday among some of the country’s most notable engineers when she was formally inducted into the 2024 class of the National Academy of Engineering. The prestigious recognition celebrates her more than 25 years of improving lives through neural tissue engineering and wound healing.

The induction ceremony, which was held during the National Academy of Engineering’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., welcomed 114 newly elected members and 21 international members. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions bestowed on an engineer, honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research and private industry and who have pioneered new and developing fields of technology.  

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