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Professor Andrew Lowe secures million dollar funding
Professor Andrew Lowe from the School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences secured $1 million under the Smart Ideas programme, an investment mechanism intended to catalyse and rapidly test promising, innovative ideas with high potential to benefit New Zealand.
Professor Lowe’s research aims to develop a new method to accurately measure blood flow in intensive care patients to reduce the risk of amputation or death resulting from low blood flow to the limbs.
“The funding gives us a wonderful opportunity to work on a very promising approach to improve the management of poor blood flow to the legs and arms. This research builds on technology projects previously funded by MBIE, as well as the deep clinical and physiology expertise of our interdisciplinary, multi-organisation team,” says Professor Lowe.
Andrew Lowe and Anubha Kalra have been granted a US patent
IBTec researchers Andrew Lowe and Anubha Kalra, together with collaborators Gautam Anand and Ray Simpkin, have been granted a US patent relating to the measurement of electrical potentials from the human body. Their innovative work helps to reduce the impact of changes in the interface between electrodes and the body.
Huiyang Zhang received the Dean’s Excellence Award
Huiyang Zhang received the Dean’s Excellence Award for outstanding performance in Postgraduate Studies
Wagner Hoffmann received the IEEE Excellence Award
Wagner Hoffmann received the IEEE Excellence Award for the top graduand in the Master of Engineering
Grayson Nipper received the Caliber Design Excellence Award
Grayson Nipper received the Caliber Design Excellence Award for the top Mechanical Engineering project In Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
At the ECMS Staff Awards 2023, Prof. Andrew Lowe received the Research Achievement Award under the Research Excellence Category.
IBTec received the Research Team Award for excellence in research at the ECMS Staff Awards 2023.
Assoc. Professor Hamid GholamHosseini is promoted to Professor
Dr Anubha Kalra has been promoted to the position of senior lecturer
Congratulations to Dr Anubha Kalra who has been promoted to the position of senior lecturer.
Anubha has been an integral part of IBTec since 2014 and is currently a core research staff member, with a focus on cardiovascular disease management and medical devices . This news marks a significant milestone in Anubha’s academic career, which began as a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering within AUT's School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences in 2020.
Te Tītoki Mataora Forum
The CMDT and Aotearoa Brain Project invites you to join us for the first Te Tītoki Mataora (TTM) MedTech Research Translator forum as part of HealthTech Week.
PhD student won the best presentation award
Hamidreza Rasouli Panah,PhD student, won the best presentation award at HealthTech week 2023.
Pressure Oscillation in Biomedical Diagnostics and Therapy
Co-authored by Professor Ahmed Al-Jumaily and Lulu Wang. Pressure Oscillation in Biomedical Diagnostics and Therapy presents key findings in imaging, diagnostics, and therapies using high and low frequency pressure waves in a concise and easy-to-understand way, focusing primarily on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems that utilise acoustics (mechanical wave motion).
AUT tech start-up develops breakthrough
RespirAq, an AUT tech spinout, has recently been granted breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Active Humidifier product.
