Irene Rena Bizios
Personal Information
Born: Unknown
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
University of Massachusetts-Amherst BSc Chemical Engineering 1968; California Institute of Technology MSc Chemical Engineering; MIT PhD Biomedical Engineering 1979
Professional Life
Field of Study: Bioengineering
Institution/Corporation: University of Texas at San Antonio; RPI
Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Academy of Medicine (2015) National Academy of Inventors (2019) American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2022) National Academy of Engineering (2022) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2010) American Institute for Medicine & Biological Engineering (1999) Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, & Technology (TAMEST; 2016) International Academy of Medicine & Biological Engineering (IAMBE; 2019) Academy of Athens Greece (2020) Biomedical Engineering Society (2005) American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010) Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; American Association of University Women; American Society for Engineering Education; Materials Research Society; Society for Biomaterials; Society of Women Engineers; Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation; Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2000 International Fellow of Biomaterials Science & Engineering of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & engineering; 1985 Outstanding Alumna in Engineering Award, Society of Women Engineers, College of Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst; 1997 Rensselaer Alumni Association Teaching Award; 1998 Clemson Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature (the Scientific Literature of Biomaterials) society for Biomaterials; 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award, Houston society for Engineering in Medicine & Biology; 2010 Women's Initiatives Mentorship Excellence Award, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers; 2014 Founders Award, Society for Biomaterials; 2014 Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award, Biomedical Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education; 2014 Amber Award, The UTSA Ambassadors; 2018 AIMBE Excellence in Stem Education Award; 2019 Excellence in Biomaterials Science Award, The Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation; 2020 Distinguished Alumna in Chemical Engineering Award, College of Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst; 2020 Innovation in Healthcare & Bioscience Award, BioMedSA; 2022 William Proctor Prize for Scientific Achievement, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; 2022 Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Achievements: discovered how to use electricity to grow artificial bones & make them deposit proteins & calcium; current interests are cellular & tissue engineering, biocompability & tissue-biomaterial relationships
1stfemale chemical engineer to receive a PhD in the biomedical engineering program at MIT
was on staff at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 1991-2006, leaving to work at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
during her 1st 3 years at UTSA also lectured at Clemson University & the University of Kentucky
holds 5 patents