Athena Chien

Ph.D. Candidate at the Walter H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University
- Precision Biosystems Laboratory, Dr. Craig Forest
- M.S. Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, expected Spring 2026

- Current Research Interests: medical devices, sensing, electrophysiology
- Research Experience: cellular-level therapy, chemical-level biomaterials, and robotics
- Looking for: Summer 2025 internship in medtech to build on my sensing and signal processing skills

Research

BME Department Outstanding Entrepreneurship and Translational Research 2024
Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Trainee Above and Beyond Award 2024
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient 2021-2025
cum laude and Distinction in Research and Creative Works, B.S. Bioengineering, Rice '21
Outstanding Service in Bioengineering 2021
Inducted Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society 2020
Distinguished Junior Award, Rice School of Engineering 2020
Outstanding Student Recognition Award, Texas Society of Professional Engineers 2020
Phil Layton Award for Excellence in the Arts & Engineering, Rice School of Engineering 2020
Best Underclassman Engineering Poster, Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019