Biography
Ranu Jung served as interim dean of the College of Engineering & Computing from 2015 to 2017. Previously, she was a member of the faculty at Arizona State University and the University of Kentucky. Jung is at the cutting edge between engineering and neuroscience, developing devices that lead to scientific advances with clear pathways to clinical application. Of special interest to her are biohybrid systems that merge biologically inspired technologies with humans for recovery and restoration of lost function. A champion for innovation and entrepreneurship, her team developed the first wireless, implantable, neural-interface system for restoring sensations to amputees and received FDA approval to conduct a first-in-human trial. Jung was named a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) in 2020.
Her other honors include the FIU 2016 Outstanding Faculty Torch Award, 2012 Top Scholar award, 2011 New Florida Scholar's Boost Award, 2002 Kentucky Science and Engineering Award, Whitaker Foundation Young Investigator Award, NIH National Research Service Award, AHA NE Ohio Research Fellow and appointment as commissioner, Arizona Biomedical Research Commission. Holder of 8 U.S. patents, 4 pending, founder of one R&D Company, past president of the Organization for Computational Neurosciences, Inc., her publications include an edited book — Biohybrid Systems: Nerves, Interfaces and Machines — and over 130 research articles and book chapters. She serves as co-editor-in-chief of the Springer Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, Associate Editor of Annals of Biomedical Engineering, and on the Editorial board of Bioelectronics in Medicine. Jung is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, Senior Member of IEEE and Society of Women Engineers, and elected to the International Women's Forum. She received her Doctoral degree and Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, USA and her Bachelor's with Distinction in Electronics & Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.