Associate Editor Kelvin Yeung Inducted into the 2026 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

Published 15 April, 2026

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Kelvin Yeung, Ph.D., Ng Chun-Man Professor in Orthopaedic Bioengineering in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at The University of Hong Kong to its College of Fellows.

Wai Kwok Kelvin Yeung

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education."

Professor Yeung was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows "for leading contributions in developing osteogenic biomaterials and antibacterial nanomaterials for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration and antibacterial treatments."

About AIMBE Fellows

AIMBE Fellows represent the top 2% of medical and biological engineers. They include the most accomplished medical and biological engineers in academia, industry, education, clinical practice, and government.

  • 4 AIMBE Fellows are Nobel Prize winners

  • 14 AIMBE Fellows have received the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation

  • 16 AIMBE Fellows have received the Presidential Medal of Science

  • 260 AIMBE Fellows are members of the NAE

  • 135 AIMBE Fellows are members of the NAM

  • 61 AIMBE Fellows are members of the NAS

For more details, please visit AIMBE ELECTS 2026 FELLOWS .

Now, BAM has 18 AIMBE Fellows in total:

Role  First Name Last Name Affiliation 
Editor in Chief Yufeng Zheng Peking University, China
Editor in Chief Jian Yang The Pennsylvania State University, United States
Associate Editor Eben Alsberg University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
Associate Editor Ke Cheng Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
Associate Editor Debra  Auguste Northeastern University, United States
Associate Editor Rui L. Reis 3B´s Research Group, I3Bs, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Associate Editor Cesar  de la Fuente University of Pennsylvania, United States
Associate Editor Kelvin Yeung The University of Hong Kong
Editorial Board Member Kai Zhang Sichuan University, China
Editorial Board Member Qiaobing Xu Tufts University, United States
Editorial Board Member Feng Zhao Texas A&M University, United States
Editorial Board Member Zhen Gu Zhejiang University, China
Editorial Board Member Liping Tang University of Texas at Arlington, United States
Editorial Board Member Yi Hong University of Texas at Arlington, United States
Editorial Board Member Donghui Zhu Stony Brook University, United States
Editorial Board Member Yizhou Dong The Ohio State University, United States
Editorial Board Member Guoping Chen National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
Editorial Board Member Malcolm  Xing University of Manitoba, Canada

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