February 10th, 2004

Dr. Wesley E. Snyder, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), effective February 27.  Snyder will be honored at the institute’s 13th Annual Event, held February 26 to March 1 in Washington, D.C.

Snyder will receive the honor in recognition of his contributions to the field as well as his “demonstrated interest, concern and involvement with critical issues affecting medical and biological engineering.”

Snyder has a long-standing research interest in medical imaging, especially concerning the use of computer-assisted diagnostics to improve the quality of images derived from Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners.  He recently co-authored a textbook entitled “Machine Vision” that takes a closer look at image analysis and machine vision systems.  Snyder also is a paramedic, an advisor for the Emergency Medical Training (EMT) club on campus and a member of the NC State biomedical engineering faculty.

AIMBE was established in 1992 to promote public awareness of, and interest in, the field of medical and biological engineering.  This year’s AIMBE event is titled “Imaging and Bioengineering:  Partners for the Future” and will focus on new frontiers of imaging and bioengineering.

Snyder joined the NC State faculty in 1976.  He received his bachelor’s degree (1968) in electrical engineering from NC State, and his master’s (1972) and doctorate (1975) in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

— pishney —