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The innovative professor prioritizes inclusiveness in the classroom.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mark Buckley<\/a> was already working on his doctorate in physics when he was first introduced to the world of biomedical engineering (BME). It was love at first byte.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t even know what biomedical engineering was until then,\u201d he says. \u201cBut my thesis was a collaboration between my physics lab and a BME lab. And each day, the BME field became more and more of a passion to me. In physics, it\u2019s solve the unknown problem and see where the applications take us. In BME, you speak to physicians and figure out what the problems are, and then you do the science to address that problem. It\u2019s just a different order of operations. And somewhere along the line, I decided this field was better for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I had struggles here and there when I was a student. But I had mentors who cared. […] Being a mentor may be the greatest impact I have in my career.\u201d<\/div>\n

The Washington, DC, native joined the University of Rochester<\/a> in 2013 and is currently an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/a>. He lives by the credo that BME may not be for everyone, but everyone should have the chance to study it.<\/p>\n

To that end, Buckley hosts one high school student from the Rochester City School District in his lab each summer as part of the Kearns Center\u2019s Upward Bound program<\/a>. He also works with the Rochester-based Refugees Helping Refugees, teaching engineering skills. Last spring, Buckley created the course Communicating Science and Engineering for Community Outreach (BME 419) to give students the tools needed to communicate technical ideas to a lay audience. Buckley was inspired by the needs and challenges he saw students facing as they sought to communicate science and engineering ideas to broad audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate the thought of any student not having access\u2014or facing barriers\u2014to studying biomedical engineering,\u201d he says. \u201cI feel so much excitement for what I do, and I don\u2019t want anyone excluded because of anything in their background.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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