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Professor C.C. Chu, center, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) named Cornell fiber scientist C.C. Chu to its College of Fellows, an honor reserved for the world’s top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers from academia, industry and government.

Chu, the Rebecca Q. Morgan ’60 Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology, was recognized for his development of novel biomaterials for wound closure, burn treatment, drug delivery and other applications for human body repair. Chu, a Cornell professor since 1978, holds 75 national and international patents for his work and has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed research papers.

Nominated by his peers, Chu joins a group of roughly 1,500 AIMBE fellows. According to AIMBE, the selection process was especially rigorous this year, with candidates chosen for their contributions to research and engineering, their commitment to public service and their ability to further AIMBE’s goals for innovation in health care and human safety.

Chu partners with Weill Cornell Medical College and Ithaca campus doctors and engineers on the biodegradable polymers and fibers for use in bone repair, wound treatment, gene therapy, immunotherapy, allergy treatment and other applications.

Sara Birmingham ’15 is a student communications assistant for the College of Human Ecology.