The College of Engineering kicked off 2011 by hosting a lecture as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series. Thomas Budinger, a member of both the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering and the founding chair emeritus of the Department of Bioengineering at University of California, Berkeley, presented “Brain Chemistry, Heart Physiology, and Cancer Revealed by Advances in Human Imaging Technologies” last Tuesday, January 18, at Storer Auditorium. Pictured from left to right are Weizhao Zhao, associate professor of biomedical engineering; Budinger; James M. Tien, Distinguished Professor and dean of the College of Engineering; and Helena Solo-Gabriele, professor of environmental engineering and associate dean for research.