Bioengineering welcomes new faculty Rebecca Reck

8/24/2020 Huan Song

The first day of school is an exciting time for new students and faculty alike! Meet Professor Rebecca Reck, who is the instructor for BIOE 414/415 Biomedical Instrumentation and Biomedical instrumentation Lab!  She may be new to the department this year, but she is not new to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, having completed her Ph.D. in industrial & enterprise systems engineering from The Grainger College of Engineering. Check out this video to hear about her path to Illinois, thoughts about the future of bioengineering, hobbies and more! 

Written by Huan Song

The first day of school is an exciting time for new students and faculty alike! Meet Professor Rebecca Reck, who is the instructor for BIOE 414/415 Biomedical Instrumentation and Biomedical instrumentation Lab!  She may be new to the department this year, but she is not new to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, having completed her Ph.D. in industrial & enterprise systems engineering from The Grainger College of Engineering. Check out this video to hear about her path to Illinois, thoughts about the future of bioengineering, hobbies and more! 


0:14 What's your path to Illinois?
1:27 Why bioengineering? 
2:07 What are you most excited about in your new role?
3:17 How will bioengineering evolve in the future?
5:16 What was your grad school experience like?
6:05 Do you have any career advice for students? 
7:46 What are you reading for fun?
8:14 What are your hobbies? 


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This story was published August 24, 2020.