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Department: Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME)
Date: December 22, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (Dec. 22, 2021) — The University of Texas at El Paso’s efforts to reach into space have achieved a critical milestone. Binata Joddar, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Metallurgy, Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering, has completed testing on 3D-printed bio-tissue produced at UTEP that will be integrated into a neural-sensing device and tested in suborbital space flight in spring 2022.
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