Dr. Mark Humayun, Director of the Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems (BMES) ERC, headquartered at the University of Southern California, has been elected to the 2010 class of the National Academy of Engineering for his development of a retinal prosthesis. For more information, go to http://www.nae.edu/Activities/MediaRoom/20095/42133.aspx

Note that the Directors of two graduated ERCs, Dr. Linda Griffith (MIT BPEC) and Dr. Fred Lee (VaTech CPES) are also among the 68 new NAE members.