Rate My Professor Mary-Ann Mycek

Throughout her career at Michigan Engineering, Mycek has held significant leadership roles, including twice serving as associate chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department—first as director of its Master’s and doctoral graduate programs and later as associate chair for translational research. She was appointed associate dean for graduate education in 2016, with responsibilities expanding in 2018 to graduate and professional education, overseeing more than 3,600 Master’s and Ph.D. students across over 60 programs and 1,900 online learners. In 2021, she became interim chair of Biomedical Engineering, followed by her appointment as the William and Valerie Hall Department Chair in 2023, a position she held until the end of 2025. Mycek has authored over 175 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings, delivered more than 165 scientific presentations, and holds seven issued U.S. patents. Her honors include election to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2014, fellowship in SPIE in 2017, the Award for Outstanding Accomplishment from the Biomedical Engineering Department, and service as associate editor for the Journal of Biomedical Optics for 10 years and current editorial board member for Scientific Reports. She has mentored dozens of students and fellows now in industry and academia.