June Madete

June K. Madete received the Ph.D. degree in medical engineering, specializing in biomechanics, motion capture, imaging studies, and patient data collection. Her specialty is biomechanics, looking at the body as a machine. She seeks to develop biomedical engineering in Africa through knowledge and skill transfer. She is currently the Chairperson of the Department that houses biomedical engineering with the School of Engineering and Technology, Kenyatta University, where supervises engineering projects and gives lectures on biomechanics, biomaterials, biomedical device design, and quality management. Her passion lies in innovation and capacity building, and has collaborated with various universities to carry out curriculum development, organize various design workshops and schools, and bring together BME universities for networking though the BMEIdea meetings.