Amanda Randles

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

My research in biomedical simulation and high-performance computing focuses on the development of new computational tools that we use to provide insight into the localization and development of human diseases ranging from atherosclerosis to cancer. 

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Contact Information

  • Office Location: Wilkinson Building, Room No. 325, 534 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708
  • Email Address: amanda.randles@duke.edu
  • Websites:

Education

  • Ph.D. Harvard University, 2013

Research Interests

Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Gilbreth Lectureship. NAE. 2025
  • Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE Awards). National Science Foundation (NSF). 2025
  • Jack Dongarra Early Career Award. ISC. 2024
  • ACM Prize in Computing. ACM. 2023
  • Distinguished Member. ACM. 2023
  • Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing. ACM SIGHPC. 2023
  • Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2023
  • Pioneer Award. NIH. 2022
  • Fellow (NAI). National Academy of Inventors. 2021
  • Senior Member. National Academy of Inventors. 2019
  • IEEE-CS Technical Consortium on High Performance Computing (TCHPC) Award for Excellence for Early Career Researchers in High Performance Computing. IEEE. 2017
  • Grace Murray Hopper Award. ACM. 2017
  • MIT TR35 Visionary. MIT TR35. 2017
  • Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Oak Ridge Associated Universities. 2016
  • Best Paper, IEEE International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS) 2015. IEEE. 2015
  • Gordon Bell Finalist. ACM. 2015
  • Early Independence Award. NIH. 2014
  • U.S. Delegate . Heidelberg Laureate Forum. 2013
  • Lawrence Fellowship. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 2013
  • George Michael Memorial High Performance Computing Fellowship. ACM/IEEE. 2012
  • U.S. Delegate . Lindau Nobel Laureates and Students Meeting Dedicated to Physics. 2012
  • Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Google. 2012
  • George Michael Memorial High Performance Computing Fellowship. ACM/IEEE. 2010
  • Gordon Bell Finalist. ACM. 2010
  • Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. Department of Energy. 2010
  • Graduate Research Fellowship. National Science Foundation. 2009

Courses Taught

  • EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
  • BME 792: Continuation of Graduate Independent Study
  • BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
  • BME 520L: Computational Foundations of Biomedical Simulation (GE, BB, MC)
  • BME 493: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
  • BME 307: Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems (AC or GE, BB)

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