In September 2021, family, friends, colleagues, and representatives of the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust joined Joseph Reinhardt to recognize him as the Roy J. Carver Chair in Biomedical Engineering. This named chair was part of a transformational $12 million gift to the college from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust that also included the naming of the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering.

“This chaired position will help my research group expand our efforts to use medical imaging to better understand the normal and diseased lung. Lung conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, cancer, emphysema, and COVID affect millions of Americans every year, and we hope to develop methods to detect these disorders early so physicians can successfully intervene,” said Reinhardt. “This recognition is very special to me as it further strengthens our department’s longstanding connection and collaboration with the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.”

“The Carver Trust is pleased to recognize Dr. Reinhardt and his exemplary career with the Roy J. Carver Chair in Biomedical Engineering,” said Troy Ross, executive administrator of the Carver Charitable Trust. “His past and future work reflects our enduring interest in medical and scientific innovation for the betterment of the human condition and is an integral component of the Trust-supported initiative in biomedical engineering for respiratory and pulmonary health and disease. We look forward to additional discoveries and advancements from Dr. Reinhardt, his team, and colleagues within the department.”