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June 10, 2009 Wright State biomedical engineering grad Harvard-bound Ask James Dahlman what he's up to these days and you'll get a straightforward answer. "I run, I sing and I do science," he says.But the graduating senior in biomedical engineering from Wright State has already made his debut among international scientists working to find a cure for cancer, and hopes someday to be among those who do. "The cure for cancer is only 20 to 40 years away," Dahlman said. Dahlman was awarded the prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Fellowship, as well as the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF). These two awards will provide funding for him to attend the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, where he will pursue a Ph.D. in medical engineering with a focus on targeted drug delivery systems to treat cancer patients. Dahlman has been active at Wright State, earning the Valedictorian Full Tuition Scholarship, the University Honors Program Scholarship, and a Presidential Commendation for Excellence. In addition, James co-founded the Wright State Runnin' Raiders Distance Running Club, has served as an undergraduate teaching assistant, a resident assistant in the honors community, and president of the Wright Engineering Council. Dahlman has also been active at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where he has conducted research on metallic glasses under the direction of Dr. Daniel Miracle since his freshman year. In 2008, Dahlman was the fifth Raider in school history to receive a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. He has also conducted summer research at MIT as a National Science Foundation Fellow. In addition to the NDSEG and GRF, James was named a Whitaker International Biomedical Scholar (providing funding to study at the University of Sydney), a National Institutes of Health Oxford Cambridge Scholar (providing funding to study at Oxford or Cambridge), an IGERT fellow at Johns Hopkins University, a MIT Neurometrix Presidential Fellow, and was admitted to Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, Rice, Michigan and Stanford. Finally, Dahlman has sung as a member in the Dayton Philharmonic, earning the distinction of a member of the Corro Piccolo (select choir) during the Philharmonic's performance of Carmina Burana. James learned the art of singing from his father, Hank Dahlman, director of graduate studies in music in Wright State's College of Liberal Arts. After earning his Ph.D., Dahlman plans on pursuing an academic career researching medical materials science and teaching at the university level. Editors Note: Dahlman is a resident of Kettering, OH. He will be available for interviews before the Wright State commencement ceremony, Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m., in the Nutter Center. For information at the event, please contact Stephanie Ely from the Office of Communications and Marketing by cell at (937) 765-1261 or look for her near the stage. 
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