Anushka Limaye

Anushka Limaye came to Arizona State University eager to combine her dual interests in engineering and health. Fascinated by the potential of biomedical engineering to transform health care, she saw ASU as a place to deepen her technical skills and contribute meaningful health research.

As a Barrett, The Honors College student Limaye chose biomedical engineering as her major because through the program, she could study all facets of engineering to find her true passions, delving into biology, chemistry, physics, thermodynamics, programming and circuits.

“My favorite aha moment happened during my first year when I had two project-based biomedical device design courses,” Limaye says. “I found that I loved working in a team to navigate through the design process, and it felt so rewarding to build a physical prototype.”

Limaye says that her degree directly plays a role in improving the quality of life for others, especially through their health.

“Biomedical engineering leverages advancing technology in a meaningful way that addresses the world’s most pressing clinical needs,” she says.

“The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering emphasizes how important it is to truly understand the people we are designing a medical device for, so ultimately medical devices improve their quality of life.”

As a Grand Challenges Scholar, she stayed committed to applying her engineering skills and innovative mind to a range of activities at ASU. She was part of the Engineering Projects in Community Service, or EPICS, reclining back team, working with Mayo Clinic radiology for six semesters and serving as co-team leader for the last two semesters.

Her extracurricular activity didn’t end there. Limaye contributed to the Water Purification project in Naki, Kenya through Engineers Without Borders for three semesters, participated in the Society of Women Engineers and assisted as a subject area tutor on campus.

“I was also a Break Through Tech fellow with Cornell Tech, a synapse intern at Mayo Clinic within SBHSE’s capstone program and an undergraduate student research worker in the data science lab in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence.”

Limaye has been recognized with several awards, including the New American University President’s Award, a special National Merit Scholarship Program award and the Future-Forward Award. She also earned a regular spot on the dean’s list.

Limaye’s long-term aspiration is to work in the health care industry.

“I want to work on the latest technologies to find ways to make health care more accessible and affordable for all,” she says. “The challenge is what drives me to pursue it.”

Read about other exceptional graduates of the Fulton Schools’ spring 2025 class here.