The Development of an Infrastructure for Bionngineering in the United States

这项提议的目的是提供三个研讨会和几个研究部分，其目标是“发展一个将统一美国生物工程界的基础设施”。随着生物工程作为公认的工程学科的引入，必须建立一个专业协会来协调生物工程界的研究和产业努力。该组织也将是使用生物工程师执行任务的学术和政府机构的信息和方向的来源。这一努力对于美国生物工程的活力和适当的发展方向是必不可少的。

The purpose of this proposal is to provide three workshops and several study sections whose objective is "to develop an infrastructure which will unify the bioengineering community in the United States." With the introduction of bioengineering as a recognized engineering discipline, it is imperative that a professional society be established to coordinate the research and industrial efforts of the bioengineering community. This organization will also be a source of information and direction for academic and government agencies which use bioengineers in their mission. This effort is essential for the vitality and properly directed growth of bioengineering in the United States.