Workshop for Biologically Inspired Design; Atlanta, Georgia; Spring 2006

这个奖项是为了支持2006年5月10日至13日在乔治亚州亚特兰大举行的一个名为“生物灵感设计研讨会”的研讨会。生物启发设计侧重于使用生物过程，有机体和系统作为令人烦恼的技术或工程问题的创新解决方案的潜在来源。主要研究人员将机械工程设计和生物学专业知识带到这项工作中。为了促进生物科学家和工程师之间的合作，研讨会的目标是：1)聚集在不同领域使用生物启发设计的科学家，以此来确定共同的原则和方法，并确定需要在不同生物启发设计从业者之间进行协调的关键领域；2)将科学家、工程师和设计师聚集在一起，促进将生物学原理纳入工程设计，并使生物学家熟悉那些可以接受但目前缺乏生物学启发方法的挑战；3)对行业进行利益教育；4)制定教学策略，以生物学启发设计，这将促进在教育路径的早期合作。预期这次讲习班的广泛影响将是重大的，特别是在建立一个具有解决社会可持续性问题所需专门知识的社区方面。未来的科学家和工程师在生物启发设计方面的培训将促进未来创新和可持续产品的设计。

This award is to support a workshop entitled Workshop for Biologically-Inspired Design to be held May 10 - 13, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. Biologically-inspired design focuses on the use of biological processes, organisms and systems as potential sources of innovative solutions for vexing technological or engineering problems. The principle investigators bring mechanical engineering design and biological expertise to this endeavor. In order to facilitate the collaboration between biological scientists and engineers, the goals of the workshop are: 1) Gather together scientists who use biologically-inspired design in various fields as a way to identify common principles and approaches, and to identify critical areas that require coordination among different practitioners of biologically-inspired design; 2) Bring together scientists, engineers, and designers to facilitate the incorporation of biological principles into engineering design, and to familiarize biologists with challenges that are amenable to, but currently lacking in, biologically-inspired approaches;, 3) Educate industry about the benefits; and 4) develop strategies for teaching biologically inspired design that will facilitate collaboration early in the educational paths. The broader impacts of this workshop are expected to be significant, particularly in establishing a community that has the needed expertise to address sustainability of society issues. The education of future scientists and engineers who are trained in biologically-inspired design will promote the design of innovative and sustainable products in the future.