Proposal for conference support for the ASME 2015 4th Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (Minneapolis, April 19 - 22, 2015)

该奖项的目的是为2015年ASME第四届全球医学和生物学纳米工程大会(NEMB)提供支持。大会将于2015年4月19日至22日在明尼苏达大学明尼阿波利斯举行。这次大会的更广泛的意义和重要性是扩大参与，超越现有的美国机械工程学会(ASME)，促进跨学科的研究和教育。一个特别的目标是让学生和其他年轻的博士后和教职员工参与这一令人兴奋的研究领域，包括代表性不足的群体。通过这一奖项将产生大量的网络机会，将促进与年轻一代工程师和科学家之间的科学和技术讨论，并有机会与高级调查人员打交道。对以前的NEMB会议和其他会议的具体和广泛的影响增强包括：为学生和教员之间的互动提供了更多的非结构化时间；有机会发表快速出版物(在许多期刊上发表特刊--每个轨道一个)；一系列专题讲习班，包括一个关于早期职业发展的专题讲习班，一个关于纳米技术在大学之外的翻译的专题讲习班；以及在纳米工程-生物医学界面举行的关于科学出版格局变化的小组讨论。该奖项由五个项目联合颁发：(1)生物医学工程，(2)生物光子学，(3)流体动力学，(4)颗粒和多相过程，(5)热传输过程，所有这些都在工程总监的化学、生物工程、环境和运输系统部门。本届大会将汇集生物、医学、纳米材料和工程领域的顶尖专家，审查实验方法、合成方法、结果、模型、计算、分析和医疗疾病的传感、量化、诊断和治疗的创新方法，以改进使用工程方法的医疗保健。工程学和生物学的结合，加上对医学的强烈关注，将是计划中的活动的一个标志。为了实现这一目标，研究人员将积极参与一个大的参与者社区，并提供一个令人兴奋的论坛，以例证生物传感、生物运输、生物力学和其他生物工程在解决生物学和医学中紧迫问题方面的智力优势。具体研究方向包括：(1)纳米成像和纳米光子学；(2)纳米治疗学；(3)纳米和微流体；(4)纳米到宏观：多尺度建模；(5)环境中的纳米毒理学和公共健康；(6)生物仿生材料和生命系统的纳米尺度分析。这项提案的资金将用于支付最佳学生参与者的注册费，为学生奖项(口头和海报演示)提供资金，支持受邀的主旨演讲者，并资助教学研讨会。这些活动将为青年研究人员提供许多机会，以扩大NEMB 2015年的影响。其他成果将包括网站(http://www.asmeconferences.org/NEMB2015/)，在线摘要)、精选的全体会议(在线网络广播)以及对与会者的访谈播客。

PI: Bischof, John C. Proposal Number: 1461717The objective of this award is to provide support for the 2015 ASME Fourth Global Congress on Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB). The congress will take place on April 19 - 22, 2015, in Minneapolis, MN at the University of Minnesota. The broader significance and importance of this congress is expanding the participation beyond the existing American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) to foster interdisciplinary research and education. A particular goal is to involve students and other young postdoctoral and faculty in this exciting area of research, including underrepresented groups. There will be numerous networking opportunities generated through this award that will stimulate scientific and technical discussion with and amongst younger generation engineers and scientists and opportunities to mingle with senior investigators. Specific broad impact enhancements to previous NEMB meetings, and other meetings include: more unstructured time for interactions between students and faculty; the opportunity for fast-track publications (special issues in numerous journals - one per track); an array of topical workshops including one on early career development, one on translation of nanotechnology out of the University; and a panel discussion on the changing landscape of scientific publication at the nanoengineering-biomedical interface. This award is being made jointly by five Programs: (1) Biomedical Engineering, (2) Biophotonics, (3) Fluid Dynamics, (4) Particulate and Multiphase Processes, and (5) Thermal Transport Processes, all in the Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems Division in the Engineering Directorate.This congress will bring together leading experts in biology, medicine, nano-materials, and engineering so as to review experimental methods, synthetic methods, results, models, computations, analyses and innovative methodologies for sensing, quantifying, diagnosing and treating medical disorders for improved healthcare using engineering approaches. The combination of engineering and biology with a strong focus in medicine will be a hallmark of the planned event. To achieve this the investigators will actively involve a large community of participants, and provide an exciting forum to exemplify the intellectual merit of biosensing, biotransport, biomechanics and other bioengineering in the solution of pressing problems in biology and medicine. Specific research tracks include: (1) nano-imaging and nano-photonics; (2) nano-therapeutics; (3) nano and microfluidics; (4) nano-to-macro: multiscale modeling; (5) nanotoxicology and public health in the environment; and (6) biomimetic materials and nanoscale analysis of living systems. The funding from this proposal will support registration fees for the best student participants, provide funding for student awards (oral and poster presentations), support invited keynote speakers and fund didactic workshops. These activities will provide many opportunities for young researchers to broaden the impact of NEMB 2015. Further outcomes will include the website (http://www.asmeconferences.org/NEMB2015/), online accessible abstracts, selected plenary talks (webcast online), and podcasts of interviews with participants.