2021 Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference

2021年东北生物医学工程会议

• 批准号: 2113957
• 负责人: Arash Mahboobin
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-01 至 2022-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2113957&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2021; Northeast; Biomedical; Engineering; Conference

The Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC) has historically been a student-centered conference and the 2021 version will continue that tradition by providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to present their work. The conference will also hold state-of-the art faculty seminars in theme areas selected to reflect emerging or growing areas in BME. Notably, a significant portion of the conference is dedicated to education in BME, especially given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on instructional models. These activities will expose students and faculty to leading edge research in BME, foster interest in pursuing careers in BME research and innovation and provide networking opportunities with peers and leaders in their fields. The conference serves the dual purpose of (1) providing a venue for undergraduate and early-stage graduate students to present their work at what will be for many their first professional-level conference, and (2) exposing these students to truly cutting-edge advances in research areas of relevance to the region and nationally. This iteration of the conference will be entirely virtual and will feature an undergraduate design competition; three Keynote addresses from distinguished faculty members with diverse research, educational and cultural backgrounds; four faculty seminar sessions in the theme areas: Neural Engineering, Regenerative Engineering, Biomaterials and Biocompatibility, and Medical Product; and a special session on education – Changing the Landscape of Education – with participation from Northeast colleagues. Outstanding submitted abstracts will be selected for podium presentations in parallel sessions grouped by topic. The remaining abstracts will be given poster presentations. Social hours with networking activities and virtual booths both for academia and industry are planned to encourage attendee engagement. The regional nature of the conference brings together faculty from neighboring schools to discover potential for new collaborations. It also exposes undergraduate students to opportunities for graduate study at nearby institutions. The networking sessions will include discussions of career opportunities in BME, with a focus on entrepreneurship in a variety of settings. The goal of the networking events is to also encourage interaction between students and the invited faculty speakers. Targeted recruitment strategies will reach a diverse audience, including those traditionally underrepresented, to broaden participation in biomedical engineering. Abstracts of presentations at the conference will be disseminated to professionals and the general public via the NEBEC.org website for 3 years following the conference.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

东北生物工程会议（NEBEC）历来是一个以学生为中心的会议，2021年的版本将继续这一传统，为本科生和研究生提供展示他们工作的机会。会议还将在选定的主题领域举行最先进的教师研讨会，以反映BME的新兴或发展领域。值得注意的是，会议的很大一部分专门讨论了BME教育，特别是考虑到COVID-19大流行对教学模式的影响。这些活动将使学生和教师接触到BME的前沿研究，培养他们在BME研究和创新方面的兴趣，并提供与同行和领域领导者交流的机会。会议有两个目的：(1)为本科生和早期研究生提供一个场所，在他们的第一次专业级别的会议上展示他们的工作，(2)让这些学生接触到与该地区和国家相关的研究领域的真正前沿进展。这次会议将完全是虚拟的，并将以大学生设计竞赛为特色；来自不同研究、教育和文化背景的杰出教师的三场主题演讲；四场教师研讨会，主题领域：神经工程、再生工程、生物材料和生物相容性以及医疗产品；以及由东北同事参与的教育专题会议“改变教育格局”。优秀的提交摘要将在平行会议上按主题分组进行讲台演讲。剩下的摘要将以海报形式展示。计划为学术界和工业界提供社交活动和虚拟展位，以鼓励与会者参与。会议的区域性质将来自邻近学校的教师聚集在一起，以发现新的合作潜力。它还为本科生提供了在附近院校攻读研究生的机会。网络会议将包括讨论BME的职业机会，重点是各种环境下的创业精神。网络活动的目的也是鼓励学生和受邀的教师演讲者之间的互动。有针对性的招聘策略将覆盖不同的受众，包括那些传统上代表性不足的受众，以扩大生物医学工程的参与。会议上的演讲摘要将在会议结束后的三年内通过NEBEC.org网站向专业人士和公众发布。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。