Conference: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C 2023); Vail, Colorado; 4-8 June 2023

该奖项将支持2023年6月4日至8日在科罗拉多州韦尔举行的夏季生物力学、生物工程和生物运输会议(SB3C)，会议的主题是建立跨组织、学科和社区的接口。SB3C的一个特点是注重学员和学员的参与(大约一半的与会者是学员)。会议将通过学生论文竞赛突出学生在研究方面的成就，并通过多元化导师会议等活动将学员与导师联系起来。资金将用于抵消STEM专业本科生和研究生的注册和旅费，特别考虑在STEM中任职人数不足的群体成员。被选中参加BS学生论文比赛和MS学生论文比赛的学生的注册费用将被免除，这将使通常无法参加会议的学生能够参加这些研究比赛。会议还将包括由专业推广员领导的多样性接待和多样性导师工作坊。SB3C是每年举行的领先生物工程会议，旨在促进生物工程领域的最新研究、合作和科学论述；展示学生和学员的研究；并提供跨学科和不同资历的基本网络和指导机会。会议将包括40多个讲台会议、4个全体会议/获奖讲座、10个讲习班以及许多招待会和联网活动。会议的目标是：(I)增加获得生物工程研究和教育的机会，特别是代表不足的群体；(Ii)改善基础研究和翻译之间的联系，包括生物力学、生物工程和生物运输；以及(Iii)开发具有高翻译潜力的新兴生物工程领域。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award will support the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, Colorado 4-8 June 2023, with a theme of Building Interfaces Across Tissues, Disciplines, and Communities. A hallmark of the SB3C is a focus on student and trainee involvement (approximately half of attendees are trainees). The conference will highlight student achievements in research through a Student Paper Competition as well as connect trainees with mentors through events such as the Diversity Mentor-Mentee session. Funding will be used to offset registration and travel costs for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in a STEM field, with special consideration given to members of groups underrepresented in STEM. Registration costs for the students selected to participate in the BS Student Paper Competition and MS Student Paper Competition will be waived, which will enable students who might not ordinarily be able to attend the conference to compete in these research competitions. The conference will also feature a Diversity Reception and Diversity Mentor-Mentee Workshop, led by a professional facilitator.The SB3C is a leading bioengineering conference held annually that promotes state-of-the-art research, collaboration, and scientific discourse in bioengineering; showcases research from students and trainees; and provides essential networking and mentoring opportunities across disciplines and levels of seniority. The conference will include over 40 podium sessions, 4 plenary/award lecture sessions, 10 workshops, and numerous reception and networking events. The objectives of the conference are: (i) enhance access to bioengineering research and education opportunities, particularly for underrepresented groups (ii) improve interfaces across basic research and translation, including biomechanics, bioengineering, and biotransport; and (iii) develop emerging bioengineering fields with high translational potential.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.