2024 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; 11-14 June 2024

该奖项将支持2024年6月11日至14日在威斯康星州日内瓦举行的夏季生物力学、生物工程和生物运输会议(SB3C)，会议的主题是创新无国界：联合思想、技术和社区。SB3C的一个特点是注重提高学生和实习生的研究水平，提供与学术和行业相关的专业发展机会，加强代表不足的群体的指导和参与，并扩大学术、政府和行业实体之间的互动。2024年会议会场的集中选址将为与会者提供增加多样性和可及性的机会。这些将通过以下方式实现：BS、MS和博士生论文竞赛、多元化旅游大奖、行业成员、女性和LGBTQ+社区的网络活动、未来的教师海报会议、“鲨鱼缸”式的技术推介比赛，以及赞助的多样性研讨会和辅导活动。为了提高参与者的可及性，将在所有科学会议和主要会议活动的同时组织儿童夏令营。SB3C是每年举行的领先的生物工程会议，旨在促进生物工程领域的最新研究、合作和科学论述；展示学生和实习生的研究；并提供跨学科和不同资历的基本网络和指导机会。会议将包括全体演讲者、特别会议，强调交叉协作的创新，以及将生物力学和机械生物学中的数据科学与会议涵盖的技术领域的科学计划相结合，包括生物固体力学、生物流体力学、生物运输、康复、细胞和组织工程以及教育。会议将包括面对面的演讲、海报、研讨会、网络和社交活动。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); Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; 11-14 June 2024, with a theme of Innovation without Borders: Uniting Ideas, Technologies, and Communities. A hallmark of the SB3C is a focus on elevating research from students and trainees, provide academic and industry related professional development opportunities, enhance mentoring and participation by underrepresented groups, and broaden interaction between academic, government, and industry entities. The 2024 conference venue’s centralized location will provide an opportunity to increase diversity and accessibility to participants. These will be achieved through BS, MS, and PhD Student Paper Competitions, Diversity Travel Awards, networking events for industry members, women, and the LGBTQ+ community, a future faculty poster session, a ‘shark tank’ style technology pitch competition, and a sponsored diversity workshop and mentoring event. To improve accessibility to participants, a Kids Camp will be organized parallel to all scientific sessions and major conference events.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 plenary speakers, special sessions highlighting innovations from cross-collaborations, and from the integration of data science in biomechanics and mechanobiology with a scientific program in technical areas covered by the conference, including bio-solid mechanics, biofluid mechanics, biotransport, rehabilitation, cell and tissue engineering, and education. The conference will include in person talks, posters, workshops, networking, and social 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.