Pan American Advanced Studies Institute on Numerical Methods and their Applications in Bioengineering; Sante Fe, Argentina; February, 2012

泛美高级研究院(PASI)奖由美国国家科学基金会和能源部(DOE)联合支持，将于2012年2月在阿根廷圣菲的国立大学举行。该研究所由科罗拉多州戈尔德市科罗拉多矿业学院(CSM)的D.Vaughan Griffiths博士、Graham Mustoe博士和Anthony Petrella博士组织，将专注于先进的数值工具及其在生物工程中的应用。主题包括有限元，边界和离散元方法，复合材料的本构模型，假体模型，概率方法，以及医学成像的概念和应用。将组织两次实地考察，分别到当地一家医院和一家生物工程制造公司，使参与者能够第一手接触到生物工程中的实际和医学问题。为了鼓励学生使用数值方法，我们将为学生提供有限元、边界和离散元软件，使他们能够应用在本课程中学到的理论知识。PASI旨在促进来自美国和拉丁美洲的参与者之间未来的长期合作，这将跨越学术界和工业界，包括发表出版物、联合演讲和在生物工程领域的国际科学大会上举行会议。组织者计划通过与地区性大学的联系，吸引不同选择的学生参加PASI，这些大学在工程领域的研究生比例较高。将建立一个网站来宣传课程，确定招聘标准，并传播与PASI有关的信息和讲义。活动结束后，该网站将成为与会者保持联系的资源，并了解与数值方法和生物工程双重主题有关的未来活动、会议和研讨会。

1124569GriffithsThis Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place February, 2012 at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fé, Argentina. Organized by Dr. D. Vaughan Griffiths, Dr. Graham Mustoe, and Dr. Anthony Petrella, all from the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in Golden, Colorado, the institute will focus on advanced numerical tools and their applications to bioengineering. Topics will include finite elements, boundary and discrete element methodologies, constitutive modeling of composite materials, prosthesis modeling, probabilistic methods, and concepts and applications of medical imaging. Two field trips will be organized to a local hospital and to a bioengineering manufacturing company, enabling participants to obtain first-hand exposure to practical and medical issues in bioengineering. To encourage the use of numerical methods, students will be provided with finite, boundary, and discrete element software, which will allow them to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired during the course. This PASI aims to generate future long-term collaboration between participants from the US and Latin America, which will span both academia and industry, including publications, joint presentations and sessions at international scientific congresses in bioengineering. The organizers are planning on attracting a diverse selection of student participants to the PASI through their ties to regional universities with a high proportion of underrepresented graduate students in engineering fields. A web site to be developed will be used to publicize the course, define recruitment criteria, and also for disseminating information and handouts relating to the PASI. After the activity is over, the site will become a resource for participants to keep in contact, and learn of future events, conferences and workshops related to the dual themes of numerical methods and bioengineering.