Conference: 49th Northeast Bioengineering Conference

会议：第49届东北生物工程会议

• 批准号: 2321623
• 负责人: Kenneth Barbee
• 金额: $ 1.09万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321623&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 49th; Northeast; Bioengineering

The Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC) is one of the two longest continually running conferences in the United States in the arena of biomedical engineering (BME). Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems will host the 49th NEBEC March 30 – April 1, 2023. The NEBEC has historically been a student-centered conference. This tradition will be continued by providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to present their work. An undergraduate design competition will be followed by a career fair offering information and contacts for potential career paths for biomedical engineers. The overall theme of the conference will be “Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Engineering.” Keynote speakers and session chairs were identified in 5 themed areas: (1) Extracellular Matrix, (2) Pediatric Engineering, (3) Immune Engineering, (4) Neuroimaging and Neuroergonomics, and (5) Biological Computing. Activities are planned for high school students from under-represented groups and a round-table discussion will be held on efforts to increase diversity at universities and industry. This conference will expose students at all levels to leading edge research in biomedical engineering, foster interest in pursuing careers in biomedical engineering research and innovation, and provide networking opportunities with peers and with leaders in their fields. This award supports the 49th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, a region that is home to over 71 biomedical engineering programs. The conference provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate student researchers in the field of biomedical engineering to present their research to a broad audience. Historically, 60 75% of the participants are students and over 60% of the platform presentations are given by trainees. The 49th Conference will feature over 200 poster sessions, of which 33% of the presentations are Senior Design Projects. Over 270 abstracts were received from the expected on site attendance of more than 450 participants, with additional participants attending virtually. A new feature of the 49th conference is the inclusion of efforts to promote diverse participation in the field of biomedical engineering by reaching out to high schools serving under-represented minorities in the Philadelphia region. The participating high school students will get to interact with current BME students to help them envision themselves taking that step in their education, and they will hear from recent graduates about the career paths available to them. The goal is to encourage them to pursue STEM careers. The roundtable discussion of efforts to increase diversity in BME programs in the Northeast is expected to generate a whitepaper describing successes and challenges identified that will be distributed to BME program chairs nationally.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) 是美国生物医学工程 (BME) 领域持续举办时间最长的两个会议之一，德雷塞尔大学生物医学工程、科学与健康系统学院将于 3 月 30 日至 4 月举办第 49 届 NEBEC。 2023 年 1 月 1 日。NEBEC 历来都是以学生为中心的会议，将通过为本科生和研究生提供展示作品的机会来延续这一传统，随后将举办本科生设计竞赛。通过招聘会为生物医学工程师提供潜在职业道路的信息和联系方式，会议的总体主题是“增强生物医学工程的多样性”，确定了 5 个主题领域的主题演讲者和会议主席：(1) 细胞外基质、 (2) 儿科工程，(3) 免疫工程，(4) 神经影像学和神经工效学，以及 (5) 生物计算活动是为代表性不足的高中生和一个群体计划的。圆桌讨论将围绕如何努力增加大学和行业的多样性举行，本次会议将使各个级别的学生接触到生物医学工程的前沿研究，培养对从事生物医学工程研究和创新职业的兴趣，并提供与人交流的机会。该奖项支持第 49 届东北生物工程会议，该地区拥有超过 71 个生物医学工程项目，该会议为生物医学工程领域的本科生和研究生研究人员提供了展示他们的成果的独特机会。研究面向广大受众。历史上，60-75%的参与者是学生，超过60%的平台演讲是由学员进行的。第49届会议将有200多场海报会议，其中33%的演讲是高级设计项目，收到了超过270份摘要。预计现场参会人数将超过 450 人，还有更多虚拟参会者，第 49 届会议的一个新特点是努力促进该领域的多元化参与。通过接触费城地区为少数族裔服务的高中，参与生物医学工程的高中生将与当前 BME 学生互动，帮助他们设想自己在教育中迈出这一步，并且他们将听到应届毕业生的意见。关于他们可以选择的职业道路的目标是鼓励他们追求 STEM 职业，关于增加东北部 BME 项目多样性的努力预计将产生一份白皮书，描述所确定的成功和挑战，并将其分发给 BME。全国范围内的项目主席。这反映了奖项通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，NSF 的法定使命被认为值得支持。