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CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | July 18, 2023 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 18, 2023 |
| Award Number: | 2306964 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Wendy C. Crone
CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation ENG Directorate for Engineering |
| Start Date: | June 1, 2023 |
| End Date: | May 31, 2024 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $49,433.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $49,433.00 |
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650 W. 168th Street New York NY US 10032-3702 |
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M3X - Mind, Machine, and Motor, EngEd-Engineering Education, Cellular & Biochem Engineering, Disability & Rehab Engineering, Engineering of Biomed Systems, BMMB-Biomech & Mechanobiology |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.041 |
ABSTRACT
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.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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This NSF award supported the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), which took place at the Grand Hyatt Vail Resort in Colorado from June 4-8, 2023. The conference theme was "Building Interfaces Across Tissues, Disciplines, and Communities". The objectives of the conference were: (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. 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 includeed over 40 podium sessions, a plenary lecture by Dr. Amy Wagoner-Johnson on women's reproductive mechanics, 6 award lectures, 10 workshops, and numerous reception and networking events.
A hallmark of the SB3C is a focus on student and trainee involvement (60% of the nearly 800 attendees were trainees): the conference highlighted student achievements in research through a Student Paper Competition as well as connected trainees with mentors through events such as the Diversity Mentor-Mentee session. The award specifically supported: (i) registration and travel costs for students majoring in a STEM field who are members of a group underrepresented in STEM; (ii) a Diversity Reception and Diversity Mentor-Mentee Workshop, led by Dr. Diana Azurdia (the Director for the Graduate Programs in Biosciences at UCLA), a professional diversity workshop facilitator; and (iii) registration costs for the students with the highest scoring abstracts in the BS and MS Student Paper Competitions, enabling students who might not ordinarily be able to attend the conference to compete in the in-person Student Paper Competition.
Last Modified: 07/14/2024
Modified by: Stavros Thomopoulos
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