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ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference - 2012 - submission site now open
The submission website for the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Summer Bioengineering Conference 2012 conference is now open (www.asmeconferences.org/SBC2012). Abstracts are due January 13.
CALL FOR PAPERS
2012 SUMMER BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE
Farjardo, Puerto Rico, June 20-23, 2012
The Bioengineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering cordially invites you to attend the 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference. An outstanding scientific program is planned, including Plenary Lectures, Topical Sessions, Workshops, and Student Paper Competitions. Both oral and poster sessions will be presented in the spectacular setting of Puerto Rico. The El Conquistador Resort lies between the Caribbean shoreline and the El Yunque Rain Forest. It offers a water park, high-speed catamaran, private 100-acre island, water sports, horseback riding and a golf course in addition to 23 restaurants and bars (http://www.elconresort.com/). As a US territory, Puerto Rico is accessible without a passport for US citizens and with a US visa for non-US citizens. Flights are surprisingly affordable from many parts of the United States.
This year’s plenary lecture by Dr. Mark Henkelman from the University of Toronto will serve as the anchor event for this year’s special focus on the Art and Science of Imaging. Dr. Henkelman is an internationally-recognized pioneer in magnetic resonance flow and motion imaging, and lately, as director of the Mouse Imaging Center at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, he has turned his attention to the field of phenogenomics. Dr. Henkelman’s lecture will introduce the state of the art in human and small animal imaging, and its potential applications to various areas of biomechanical engineering research. This lecture will be complemented by workshops and special sessions around this year’s Imaging theme.
Student Paper Competition: Abstracts are solicited for consideration in the student paper competition at the levels of BS, MS and PhD. Students at the BS and MS levels that are selected as finalists for the competition will present their work in poster sessions. For the PhD Student Paper Competition, there will be 6 parallel podium sessions where the 36 highest scoring abstracts will be presented. The remaining abstracts submitted to the PhD competition, but not selected as a podium finalist, will be considered for the general program, either podium or poster presentation. Cash awards will be made to the top papers at each level in multiple technical areas. All finalists must be present at the conference for consideration in the competition. Further information and instructions for the submission process are available at conference website.
The Bioengineering Division is also hosting an undergraduate design competition with a focus on rehabilitation and assistive devices. This competition is particularly well suited for students enrolled in a senior design course, but it is also open to undergraduates at any level. Interested teams are encouraged to enter their intent to submit a proposal by January 13, 2012. Monetary awards for the six finalist teams are planned to help defray project costs and travel expenses to the conference, based on availability of funding.
Submission of abstracts in all areas of Bioengineering and Biomechanics are invited.
Submission instructions and conference details may be found at: www.asmeconferences.org/SBC2012
Important Dates:
January 13, 2012 Submission of two-page abstracts (including Student Competitions)
March 16, 2012 Notification of Authors
Conference Chair:
Dawn Elliot, Ph.D.
University of Delaware
Program Chair:
David Steinman, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
CALL FOR PAPERS
2012 SUMMER BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE
Farjardo, Puerto Rico, June 20-23, 2012
The Bioengineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering cordially invites you to attend the 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference. An outstanding scientific program is planned, including Plenary Lectures, Topical Sessions, Workshops, and Student Paper Competitions. Both oral and poster sessions will be presented in the spectacular setting of Puerto Rico. The El Conquistador Resort lies between the Caribbean shoreline and the El Yunque Rain Forest. It offers a water park, high-speed catamaran, private 100-acre island, water sports, horseback riding and a golf course in addition to 23 restaurants and bars (http://www.elconresort.com/). As a US territory, Puerto Rico is accessible without a passport for US citizens and with a US visa for non-US citizens. Flights are surprisingly affordable from many parts of the United States.
This year’s plenary lecture by Dr. Mark Henkelman from the University of Toronto will serve as the anchor event for this year’s special focus on the Art and Science of Imaging. Dr. Henkelman is an internationally-recognized pioneer in magnetic resonance flow and motion imaging, and lately, as director of the Mouse Imaging Center at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, he has turned his attention to the field of phenogenomics. Dr. Henkelman’s lecture will introduce the state of the art in human and small animal imaging, and its potential applications to various areas of biomechanical engineering research. This lecture will be complemented by workshops and special sessions around this year’s Imaging theme.
Student Paper Competition: Abstracts are solicited for consideration in the student paper competition at the levels of BS, MS and PhD. Students at the BS and MS levels that are selected as finalists for the competition will present their work in poster sessions. For the PhD Student Paper Competition, there will be 6 parallel podium sessions where the 36 highest scoring abstracts will be presented. The remaining abstracts submitted to the PhD competition, but not selected as a podium finalist, will be considered for the general program, either podium or poster presentation. Cash awards will be made to the top papers at each level in multiple technical areas. All finalists must be present at the conference for consideration in the competition. Further information and instructions for the submission process are available at conference website.
The Bioengineering Division is also hosting an undergraduate design competition with a focus on rehabilitation and assistive devices. This competition is particularly well suited for students enrolled in a senior design course, but it is also open to undergraduates at any level. Interested teams are encouraged to enter their intent to submit a proposal by January 13, 2012. Monetary awards for the six finalist teams are planned to help defray project costs and travel expenses to the conference, based on availability of funding.
Submission of abstracts in all areas of Bioengineering and Biomechanics are invited.
Submission instructions and conference details may be found at: www.asmeconferences.org/SBC2012
Important Dates:
January 13, 2012 Submission of two-page abstracts (including Student Competitions)
March 16, 2012 Notification of Authors
Conference Chair:
Dawn Elliot, Ph.D.
University of Delaware
Program Chair:
David Steinman, Ph.D.
University of Toronto