Department of Biomedical Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey

NIBIB/NIH Federally Funded Research Training Programs Symposium

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Hosted by

Supported by

National Science Foundation Award # 2416708

Conference Co-Chairs

Bryan Pfister, PhD Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology	Christopher Wagner, PhD Associate Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering The College of New Jersey
Jennifer Kang-Mieler, PhD Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology	Andreas Hielscher, PhD Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering New York University

Program Committee

Jonathan Grasman, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology	Alev Erdi, PhD Programs Director in Biomedical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Connie Hall, PhD Professor of Biomedical Engineering The College of New Jersey	Jennifer Amos, PhD Teaching Professor & Laura Hahn Faculty Fellow in Biomedical Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sally Shady, PhD Teaching Associate Professor & Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology	Sarah Rooney, PhD Associate Professor & Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware
Rose Faghih, PhD Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering New York University	Treena Arinzeh, PhD Professor of Biomedical Engineering Columbia University

Objective

Evaluate our collective goals for biomedical engineering education and to develop approaches to our challenges as we navigate an evolving student population with different teaching, motivational, and support needs. Building diversity in the biomedical engineering workforce will be integrated throughout the program.

Outcomes

Participating in this Summit you will:
- Define and refine the leading topics facing BME educational programs
- Share your experiences with colleagues
- Develop and propose approaches and solutions to the top issues
- Take away ideas and strategies mastered by other programs
To capture the discussions and conclusions from workshops to disseminate post-conference to attendees
Broadly disseminate the accomplishments of the Summit in engineering education publications.

Registration

To register and pay please follow this link: https://forms.gle/1VucFrxXxxUQSwx99

Open registration up to 500 attendees.

Travel Awards

Location

NJIT in Newark, New Jersey is located in close proximity to Newark International Airport, Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, Newark Pennsylvania Station and less than 20min commute from Manhattan, NYC. The NJIT campus is a few miles off Interstate 95, the NJ turnpike, and has ample on-campus parking available for free. There are many hotels close to NJIT campus, several in walking distance or a short light rail ride to the center of campus.