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NEWS ASME INTERNATIONAL BIOENGINEERING DIVISION DIVISON FALL 2008 BIOENGINEERING BIOENGINEERING FALL NEWS 2008 CONTENTS: PAST CHAIR’S REMARKS 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR SOCIETY AWARDS 4 FUNG MEDAL 4 MOW MEDAL 5 It is truly an honor foresight to envision what our com- LISSNER MEDAL to serve the Bioen- munity needed – a unique forum for 6 gineering Division the biomechanics community to hear NEW FELLOWS 7 (BED) and ASME as high caliber research in a relaxed DIVISION AWARDS 9 Division Chair this atmosphere at attractive resorts. SKALAK AWARD 9 year. I also have The results speak for themselves – STUDENT AWARDS 10 the honor of being the conference transitioned from a THE JOURNALS 13 the first female biannual to an annual event, has JBME 13 chair of the Division grown to over 700 attendees in 2008 JMD 14 since its official in- at Marco Island Florida, and has 2008 SBC 14 ception in 1966 as strengthened the Division’s ability to Jennifer S. Wayne TECHNICAL COMMITTEES 16 the Biomechanical support new initiatives and events to BIOTRANSPORT 16 & Human Factors Division, renamed benefit its membership, such as the TISSUE & CELLULAR 16 the Bioengineering Division in 1973. Van C. Mow Medal, the Student Pa- DESIGN & REHAB. We are fortunate to have had strong per Competition, and outstanding 17 leadership over these years that guided plenary speakers at our SBCs. Fur- FLUIDS 18 the Division to become the robust unit ther evidence of BED’s strength is in SOLID MECHANICS 19 it is today. Our signature conference – our flagship journal – the Journal of ADMIN. COMMITTEES 20 the Summer Bioengineering Confer- Biomechanical Engineering – under NEW DIRECTIONS 20 ence (SBC) – premiered in 1993 with the capable leadership of Dr. Michael ASME BEG 21 275 attendees in Breckenridge, Colo- Sacks. The Journal has the highest MEMBERSHIP 7 rado. Our leaders at the time had the (Continued on page 2) 2009 SBC 22 2008-9 BED ROSTER 24 EDITOR’S NOTE Welcome to another installment tions to Rich Debski on of bioengineering news from your his new appointment as UPCOMING EVENT! friends at your favorite ASME divi- editor emeritus of this 2009 Summer Bioengineering sion! esteemed publication! Conference This newsletter aims to keep us Please send comments and sug- Lake Tahoe, California abreast of the latest successes gestions to: June 17 – 21, 2009 and challenges of our ASME divi- sion and to facilitate participation Guy M. Genin in division affairs. E-mail ad- Editor, BED Newsletter dresses of all technical and ad- Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace, ministrative committee chairs and Structural Engineering can be found on the back cover. Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO 63130 Thanks to all have contributed to [email protected] See pages 22-23! this newsletter, and congratula- MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR ASME INTERNATIONAL BIOENGINEERING DIVISION Page 2 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR (CONTINUED) impact factor among the ASME’s required to sign on behalf of all page 3). Many past chairs pro- Transactions. Please look to Dr. the authors of a submitted ab- vided me with the data as ASME’s Sacks report (p. 13) for other ex- stract. By SBC 2010, it is ex- records were incomplete – a big citing news about the Journal. A pected that the form will become thank you to Drs. Peter Torzilli second journal, completing Vol- electronic. This will lead to a sig- and Ken Diller for much informa- ume 2 this year, is the Journal of nificant time saving on the au- tion. If errors or omissions re- Medical Devices which continues thors’ parts, SBC Organizing Com- main in the list, please let me under the able leadership of co- mittee’s part, and even ASME, and know as soon as possible. Also, I editors Drs. Arthur Erdman and streamlining all around. would ask each prior Chair to Gerald Miller. The issue of professional licensure send me a photograph that may The voice of the Bioengineering within bioengineering continues be included with the list. I plan to Division is being heard within being discussed among the lead- have this added to BED’s website ASME administration, along with ers of several professional socie- for posterity. the other divisions of the Society. ties (such as ASME, BMES, AIChE, A major restructuring of ASME IEEE). In June 2008, a second The successes of the Bioengi- has taken place over the past summit meeting was held in Chi- neering Division are due in no few years to streamline its func- cago Illinois between NCEES small part to the tireless commit- tions and provide a larger voice (National Council of Examiners for ment of its membership who vol- to divisions whose members vol- Engineering and Surveying) and unteer their time and lend their unteer significant time to the So- society representatives about de- expertise – from those that serve ciety (see the ASME BEG report, veloping the PE exam and/or FE on the Executive Committee, to p. 21). After many years of back/ (fundamentals) module. The first the organizers of the Summer forth discussions with ASME Pub- summit was held in 2006 in Clem- Bioengineering Conferences, to lications, the infamous 1903 son South Carolina. Last year, the chairs of Technical Commit- “green” form of copyright transfer BED polled its membership about tees and Administrative Commit- has been transformed just this this issue in an electronic survey, tees, to the Editor and Associate September 2008 to eliminate with the majority of BED members Editors of our journals, to the re- one of the significant disadvan- not recommending the move for- viewers of conference abstracts tages it posed to divisions. For ward to establish bioengineering and Journal submissions, to BED SBC 2009, only one author is PE licensure at this time; this infor- representatives on ASME commit- mation was provided to the 2008 tees and external agencies. I am Bioengineering Division History summit meeting attendees. How- particularly fortunate to follow in 1956-66: Human Factors Division ever, other societies are pressing the footsteps of recent out- 1966: Official inception forward with NCEES. A consortium standing chairs – Drs. James ○ Original bylaws created has been formed, with every major Moore, Gerard Ateshian, and ○ March 28-29: First ASME society with a stake in this licen- Louis Soslowsky. They continue Annual Biomechanical and sure having the opportunity to join to have the best interests of the Human Factors Conference, to help guide direction. Member- Division at heart in offering their New York City ship in the consortium has admin- suggestions, guidance, and time – Total Attendance: 144 istrative and potentially financial as the Bioengineering Division – ASME Members: 63 implications. The ASME Bioengi- continues to serve its members in new ways. I am also grateful for ○ June: Division renamed to neering Division has not officially the “Biomechanical & joined but continues to provide the ideas shared by other past Division leaders and very pleased Human Factors Division” input as a major society. to continue receiving your input. ○ Chairs: As a tribute to the Bioengineering Jennifer S. Wayne, Chair – Willard Larson, 1965-66 Division in preserving its history, I – Lawrence Slote, 1966-67 ASME Bioengineering Division have generated a list of our prior 2008 – 2009 1973: Division renamed to the Chairs and years of service (see “Bioengineering Division” MESSAGE FROM THE PAST CHAIR NEWS Page 3 ASME BIOENGINEERING DIVISION CHAIRS, 1973 - 2008 2008-2009 Jennifer Wayne 1996-1997 Ray Vanderby 1984-1985 Van Mow 2007-2008 James Moore 1995-1996 Steve Goldstein 1983-1984 John Brighton 2006-2007 Gerard Ateshian 1994-1995 Bob Spilker 1982-1983 Lawrence Thibault 2005-2006 Louis Soslowsky 1993-1994 Jerry Miller 1981-1982 Albert Schultz 2004-2005 Ajit Yoganathan 1992-1993 Art Erdman 1980-1981 Edward Grood 2003-2004 Sohi Rastegar 1991-1992 David Butler 1979-1980 Robert Mates 2002-2003 Maury Hull 1990-1991 1978-1979 Seth Goldstein 2001-2002 Vijay Goel 1989-1990 Morton Friedman 1977-1978 Robert Nerem 2000-2001 Noshir Langrana 1988-1989 Albert King 1976-1977 James H. McElhaney 1999-2000 Kenneth Diller 1987-1988 Jack Lewis 1975-1976 Edward F. Byars 1998-1999 Peter Torzilli 1986-1987 Savio Woo 1974-1975 Donald F. Young 1997-1998 Michael Lai 1985-1986 Don Giddens 1973-1974 MESSAGE FROM THE OUTGOING CHAIR I am proud to have served as because the student chapter many wonder- chair of the BED in 2007-2008. hosted a pizza and beverage ful ways to It was a highly rewarding experi- study break around finals week show your ence that I will treasure forever. that was free to members. I support, from As with many volunteer efforts, really had no idea what kinds of organizing this duty requires sacrificing activities a professional society student paper one’s time to some degree. In might undertake. Over the years, competitions this case, I consider the time well I have come to realize that there to specialized spent if for no other reason than I is much we can accomplish sim- technical ses- had the opportunity to have a ply because of the quality of the sions at SBC positive impact on so many won- membership. To this day, I find it in your area. James E. Moore, Jr. derful BED members. I will not a real pleasure to interact with BED is one of deny that there were some frus- the BED membership. This is a the few professional organiza- trations involved, but when the group that works hard in a posi- tions in the biomedical arena that positive accomplishments result tive way to impact our field. Hats opens its arms to the participa- in a better conference, an im- off to you! tion of the younger members.