Bioengineering Division

Bioengineering Division (BED) is focused on the application of mechanical engineering knowledge, skills and principles from conception to the design, development, analysis and operation of biomechanical systems.

About

The ASME Bioengineering Division is focused on the application of mechanical engineering knowledge, skills and principles from conception to the design, development, analysis and operation of biological systems.

The Division's technical activities are organized through the Fluid Mechanics, Design, Dynamics, & Rehabilitation, Biotransport, Cell & Tissue Engineering, Solid Mechanics Technical Committees, and the Education Committee.

Social media pages: Twitter and LinkedIn

Division Journals

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Purpose: The Journal of Biomechanical Engineering reports research results involving the application of mechanical engineering principles to the improvement of human health. The scope of relevant topics ranges from basic biology to biomedical applications and includes theoretical, computational, experimental, and clinical studies.

Scope: Biofluid mechanics, including biomicrofluidic systems; Bioheat and biomass transfer; Biomechanics of reproduction and women's health; Bone biomechanics and mechanobiology; Cardiovascular biomechanics; Cell and tissue engineering; Cell mechanobiology and biomechanics; Gait and kinesiology; Growth and remodeling; Injury biomechanics; Mechanics of biomaterials; Orthopedic biomechanics; Physiological systems; Prothesis and artificial organs; Pulmonary biomechanics; Soft and hard tissue biomechanics

Diversity and Inclusion:The Technical Committee on Publications and Communications endorses the commitment of ASME to support diversity and to create and ensure inclusive and ethical practices for publishing as well as the science and engineering professions.

Leadership

BED Executive Committee 2023-2024:
Chair - Alisa Clyne
Past Chair - Shannon Stott
Secretary - Spencer Lake
Secretary, Elect - Guy Genin
Treasurer - Parisa Saboori
Member, at Large - Craig Goergen
Member, at Large - Josue Sznitman
Member, at Large, Member Affairs - Matthew Fisher
Member, at Large - Jessica Oakes
Member, at Large, Student Relations - Zhenpeng Qin
Member, at Large - Bob Hauck
Communications & Outreach - Yaling Liu
DEI Committee Chair - Elaheh Rahbar

BED Student Leadership Team:
Shelby White (Chair, ASME BED Student Leadership Committee)

BED Committees

Technical:

Biotransport
Chair Bumsoo Han (2021-2024)
Co-Chair: Sihong Wang (2021-2024)

Design, Dynamics, Rehabilitation Regulations
Chair: Michael Moreno (2020-2023)
Co-Chair: Anita Singh (2020-2023)

Education
Chair: Stephanie George (2020-2023)
Co-Chair: Victor Lai (2020-2023)

Fluid Mechanics
Chair: John LaDisa (2018-2021)
Co-Chair: Alejandro Roldan-Alzate (2018-2021)

Tissue & Cellular Engineering
Chair: Grace O’Connell (2020-2023)
Co-Chair: David Corr (2020-2023)

Solid Mechanics
Chair: Kristin Myers (2020-2023)

Competitions:

Student Paper Competition
Chair: Joao Soares
Co-Chair (PhD) Kristin Miller
Co-Chair (MS): Megan Killian
Co-Chair (BS): Mariana Kersch

Undergraduate Design Competition
Chair: Michael Moreno
Co-Chair: Ted Conway

Bioengineering Division Women’s Networking Group

Contact information:

Chair: Rita M. Patterson, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Co-Chair: Jennifer Wayne, Virginia Tech

Overview:

The Women’s Networking Group of the ASME Bioengineering Division brings together women faculty and industry leaders at the SB3C (Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference) to strategically promote a diverse and inclusive environment within the division. This group has been meeting since 2007 with the purpose to provide mentoring, networking and communication for women involved in the biomechanics field to help further their careers. It also seeks to promote the careers of women by identifying those that are eligible and deserving of awards and fellow status within ASME as well as other professional societies.

The Women’s Networking Group continues to consider how best to address community needs and now is hosting a midyear event featuring a prominent speaker on a topic timely to our profession.

In June 2021, the Women’s Networking Group was named the 2021 recipient of the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Medal from ASME. The award recognizes outstanding contribution by the group toward developing and implementing practices, processes, and programs that value and strategically manage diversity and inclusiveness. The award was established by the ASME Board on Diversity and Outreach in 2004 through the generous contributions of individual ASME members and Johnson& Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

Leadership Team:

SB3C representative – Alisa Morss Clyne, University of Maryland
Postdoc member – Stephanie Cone, University of Wisconsin
Assistant Professor – Ellie Rahbar, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Associate Professor – Rebecca Heise, Virginia Commonwealth University
Industry – Hallie Paige Hutchens Wagner, Medtronic
Government – Michele Grimm, Michigan State University
Professor – Tamara Bush (Michigan State University), Rita Patterson, Jennifer Wayne.

How to get involved:

Please send an email to the chair and co-chair to join the email list.

Follow the Women’s Networking Group on LinkedIn.

Follow ASME BED on Twitter (@asme_bed) and LinkedIn.

Biotransport

Chair Bumsoo Han (2021-2024)
Co-Chair: Sihong Wang (2021-2024)

Topics:

The mission of the ASME BED Biotransport Committee is to promote exchange and dissemination of the latest information concerning Biotransport (i.e., heat and mass transfer) in bioengineering and biotechnology to the scientific and engineering communities. Topics involved in Biotransport are listed below but not limited to this list.

Biocatalysis
Biopreservation
Transport of Drug Delivery Systems
Transport in Nano and Microfluidic Devices
Transport of Imaging and Therapeutic Agents
Multiscale Transport in Cell and Tissue Engineering

How to get involved: Follow ASME Biotransport Committee (@BioTScience) and oplease send an email to chair and co-chair to join the committee's emailing list.

Design, Dynamics and Rehabilitation (DD&R SOP)

Contact information:
Chair: Michael Moreno, Texas A&M University
Co-Chair: Anita Singh, Widener University

Topics:

Topics in Design Dynamics & Rehabilitation are divided into the following themes:

Biomechanics of Human Motion
Rehabilitative and Assistive Technologies
Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Device Design (SM, F)
Design of Medical Technologies
Design of Global Health Solutions
Digital Health and Telemedicine
MechanoTherapeutics
Other

How to get involved:
Please send an email to the chair and co-chair to join the email list.
Follow ASME BED on Twitter (@asme_bed) and LinkedIn.

Education

Chair: Stephanie George (2020-2023)

Co-Chair: Victor Lai (2020-2023)

Chair: Stephanie George (2020-2023)

Co-Chair: Victor Lai (2020-2023)

Fluid Mechanics

Contacts:

Chair: John LaDisa, Marquette University
Email at: https://vld.asme.org/VLD/Volunteer/000102256987

Co-Chair: Alejandro Roldan-Alzate, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email at: https://vld.asme.org/VLD/Volunteer/000103651547

Topics:
Biofluid Mechanics

Topics in Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Lymphatic, Pediatric, Reproductive, Microfluidic among other areas of research are included here and divided in these areas:

Emerging In vitro, Experimental, Computational and Visualization Methods
Image-Based Patient Specific Flow and Physiology
Mechanobiology and Pathology
AI and Machine Learning Approaches
Translational Diagnosis and Treatment

Co-hosted Subthemes with other areas such as Solid Mechanics and Biotransport include:

Heart Valves and Ventricular flow
Thrombosis, Hemolysis and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cardiovascular Design and Devices
Growth, Remodeling and Repair
Bioprinting and Biomanufacturing

How to get involved:

Follow ASME BED on Twitter (@asme_bed) and LinkedIn.

Solid Mechanics

Chair: Kristin Myers (2021-2024)
Co-Chair: TBD (2021-2024)

Tissue and Cellular Engineering

Chair: Grace O’Connell, University of California – Berkeley
Email at: https://vld.asme.org/VLD/Volunteer/000100323271

Co-Chair: David Corr, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Email at: https://vld.asme.org/VLD/Volunteer/000009375114

Topics:

The Tissue & Cellular Engineering (TCE) Committee brings together researchers
and academic leaders interested in the areas of tissue engineering, cellular
engineering, mechanobiology, and bioprinting / biomanufacturing. It supports
scientific sessions, special sessions, and workshops at the annual SB3C
Conference, and shapes the technical program of future meetings. To reflect the
breadth and diversity of topics within the field, TCE has six unique sub-themes:

Development and Morphogenesis
Tissue Regeneration
Mechanobiology
Bioprinting & Biomanufacturing
Engineered In Vitro Models
and Emerging Topics in TCE.

As a result, TCE explores topics ranging from basic science aspects of
developmental biology and regenerative healing, to engineering tissue
replacements and in vitro models, as well as new and emerging techniques
to create and/or assess them.

Job postings:

For current job openings related to the TCE committee, please
check the following links.

Lab Technician:

Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University
Immediately
Alice Huang
Link: https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/518808/technician-b

Postdoc Positions:

Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University
Immediately
Alice Huang
Link: https://thenode.biologists.com/jobs/postdoctoral-position-in-mechanobiology-of-tendon-development-using-pluripotent-stem-cell-models-at-columbia-university/

Georgia Tech, Biomedical Engineering
Starting early 2022
Ross Ethier
https://sites.gatech.edu/ethier/files/2021/10/Post-doc-job-description-Ethier.docx

Faculty Positions:
Assistant/ Associate Professor - Biomedical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
Anticipated start date: Fall 2022
https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/93563

Tenure-Track Faculty Position (open rank)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Anticipated start date: August 2022
https://engineering.academickeys.com/job/t18boedg/TT_FACULTY_POSITION_IN_CONTROLSSOLID_MECHANICSBIOMECHANICS

Tier 1 CRC in Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology, Tenure
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University,
Kingston, ON, Canada
Preferred start date July 1, 2022
https://me.queensu.ca/About-Us/files/CRCTier1_Cell-Mechanics-and-Mechanobiology-MME-2021.pdfTier

2 CRC in Nuclear Waste Storage Corrosion TT/Tenure
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University,
Kingston, ON, Canada
Preferred start date July 1, 2022
https://me.queensu.ca/About-Us/files/CRCTier-2_Corrosion_MME_2021.pdf

Thermo-Fluids, TT/Tenure
Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University,
Kingston, ON, Canada
Preferred start date July 1, 2022
https://me.queensu.ca/About-Us/files/TenureTrack_ThermoFluids_Sustainable_Energy_MME_2021.pdf

How to get involved:

Please send an email to chair and co-chair to join the email list.

Follow ASME BED on Twitter (@asme_bed) and LinkedIn.

Events

Stay tuned for new Bioengineering Division activities to come at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2539874/.

Technical Committees

BED Technical Committee

We have a great group of volunteers who work with our Technical Committees to create solutions and networking opportunities to those in bioengineering. Check out the link above to get connected.

Honors & Awards

In addition to nominating members for ASME Fellow Grade, the Division's Awards Committee reviews and selects recipients for the following special recognition awards:

Society Level Awards

Nomination Deadline: September 1

Herbert R. Lissner Medal (Previously a division-level award, 1977-1986)
Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award (Previously a division-level award, 1986-1998)
Van C. Mow Medal
Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal
Robert Nerem Education and Mentorship Medal
Edward Grood Interdisciplinary Team Science Medal in Bioengineering

Note: Nomination forms for the above awards are available from each award page linked above.

Division Level Awards

Related Awards

The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize is conferred by the National Academy of Engineering, but may be of interest to members of ASME's Bioengineering Division. Please contact NAE directly with questions about or nominations for this award.

Melville Medal
Honorary ASME Member
ASME Medal
Kate Gleason Medal

Important Award Information For Recipients of Monetary Awards

Please note that honorariums cannot be distributed without receipt of applicable tax forms. If you are a recipient of a monetary award, you will be contacted by ASME staff regarding tax forms you will need to complete, as well as how to submit them to us.

Resources

Connect with the Bioengineering Division on LinkedIn, and Twitter!

The 2024 Bioengineering Newsletter is here. Click the link below to view and share!
Bioengineering Newsletter2024

Election Positions are open! Take a look here to see how you can be part of the future leadership of the Bioengineering Division

Did you miss the recent Bioengineering Division Webinars discussing AI? Take a look at the links below: