Award Abstract #0244110
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biomedical Engineering

NSF Org:	EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers
Initial Amendment Date:	April 2, 2003
Latest Amendment Date:	March 14, 2007
Award Number:	0244110
Award Instrument:	Continuing grant
Program Manager:	Esther Bolding EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	April 1, 2003
Expires:	March 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$617862
Investigator(s):	Herbert Voigt hfv@bu.edu (Principal Investigator) Solomon Eisenberg (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Trustees of Boston University 881 COMMONWEALTH AVE BOSTON, MA 02215 617/353-4365
NSF Program(s):	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	SMET, 9251, 9250, 9178, 116E
Program Element Code(s):	1360

ABSTRACT

0244110 Voigt

This award funds a five-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Boston University for 15 undergraduate students per year for research opportunities within the context of ongoing research programs in the Biomedical Engineering Department. Student participants will work on individual projects as members of research teams in the laboratories of participating research investigators. During the program, group sessions will be used to provide a forum for presentations and group discussions of topics intended to supplement the research experiences and encourage the interns to pursue graduate training in biomedical engineering. Session topics will include presentations on how to pursue independent research; the available options for graduate study in biomedical engineering; the myths and realities of research careers; and how to make oral and written presentations. The goal of the program is to provide stimulating and intellectually challenging hands-on opportunities in biomedical engineering research to undergraduates in a supportive environment. Students will be recruited from colleges and universities from around the country. Applications will be especially encouraged from students from population groups underrepresented in research fields in engineering.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Greenberg, Jessica.  "ILD and ITD Discrimination Under Conditions with Unreliable Laterality,"  Annals of Biomedical Engineering,  2003,  p. on CD.

Johnston, Molly A..  "The improvement of the fragmentation of artificial kidney stones by placement in front of the focus of a lithotripter.,"  Annals of Biomedical Engineering,  2003,  p. on CD.

Marcinkowski,Amy L. and Tgavalekos, Nora T.  "Airway Smooth Muscle Shortening in a 3D Model of the Airway Tree,"  Annals of Biomedical Engineering,  2003,  p. on CD.

Zhalehdoust Sani, Sanaz.  "Spatial Unmasking of Pure Tones in Simulated Anechoic and Reverberant Environments,"  Annals of Biomedical Engineering,  2003,  p. on CD.


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