A special reception will be hosted by the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the SCI Institute for Dr. Jeff Weiss at this summer’s ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference to recognize his selection as the 2013 The Van Mow Medal Recipient.

To congratulate Dr. Jeff Weiss – who has been selected to receive the 2013 Van Mow Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a special reception will be hosted by the University of Utah’s Biomedical Engineering department in conjunction with the SCI Institute at the summer ASME conference on June 28 from 3:00-5:00 pm in the Landmark room at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver Oregon.

An outstanding scientific program is planned for this conference, including Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Workshops, and Student Paper Competitions. This year, the theme for the conference will be Translational Research. Becky Bergman of Medtronic, Inc. will be the keynote speaker.

The highly competitive Van Mow Medal is ASME’s highest honor for a mid-career bioengineer. Jeff was chosen for seminal contributions to research in biomechanics related to fundamental structure-function relationships in musculoskeletal soft tissues, subject-specific modeling of joint mechanics, image-based biomechanics, the mechanics of angiogenesis, and the development and distribution of the FEBio software suite.

The Van C. Mow Medal is bestowed upon an individual who has demonstrated meritorious contributions to the field of bioengineering through research, education, professional development, leadership in the development of the profession, mentorship to young bioengineers, and with service to the bioengineering community. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in any field of engineering, physics, medicine or life sciences. Candidates must have received their degree between ten and twenty years prior to June 1 of the year in which they will receive the award. Candidates must be an active member of the Biomedical Engineering Division.

ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, toward a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods. Founded in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 130,000 members in 158 countries. Thirty-thousand of these members are students.

From college students and early-career engineers to project managers, corporate executives, researchers and academic leaders, ASME’s members are as diverse as the engineering community itself. ASME serves this wide-ranging technical community through quality programs in continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations and other forms of outreach. For more go to:

http://www.asme.org/

The Van C. Mow Medal recipient receives $1,000 and a travel expense supplement to attend the award of presentation.