The Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology will present its Outstanding Young Scientist Award at the 26th Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research. The Conference will be held on 19-20 March 2009 at the University Hilton Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of the University of Houston. Nominations are invited for candidates to be considered by the Awards Committee. Eligible nominees should be in the first five years of their research careers and have demonstrated exceptional records of achievement in their fields. The award includes a plaque and $1,000 cash sponsored by Millar Instruments, Houston, TX
Please submit a letter of nomination summarizing the individual's accomplishments and worthiness to be considered for this award, one or more additional letters seconding the nomination, one copy of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae, and reprints or preprints of three significant publications.
Previous award winners have been:
| 1993 | Rebecca Richards-Kortum, University of Texas, Austin | |
| 1994 | Antonios G. Mikos, Rice University, Houston | |
| 1995 | Gerard L. Coté, Texas A&M University, College Station | |
| 1996 | Lihong Wang, Texas A&M University, College Station | |
| 1997 | Dirar S. Khoury, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston | |
| 1998 | Rita M. Patterson, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston | |
| 1998 | Hanli Liu, University of Texas at Arlington | |
| 1998 | Jennifer Hill West, Rice University, Houston | |
| 1999 | Charles W. Patrick, Jr., MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston | |
| 2000 | Michael Pishko, Texas A&M University, College Station | |
| 2001 | Robert Keynton, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY | |
| 2003 | Rebekah Drezek, Rice University, Houston | |
| 2004 | Michael J. McShane, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |
| 2005 | K. Jane Grande-Allen, Rice University, Houston | |
| 2006 | Richard R. Neptune, University of Texas, Austin | |
| 2007 | Krishnendu Roy, University of Texas, Austin | |
| 2008 | Kirill V. Larin, University of Houston, Houston |
All material should be submitted by 5 January 2009 for consideration by the Awards Committee. Please send the nomination and supporting documents to:
| Craig J. Hartley, Ph.D. | ||
| Department of Medicine (CVS) | Phone: (713) 798-4195 | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | FAX: (713) 796-0015 | |
| Houston, TX 77030 | E-mail: cjhartley@ieee.org |
Last updated: 2008-10-20