Diversity & Inclusion

BMES is supporting NSBE’s goal of increasing the number of underserved minorities graduating from engineering programs.

BMES is developing a learning module for NSBE’s summer program for 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th graders. The SEEK program is a fun, hands-on experience designed to expose students to STEM disciplines.

Honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for outstanding contributions to improving gender and racial diversity in biomedical engineering. The Diversity Award recipient delivers a keynote address at the BMES Annual Meeting.

BMES Diversity Awards Recipients

2021 - C. LaShan Simpson, PhD

2020 - Aaron Kyle, PhD

2019 - Steven D. Abramowitch, PhD

2018 - Anjelica Gonzalez, PhD

2017 - Manu Platt, PhD

2016 - Srinivas Sridhar, PhD

2015 - The City College of New York Department of BME

2014 - Naomi Chesler, PhD

2013 - Cornell University BME Department

2012 - William M. Reichert, PhD

2011 - Cato Laurencin, PhD

2010 - Gilda A. Barabino, PhD

2009 - Sheldon Weinbaum, PhD

The Career Development Awards and NSBE Student Awards are intended to enable Annual Meeting attendance from students, postdoctoral fellows, early career faculty, and early career professionals from underrepresented populations in biomedical engineering who would benefit from conference programming, network, and establish connections with the potential for career-long impact.

Organized by the BMES Diversity Committee to create a community and network within the Society that fosters support and professional development of minorities and women in BMES at all levels.

A networking event at the BMES Annual Meeting that brings in a speaker to share their experiences and network with members and supporters of the community.

The goal is to broaden awareness of the BME collegiate path and STEM discipline to high school students from schools that might not have a STEM curriculum. The program gives regional underrepresented minority high school students the opportunity to connect and network with biomedical engineers, students, faculty, and industry and gain exposure to the biomedical engineering field.