BMES Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering

Application Information

• Application Requirements

  1. Nominee's full CV.
  2. A letter describing the nominee's significant research contributions in translational bioengineering and/or the development of new products in biomedical engineering. This letter should be sent directly to membership@bmes.org.
  3. Three confidential letters of support for the nominee's contributions (no longer than two pages each). The letters should attest to the nominee’s impact in translational bioengineering and leadership in biomedical engineering. Leadership can include department and university leadership, leadership in BMES and BME-related societies, meeting and/or workshop organization, mentoring, leadership in funding panels and directives, editor of BME-related journals, etc. Letters should be sent directly to membership@bmes.org.
  4. Nominee must be a BMES member in good standing and demonstrate participation, activity, and/or contributions to BMES as a society including service on BMES committees, Board of Directors, Editorial team of BMES Journals, Annual Meeting planning, and/or serving as an abstract reviewer, session chair, and/or track chair, as examples.

• Award Rubric

  To view the award rubric, click here.

• Award and Honorarium

  The recipient receives complimentary registration for the Annual Meeting, where they will present their lecture, plus a medal and an honorarium of $5,000.

  **The Awards Committee will screen all nominations, critically evaluate the nominee's records, and submit its recommendation to the BMES Executive Committee for approval.

  Please make sure your application meets all the requirements stated above.