If you are interested in participating as a judge for this year's Student Paper Competition (SPC) at the Summer Bioengineering Conference, please fill out the form below.
Judge selection will take place in late April/May and you will be notified if selected to serve for the BS, MS, and/or PhD Student Paper Competitions.
BS and MS level judges are expected to:
- Attend the SBC meeting in person
- Visit 3-6 posters presented by students in the BS/MS competition during the designated poster competition time
- The BS competition is on Monday June 23 from 1:00 - 2:30pm
- The MS competition is on Tuesday June 24 from 12:30 - 2:00pm
- Scores need to be submitted no later than Tuesday June 24 at 5:00pm local time
PhD level judges are expected to:
- Attend the SBC meeting in person
- Attend one of the six PhD SPC sessions (in full) on Tuesday June 24 from 11:00 - 12:30pm local time
- Scores and reviews need to be submitted no later than Tuesday June 24 at 5:00pm local time
Competition Format
The SBC 2025 Student Paper Competition (referred henceforth as SPC) is divided into three educational levels (BS, MS, PhD levels) and accepts abstracts from the following technical areas including but not limited to: Biotransport; Design, Dynamics, & Rehabilitation; Education; Fluid Mechanics; Education; Growth, Remodeling, and Morphogenesis; Tissue & Cellular Engineering; and Solid Mechanics. Presentations from the BS and MS level finalists will follow the poster presentation formats of the conference, and PhD level SPC finalists will deliver podium talks.
SPC Presentations
At the SBC 2025 meeting, teams of anonymous judges will evaluate SPC finalists' performances delivering their presentations. Final scores in the competition are based on both the score of the original abstract and on the judges' scores of each student’s presentation at the conference. The first, second, and third place awardees for each SPC group will be announced at the conference banquet. Certificates will be awarded at the banquet. Prizes will be distributed after the conference.
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