American Institute Of Chemical Engineers

RAPID ADVANCEMENT IN PROCESS INTENSIFICATION DEPLOYMENT (RAPID)

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AICHE) WILL LEAD A CONSORTIUM THAT INCLUDES INDUSTRY LEADING FUEL CELL/ELECTROLYZER/CATALYST/IONOMER/ANALYSIS INDUSTRY PARTNERS, NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND UNIVERSITIES. THE EFFORT WILL DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT TO CIRCULAR RECYCLING FOR THE H2 ECONOMY (H2CIRC) TO ADDRESS END-OF-LIFE (EOL) AND CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES FOR LOW TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELLS AND ELECTROLYZERS (FC/EL) WITH THE GOAL OF SUSTAINABLY RECOVERING AND RECYCLING CATALYSTS, MEMBRANES, IONOMERS, CARBON, AND OTHER COMPONENTS AS DEPICTED IN FIGURE A.1, WITH THE RECOVERY GOALS LISTED IN TABLE A.1. THE RECOVERY OF THESE MATERIALS IS CRITICAL, AND IT MUST BE PERFORMED IN A MANNER THAT LIMITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (GHG) AND OTHER HARMFUL POLLUTANTS, OTHERWISE THE BENEFITS OF THE H2 ECONOMY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGY CRITICAL FOR PEM FC/EL RECYCLABILITY, THE CONSORTIUM WILL INTEGRATE KEY OVERARCHING EFFORTS IN DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING, TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (TEA), AND LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS (LCA), AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE OUTER RING OF FIGURE A.1. H2CIRC BRINGS TOGETHER A STRONG TEAM OF EXPERTS FROM INDUSTRY, NATIONAL LABS, AND ACADEMIA WITH DEEP TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE IN LOW-TEMPERATURE PEM FC/ELS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 16 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 8 INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, 4 UNIVERSITIES, 3 NATIONAL LABS, AND ONE NON-PROFIT. THE BREADTH AND EXPERTISE OF THESE PARTNERS ENABLES MEMBERSHIP TO SPAN THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN OF PEM FC/ELS, BUSINESS SIZE (INCLUDING SMALL/MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, SMES), AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS. THE COLLABORATIVE STRENGTHS OF THE TEAM AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRITICAL MATERIAL NEEDS/QUALITIES WILL ALLOW THE H2CIRC CONSORTIUM TO DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIRCULAR RECYCLING TO ADDRESS EOL AND SUPPLY CHALLENGES WITH THE GOAL TO SUSTAINABLY RECOVER AND RECYCLE CATALYSTS, IONOMERS, AND OTHER COMPONENTS FOR SECOND USE OR REMANUFACTURE. ADDITIONALLY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM AS IT WILL HELP TO ATTRACT AND DEVELOP/EDUCATE A WORKFORCE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC AS TO ITS IMPORTANCE. THE CONSORTIUM RECOVERY AND REUSE GOALS FOR EACH MEA COMPONENT ARE 95% FOR IR, 99% FOR PT, 75% FOR THE IONOMER, AND 70% FOR CARBON. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS THE CONSORTIUM WILL PURSUE FOUR INDEPENDENT MEA RECYCLE PATHWAYS THAT WILL MINIMIZE RISK, DEVELOP ROBUST RECYCLING OPTIONS, AND ALLOW THE MEMBERS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN IP. CRITICALLY, THE RECYCLING PATHWAYS AIM TO DEVELOP A PROCESS THAT MAINTAINS THE HIGH LEVELS OF RECOVERY OF THE METALS, BUT ALSO ALLOWS THE IONOMER TO BE RECYCLED/RE-USED WITH CARBON RECOVERY GOALS BEING TERTIARY. TO BE INDUSTRIALLY RELEVANT, THE METHODS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE RECYCLE STREAM MUST BE SCALABLE SUCH THAT THE SPEED OF RECYCLING CAN OCCUR AT RATES COMMENSURATE WITH MANUFACTURING. TO ACHIEVE THIS RATE, IT IS NECESSARY TO ALSO DEVELOP A DISASSEMBLY PROCESS THAT IS EXPEDIENT, AND CONSEQUENTLY, A ROBOTIC/AUTOMATED DISASSEMBLY APPROACH WILL BE PURSUED THAT WILL BE BROADLY USEFUL ACROSS INDUSTRY. FINALLY, THE CONSORTIUM AIMS TO MINIMIZE GHG EMISSIONS BY INVESTIGATING GREEN PATHWAYS, AND THUS TEA AND LCA WILL BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT. THIS EFFORT IS NOT AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.

THIS IS A RENEWAL AWARD FOR THE RAPID MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE®, ORIGINAL AWARD NUMBER DE-EE0007888. THE RAPID INSTITUTE ADVANCES THE DECARBONIZATION OF THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SCALE-UP OF ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES. RAPID WILL CONTINUE LEADING THE TRANSFORMATION OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SCALE-UP OF NEW PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES. DURING ITS RENEWAL, RAPID WILL EXTEND ITS INITIAL FOCUS ON PROCESS INTENSIFICATION AND MODULARIZATION TO ADJACENT ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUCH AS CONTINUOUS FLOW PROCESSES, ADVANCED PROCESS COMPUTING AND DATA METHODOLOGIES THROUGHOUT INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.

DECARBONIZING LIGHT OLEFIN PRODUCTION USING ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC REACTORS

TITLE: ACCELERATED MODULAR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT (AMPD) FOR DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF CRITICAL ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT CHEMICAL PRECURSORSPURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP A MORE EFFICIENT FRAMEWORK FOR DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS (APIS) CRITICAL TO MORE EFFECTIVE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEFINE A NEW STREAMLINED APPROACH TO TAKE A CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS FROM LAB BENCH TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO DEVELOP A WORK PROCESS THAT INCORPORATES HISTORIC BEST PRACTICES, UPDATED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SUSTAINABILITY MODELING, AND INTEGRATES THE APPROACHES TO MODULAR MANUFACTURING. A PROCESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS A TESTBED WHERE RESEARCHERS CAN ACCESS STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORY AND MODULAR PILOT PLANT SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPING AND SCALING CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROJECT WILL BUILD GREATER RESILIENCE IN SUPPLY CHAINS FOR ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS (APIS) THROUGH INTENSIFIED, MODULAR PROCESSES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS WILL BENEFIT FROM USE OF THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TO DEVELOP PROCESSES AND BUILD PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR ONSHORING OF SELECTED SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, API PRECURSORS, AND APIS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO SUBAWARD FUNDS TO BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS IN CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND MODULAR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT.

TITLE: SCALE-UP OF CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTIZATION OF GRAPHENE FUNDABLE OUTSTANDING ADVANCED RESPIRATOR AND BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONSPURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP NEW, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CAPACITY FOR HIGH-QUALITY GRAPHENE AND DEMONSTRATE USE OF GRAPHENE IN A HIGH EFFICIENCY RESPIRATOR MASK (N98+) AND BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ELECTROCHEMICAL EXFOLIATION PROCESS TO PRODUCE GRAPHENE IN THE LABORATORY; PILOT A PROCESS TO CONVERT GRAPHITE TO FULLY REDUCED GRAPHENE FLAKE SCALES; DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING APPROACH TO PRODUCE GRAPHENE IN LARGER VOLUMES; AND DEMONSTRATE PROOF-OF-CONCEPT USE OF THIS GRAPHENE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE RESPIRATOR MASKS AND NANO-BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM THIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH EFFICIENCY RESPIRATOR MASK (N98+) AND BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE TO AND TRANSMISSION OF CORONAVIRUS AND WILL ALSO ENABLE THE GREATER INDUSTRIAL USE OF GRAPHENE FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY LIMITED BY MANUFACTURING SCALE UP CHALLENGES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: HEALTHCARE WORKERS, GENERAL PUBLIC AND U.S. MANUFACTURERS WILL BENEFIT FROM A RESILIENT DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN FOR HIGH QUALITY AND LOW-COST GRAPHENE. THIS CRITICAL ADVANCED MATERIAL WILL ENABLE MORE BREATHABLE RESPIRATORS THAT PROVIDE HIGH FILTRATION PERFORMANCE (N98+) AND, POTENTIALLY, ANTIMICROBIAL FUNCTIONALITY, TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES; AN ACCURATE, LOW-COST, AND NEAR REAL TIME BIOSENSOR TO DETECT CORONAVIRUS AND ITS VARIANTS ALLOWING CONVENIENT, NON-INVASIVE TESTING IN SITU; AND A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED, MODULAR DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY FOR HIGH-QUALITY GRAPHENE FLAKES FOR OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO SUBAWARD FUNDS TO BRING IN SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO SCALE UP TECHNOLOGY FROM LAB TO CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING; INCORPORATE GRAPHENE INTO FILTER MEDIA FOR ADVANCED N98/N99 RESPIRATORS; AND INCORPORATE GRAPHENE IN A WI-FI NANO-BIOSENSOR.

PHYSICAL PROPERTY DATA AND MODELS IN SUPPORT OF BIOPROCESSING SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ORGANIC ACIDS SEPARATION

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BEST PRACTICES

TITLE: A VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN & OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM (VTOTP) FOR ADVANCED PROCESSES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOPHARMACEUTICAL, AND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL INDUSTRIESPURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GAPS IN MANUFACTURING OF BIO/PHARMACEUTICALS AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS BY ESTABLISHING A VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN AND OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED PROCESSES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP AND DEPLOY A VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN AND OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED PROCESSES USED BY THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES; BUILD A ROADMAP FOR TECHNICIAN AND OPERATOR TRAINING FOR THESE INDUSTRIES; AND DEVELOP FIVE E-LEARNING COURSES BASED OFF THE ROADMAP FOR PILOTING WITH 200 PEOPLE.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO A VIRTUAL, ON-DEMAND ARSENAL OF COURSES THAT COULD BE ACCESSED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. AT ANY TIME AND BRING PROSPECTIVE WORKERS UP-TO-SPEED QUICKLY FOR INDUSTRIES THAT PRODUCE ITEMS CRITICAL TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN INCLUDING MEDICATIONS, VACCINES, AND OTHER CRITICAL CONSUMER GOODS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PHARMACEUTICAL AND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPACTFUL EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. BROAD ACCESSIBILITY TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TRAINING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT ENABLES MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE PIPELINE, PARTICULARLY THOSE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUSES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT PLAN TO AWARD FUNDS TO SUBRECIPIENTS.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

2022 AICHE/ASEE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL: BUILDING THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COMMUNITY -THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AICHE) AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ASEE) WILL HOLD THE 17TH CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL FROM JULY 24-29, 2022, AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES IN GOLDEN, COLORADO. AT THE BEHEST OF AICHE, THE SUMMER SCHOOL WAS INITIATED IN 1931 BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, NOW KNOWN AS ASEE, TO PROMULGATE BEST PRACTICES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE SUMMER SCHOOL HAS SINCE BEEN HELD EVERY FIVE YEARS AND CONTINUES TO BE A VALUABLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE FOR HUNDREDS OF NEW CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS. THE 2022 SUMMER SCHOOL ATTENDEES WILL ENGAGE IN A HALF-DAY TEACHING INSTITUTE, ATTEND PLENARY TALKS, AND PARTICIPATE IN SESSIONS ON PEDAGOGY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY, EMERGING TECHNICAL TOPICS IN THE FIELD, AND INDUSTRY-RELATED CONTENT. THE SUMMER SCHOOL AGENDA INCLUDES TIME FOR BOTH INFORMAL AND STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING WITH OTHER ATTENDEES AND ORGANIZERS AS WELL AS INVITED INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVES. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL, ATTENDEES WILL HAVE DEVELOPED NEW SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND HAVE DISCOVERED A PEER NETWORK WITH WHOM THEY CAN SHARE NEW INSIGHTS AND CONTINUE TO GROW AS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATORS. THE ATTENDEES' EARLY INVESTMENT IN LEARNING EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES WILL MANIFEST BENEFITS WITH EACH SUBSEQUENT COHORT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATES. THE 2022 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL EMERGES FROM THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE AICHE CHEMICAL EDUCATION DIVISION AND THE ASEE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION TO PROVIDE NEW FACULTY MEMBERS WITH EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES. THE SUMMER SCHOOL IS A UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY AND BUILDS UPON A MODEL THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR DECADES. THE SUMMER SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS ROOTED IN EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING PRACTICES TAUGHT BY EXPERIENCED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATORS. ATTENDEES ARE, THUS, EXPECTED TO COME AWAY FROM THE SUMMER SCHOOL HAVING DEVELOPED THEIR TEACHING PORTFOLIOS, STRATEGIES FOR ADOPTING ACTIVE AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN COURSES, AS WELL AS AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ASSESS STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES AND TO USE THIS INFORMATION TO IMPROVE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS. THE SUMMER SCHOOL AGENDA ALSO INCLUDES INDUSTRY DAY PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA DESIGN AND TO DISCUSS THE KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL-ACADEMIC RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS. VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, SUPPORTED VIA THE AICHE ENGAGE PLATFORM, WILL PROVIDE ATTENDEES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE SHARING AND LEARNING BEST PRACTICES WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES FOR YEARS TO COME. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

FEW: FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP SYSTEM APPROACHES AND SUSTAINABILITY METRICS FOR EVALUATION

CONFERENCE: 2025 SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE SUPPORT FOR FUTURE LEADERS -THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENT TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SYNTHETIC MICROBIAL SYSTEMS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND IMPORTANT CONFERENCES. THIS SUPPORT IS VIEWED AS AN INVESTMENT IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE, PROVIDING TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS WITH AN OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. THIS SUPPORT WILL APPLY TO TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS WORKING AT U.S.-BASED UNIVERSITIES, BUILDING A STRONG NATIONAL PIPELINE TO ENSURE THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES. THE SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (SBE) ORGANIZES CONFERENCES TO ADVANCE THE INDUSTRIES, RESEARCH AREAS AND CAREERS OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS, AND PEOPLE WORKING IN RELATED AREAS. THE CONFERENCES FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A HIGH-QUALITY TECHNICAL PROGRAM TO SHARE THE LATEST TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND ENGAGING TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO BUILD A STRONG FUTURE FOR THE FIELD. FOUR OF ITS KEY CONFERENCES IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY ARE: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED), MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY (MSBW), CELL FREE SYSTEMS AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING (ICME). IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGISTS IN THESE MEETINGS, TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND OFFER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS PROJECT'S GOALS ARE TO HELP STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS ATTEND CONFERENCES IN THE FIELDS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, BUILDING A STRONG TALENT PIPELINE TO CONTINUE ADVANCING SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS A PLATFORM FOR SUSCHEM: RECOVERY OF CRITICAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FROM SOLUTIONS AND WASTES

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY ALIGNMENT

CONFERENCE: 2025 AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE -THE 2025 AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE IS BEING HELD FEBRUARY 16-18. THE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS AND IDENTIFIES, COMMUNICATES AND EXPLORES CURRENT ADVANCEMENTS IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. THE CONFERENCE PROMOTES CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYWHERE WITHIN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY AND SERVES TO BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WORKING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL, CREATING A WELCOMING EVENT FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. BIOTECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO BE A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FIELD, AND IT IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT INNOVATIONS ARE EQUITABLE AND THAT THEY SERVE ALL PEOPLE. THIS CONFERENCE SERVES AS A VENUE TO BRING BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS TOGETHER IN A GROWING FIELD AND ADDRESS ADVANCES AND PROSPECTS IN SCIENTIFIC AREAS PERTINENT TO BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. THE CONFERENCE SERVES TO BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WORKING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL, CREATING A WELCOMING EVENT FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BARCELONA, SPAIN, OCTOBER 2017

CONFERENCE: 2024 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE -THE 2024 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE WILL HAVE AN EXPANDED RANGE OF TOPICS AND WILL EMPHASIZE BURGEONING AREAS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY SUCH AS SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND BIG-DATA AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY. THE BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS WILL ALLOW THE CONFERENCE TO HOST SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO ALLOW STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND LEARN ABOUT NEW ADVANCES IN A RAPIDLY GROWING FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE WILL PROMOTE THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH OF MEMBERS OF THE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING DISCUSSIONS AMONG NORMALLY SEPARATED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIONS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, AND MEDICINE. OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE FIELD OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED FROM A RESEARCH-BASED, THEORETICAL DISCIPLINE TO ONE THAT IS IMPACTING SOCIETY AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN APPLICATIONS INTO THE FUTURE. SINCE 2014, SEED HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE TO GATHER PEOPLE WORKING IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, INCLUDING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS, BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS. THE CONFERENCE GATHERS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AUDIENCE TO SHARE TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS ON CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, TO NETWORK AND DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO CONNECT PEOPLE THAT MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT. ATTENDEES INCLUDE LEADERS IN THE FIELD, ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS, EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS AND TRAINEES WHO WILL LEAD THE FIELD IN THE COMING DECADES. SEED?S GOAL IS TO SHARE INSIGHTS INTO NEXT-GENERATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY. THIS CONFERENCE IS SUPPORTED BY THE SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY CLUSTER OF THE DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOSCIENCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: RAPIDLY ADDRESSING GAPS AND SOLUTIONS IN AI EDUCATION FOR BIOPROCESSING AND SMART MANUFACTURING IN BIOTECH (RAGSAB) -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) OFFERS POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF BIOPROCESSES. THIS WORKSHOP WILL BRING 150 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY TO LOS ANGELES ON SEPT. 26-27. THEY WILL DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BIOSCIENCE-RELATED AI EDUCATION AND TRAINING STRATEGIES. GRADUATE STUDENTS, POST-DOCS, AND EARLY CAREER ACADEMICS WILL PROVIDE A STRONG VOICE AS PRACTITIONERS LEARNING AND USING CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. INTERACTIVE TALKS AND ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE USED. TALKS FOCUSED ON EMERGING TRENDS IN AI FOR BIOPROCESSING WILL SET THE TONE FOR THE WORKSHOP. SUBSEQUENT TALKS AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS WILL TOUCH ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY. PROMINENTLY FEATURED WILL BE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CASE STUDIES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR AI IMPLEMENTATION, ADDRESSING ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS, AND ENHANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN AI EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT WILL BE INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION IN DEVELOPING, DELIVERING, AND EVALUATING EDUCATION AND TRAINING STRATEGIES. THE INVOLVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL MODERATORS FOR THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND THE CRAFTING OF ROADMAPS FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS IS A UNIQUE STRATEGY THAT WILL PROVIDE A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE ON INDUSTRIAL EXPECTATIONS FOR THE USE OF AI TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 2025 CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY WORKSHOP -2520357 (FLACH). THIS WORKSHOP WILL EXAMINE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE MARKETPLACE OF INDUSTRIAL BIOPROCESSING FEEDSTOCKS. IT WILL GATHER RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS WITH A VARIETY OF SKILLSETS, FROM SYSTEMS-LEVEL MODELING TO METABOLIC ENGINEERING AND BIOPROCESS EXPERTS, FACILITATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR CROSS-FIELD INTERACTIONS. THE TWO KEY AIMS WILL BE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (1) WHAT NEW, SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE MORE EFFECTIVELY INCORPORATED INTO THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY? (2) WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED ABOUT THE COMMERCIALIZATION VIABILITY OF PAST FEEDSTOCKS, AND HOW CAN THOSE LESSONS BE APPLIED TO ONGOING EFFORTS? THE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE OVER A FULL DAY AND HAS TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: (1) CONVERGE A COMMUNITY WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF EXPERTISE AREAS TO LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF PAST LEADERS, APPLYING THOSE LESSONS TO CURRENT INITIATIVES; (2) FACILITATE A FOCUSED DISCUSSION AMONG EXPERTS TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES FOR MOVING FORWARD AND THE CHALLENGES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO ADVANCE THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY. FOLLOWING THESE DISCUSSIONS, A REPORT WILL BE ISSUED, SUMMARIZING TAKEAWAYS FROM KEY CASE STUDIES AND OFFERING A PATH FORWARD ON HOW TO MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS CHALLENGES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL BIOPROCESSING FEEDSTOCKS TO ADVANCE THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY. THE WORKSHOP PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN INSIGHTS FROM LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT, EACH BRINGING A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE. IT IS TARGETED TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER AT THE 2025 AICHE ANNUAL MEETING AT THE HYNES CONVENTION CENTER IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THIS WORKSHOP PROGRAM WILL INVOLVE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD SHARING THEIR INSIGHTS WITH THE NEXT GENERATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY. IT WILL BRING TOGETHER CURRENT LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS PRESENT IN TODAY?S CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY LANDSCAPE. FOLLOWING THE WORKSHOP, A REPORT WILL BE ISSUED THAT SUMMARIZES PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, AND FINDINGS. THE REPORT WILL HIGHLIGHT CURRENT CHALLENGES AND WHERE TO INVEST RESOURCES TO OVERCOME THEM. IT WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH AICHE?S WEBSITE, HELPING OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY LEARN FROM THE EVENT. FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FROM LONG-EXPERIENCED EXPERTS TO THE FUTURE GENERATION OF ENGINEERS ADVANCING THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY WILL HAVE LONG TERM IMPACTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY. SHARING LESSONS LEARNED AND PAST MISTAKES WILL HELP CURRENT ENGINEERS AND RESEARCHERS AVOID THE SAME PITFALLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING -THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING WILL FOCUS ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MICROBIOME RESEARCH TOOLS, MICROBIOME BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOME ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS, BRINGING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY WHO HAVE ALIGNED INTERESTS. THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM FEATURES TALKS ON A VARIETY MICROBIOME ENGINEERING-RELATED SUBJECTS, INCLUDING THE LATEST TOOLS FOR ENGINEERING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUPS OF MICROBES, ENGINEERING ANIMAL MICROBIOME SYSTEMS, ENGINEERING PLANT AND SOIL MICROBIOME SYSTEMS, AND THE UNDERLYING SCIENCE OF MICROBIAL DYNAMICS IN MICROBIOMES. THE CONFERENCE COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH AREAS AND APPLICATIONS OF MICROBIOME ENGINEERING, WHICH CREATES A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE EXPERTISE TO GATHER AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, TO NETWORK WITH THE FOREMOST LEADERS IN THE FIELD, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS. THE FIELD OF MICROBIOME ENGINEERING IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AND HIGHEST IMPACT AREAS OF MODERN RESEARCH, WITH APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND MEDICINE. THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING WILL BRING TOGETHER BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, AND ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS THE ABILITY OF MICROBIOME RESEARCH TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED PROBLEMS. THE SESSIONS FEATURE A BROAD RANGE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND A DIVERSE SET OF TOPICS THAT WILL IMPACT THE NEXT DECADE OF RESEARCH. THE CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IN A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING MEETING. EARLY CAREER AND ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT DURING ORGANIZED TALKS, POSTER SESSIONS, PANELS, AND MANY INFORMAL GATHERINGS. THIS PLATFORM WILL ALLOW ESTABLISHED AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD AND TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN CO-FUNDED BY THE CELLULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMICAL, BIOENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, AND THE SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOSCIENCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 2023 AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE -THE 2023 AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 22-24, 2023. THE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION OF DIVERSE BIOTECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS AND IDENTIFIES, COMMUNICATES, AND EXPLORES CURRENT ADVANCEMENTS IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. THIS FORUM ORGANIZES AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC TALENT FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AT A SINGLE EVENT AND AIMS TO ENABLE THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY TO HIRE DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS, INSPIRE ORGANIZERS OF OTHER SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES TO INVITE DIVERSE SPEAKERS AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS TO JOIN THIS COMMUNITY. THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES FORUMS FOR SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, NETWORKING, EXTENDED DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND IS INCLUSIVE OF EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS, POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. BIOTECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO BE A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FIELD, AND IT IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT INNOVATIONS ARE EQUITABLE AND THAT THEY SERVE ALL PEOPLE. AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO STOP ONGOING MARGINALIZATION OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IS TO EMPOWER AN INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE IN WHICH DIVERSE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES INFORM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS. TOOLS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY; NEW COMPANIES ARE USING BIOTECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE CHALLENGES IN THERAPEUTICS, HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE; AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES ALL MAKE IT AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE AND COLLABORATE, MOVING THE TECHNOLOGY FORWARD AS QUICKLY, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. THE AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE WILL CREATES A FORUM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS TO BECOME ORGANIZED TO FOCUS ON THIS GROWING OPPORTUNITY AND AT THE SAME TIME ADDRESS ADVANCES AND PROSPECTS IN SCIENTIFIC AREAS PERTINENT TO BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. THE CONFERENCE HAS A DIVERSE AGENDA THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF EARLY-CAREER AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS GRADUATE STUDENTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; OCTOBER 4-6, 2019; CAMBRIDGE U.K.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING 2017

CONFERENCE: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE -THE 2023 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE WILL HAVE AN EXPANDED RANGE OF TOPICS AND WILL EMPHASIZE BURGEONING AREAS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY SUCH AS SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND MICROBIOME ENGINEERING FOR FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS WILL ALLOW THE CONFERENCE TO HOST SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO ALLOW STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND LEARN ABOUT NEW ADVANCES IN A RAPIDLY GROWING FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE WILL PROMOTE THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH OF MEMBERS OF THE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING DISCUSSIONS AMONG NORMALLY SEPARATED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIONS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE AND MEDICINE. OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE FIELD OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED FROM A RESEARCH-BASED, THEORETICAL DISCIPLINE TO ONE THAT IS IMPACTING SOCIETY AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN APPLICATIONS INTO THE FUTURE. SINCE 2014, SEED HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE TO GATHER PEOPLE WORKING IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, INCLUDING ENGINEERS, BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND MORE. THE CONFERENCE GATHERS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AUDIENCE TO SHARE TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS ON CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, NETWORK TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECT PEOPLE WHO MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT. ATTENDEES INCLUDE LEADERS IN THE FIELD, ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS, EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS AND TRAINEES WHO WILL LEAD THE FIELD IN THE COMING DECADES. SEED?S GOAL IS TO SHARE INSIGHTS INTO NEXT-GENERATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

WORKSHOP: SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2011, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA

CONFERENCE: 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING -THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING WILL FOCUS ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MICROBIOME ENGINEERING AND FUNDAMENTAL MICROBIOME RESEARCH. THE CONFERENCE WILL BRING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN THE FIELDS OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING. THE CONFERENCE?S PROGRAM INCLUDES MANY ASPECTS OF MICROBIOME RESEARCH, INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF MICROBIOME DYNAMICS, EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR ENGINEERING MICROBIOMES, AND THE INDUSTRIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND FOOD APPLICATIONS OF MICROBIOME ENGINEERING. THE CONFERENCE IS DISTINCT FROM OTHER MICROBIOME CONFERENCES, AS IT SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLES WITH FUNDAMENTAL MICROBIOME RESEARCH. A MAJOR GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A DIVERSE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS CAN GATHER AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, TO NETWORK WITH THE FOREMOST LEADERS IN THE FIELD, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS. THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING CONNECTS EXPERTS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY TO SHARE THE FIELD?S MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. NOTABLE AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS THAT FUNCTION WITHIN MICROBIOMES, CONTROL OF MICROBIOMES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS, IDENTIFYING ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES FOR MICROBIOMES, AND INDUSTRIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND FOOD APPLICATIONS OF MICROBIOME ENGINEERING. THIS CONFERENCE IS DISTINCT FROM OTHER MICROBIOME CONFERENCES, SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLES WITH MICROBIOME RESEARCH. THE CONFERENCE INTEGRATES SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, AND BIOINFORMATICS ACROSS A RANGE OF APPLICATION SPACES, FROM THE ENVIRONMENT, TO MANUFACTURING, TO FOOD, TO HUMAN HEALTH. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 2024 MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY WORKSHOP -THE 2024 MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE FIELDS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, BRINGING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY WHO HAVE ALIGNED INTERESTS. THE WORKSHOP?S PROGRAM FOCUSES ON MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH, INCLUDING ORGANOID DEVELOPMENT, TISSUE ENGINEERING, SYNTHETIC CIRCUITS, RNA-BASED REGULATORS, AND SYNTHETIC REPORTERS AND RECORDERS. A MAJOR GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A DIVERSE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS CAN GATHER AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, TO NETWORK WITH THE FOREMOST LEADERS IN THE FIELD, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS. MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY IS A RAPIDLY GROWING AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL AREA OF RESEARCH WITH IMPORTANT APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE. THIS WORKSHOP AIMS TO HAVE SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS, TO HAVE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY STUDENTS WHO REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF THE FIELD, TO PROMOTE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS, TO PROVIDE A COLLABORATIVE ATMOSPHERE THAT MOTIVATES NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, AND TO HAVE EXTENSIVE PARTICIPATION FROM A VARIETY OF GROUPS. THE CONFERENCE WILL ENABLE PROFESSIONALS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS TO INTERACT AND LEARN THROUGH ORGANIZED TALKS, PANELS, QUESTION AND ANSWER DISCUSSIONS, AND POSTER SESSIONS. THE CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE A VARIETY AREAS OF MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, INCLUDING ORGANOID DEVELOPMENT, TISSUE ENGINEERING, SYNTHETIC CIRCUITS AND RNA-BASED REGULATORS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES

CONFERENCE: 2025 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING -THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING (ICBE) WILL TAKE PLACE JANUARY 5-8 IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THIS CONFERENCE, ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (SBE), PART OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AICHE), BRINGS TOGETHER RESEARCHERS WHO ARE USING QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. MOLECULAR ENGINEERING INTEGRATES PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND ENGINEERING TO DESIGN AND MANIPULATE BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS. IT IS A PIVOTAL RESEARCH AREA ENABLING PRECISE CONTROL OVER BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, FACILITATING BREAKTHROUGHS IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOMANUFACTURING, BIOINFORMATICS, AND SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED RESEARCH. BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING HAS FAR-REACHING IMPACTS ON SOCIETY, REVOLUTIONIZING DIVERSE FIELDS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES. THE CONFERENCE IS THE PREMIER EVENT FOR TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER FACULTY TO TAKE ON PROMINENT CONFERENCE ROLES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR CAREERS, INCLUDING CHAIRING THE CONFERENCE, PARTICIPATING ON THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OR DELIVERING INVITED TALKS. THIS PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE NSF, PROVIDES SUPPORT TO TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER FACULTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE. PEOPLE BEGINNING THEIR CAREER STAND TO BENEFIT MOST FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONFERENCES BY LEARNING FROM WORLD-LEADING EXPERTS, RECEIVING FEEDBACK ON THEIR WORK AND DEVELOPING THEIR NETWORK, LEADING TO FUTURE COLLABORATION. HOWEVER, THEY OFTEN DO NOT HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENTS. THIS PROJECT HELPS PEOPLE EARLY IN THEIR CAREER OVERCOME THIS FINANCIAL BARRIER. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 3RD OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE -THE 3RD OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE WILL HAVE AN EXPANDED RANGE OF TOPICS AND WILL EMPHASIZE BURGEONING AREAS OF RESEARCH SUCH AS OPTOGENETICS IN NEUROSCIENCE, OPTOGENETICS IN MEDICINE AND OPTOGENETICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. THE BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS WILL ALLOW THE CONFERENCE TO HOST SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO ALLOW STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND LEARN ABOUT NEW ADVANCES IN A RAPIDLY GROWING FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE WILL PROMOTE THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH OF MEMBERS OF THE OPTOGENETIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING DISCUSSIONS AMONG NORMALLY SEPARATED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIONS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE. OPTOGENETICS IS AN EMERGING TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO USE LIGHT IN ORDER TO CONTROL LIVING CELLS THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO BE LIGHT SENSITIVE. OPTOGENETICS HAS A MYRIAD OF APPLICATIONS IN FIELDS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, ENERGY, AND CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING. BECAUSE OF RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN OPTOGENETICS AND ITS SUBSTANTIAL POTENTIAL FOR MEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, THE 3RD OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE SHOWCASES NOVEL AND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD OF OPTOGENETICS. THE CONFERENCE TOUCHES ON A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING ADVANCES IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE, APPLICATIONS IN CELL SIGNALING AND EPIGENETICS, AND APPLICATIONS TO A NUMBER OF FIELDS INCLUDING NEUROSCIENCE, CARDIOLOGY, CONTROL OF METABOLISM, AND DRUG DELIVERY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

CONFERENCE: 2023 CELL FREE SYSTEMS CONFERENCE -THE 2023 CELL FREE SYSTEMS CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE FIELDS OF CELL FREE BIOLOGY, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND BIOENGINEERING, BRINGING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY WHO HAVE ALIGNED INTERESTS. THE CONFERENCE?S PROGRAM INCLUDES MANY ASPECTS OF CELL FREE SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INCLUDING DIAGNOSTICS, PROTEIN ENGINEERING, CIRCUIT DESIGN, SYNTHETIC CELLS, HIGH-THROUGHPUT CHARACTERIZATION, AND FUNDAMENTAL BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS. THE CONFERENCE IS UNIQUE, AS IT FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON CELL-FREE SYSTEMS AND ALL THE EXCITING WAYS THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE BEING APPLIED. A MAJOR GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A DIVERSE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS CAN GATHER AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, TO NETWORK WITH THE FOREMOST LEADERS IN THE FIELD, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS. CELL FREE BIOLOGY IS A RAPIDLY GROWING AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL AREA OF RESEARCH, WITH APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, MEDICINE, AND MATERIALS. THE CELL FREE SYSTEMS CONFERENCE WILL BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY IN A HIGHLY-INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING MEETING. THE CONFERENCE WILL ENABLE PROFESSIONALS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS TO INTERACT AND LEARN THROUGH ORGANIZED TALKS, PANELS, QUESTION AND ANSWER DISCUSSIONS, AND POSTER SESSIONS. THE CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE A VARIETY AREAS OF CELL FREE SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INCLUDING CELL FREE BIOSENSING AND DIAGNOSTICS, BOTTOM-UP CELL FREE SYSTEMS, CELL FREE METABOLIC ENGINEERING, AND CELL FREE SYSTEMS FOR UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGY. EARLY CAREER AND ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT DURING ORGANIZED TALKS, POSTER SESSIONS, PANELS, AND MANY INFORMAL GATHERINGS. THIS PLATFORM WILL ALLOW ESTABLISHED AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD AND TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETICS & BIOENGINEERING -THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT ATTENDANCE BY STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AT THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING (EPIBIO) ON OCTOBER 3-5, 2024, AT THE HOTEL CASA AMSTERDAM IN AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS. EPIBIO EXPLORES FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE EPIGENOME. THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD ? ALLYING BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, DATA SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS TO ANSWER BIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS IN EPIGENETICS. ATTENDEES, INCLUDING GRADUATE STUDENTS, POST-DOCS, ACADEMIC FACULTY, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH PEERS AND ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD THROUGH KEYNOTE TALKS, ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS, AND NETWORKING ACTIVITIES. THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON DIVERSE AREAS OF EPIGENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING. THE MAIN THEMES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND COMPUTATIONAL EPIGENETICS, CLINICAL EPIGENETICS ENGINEERING, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, PERTURBING CHROMATIN AND EPIGENETIC ENGINEERING, SENSING EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS AND SINGLE CELL EPIGENETICS. SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF GRADUATE STUDENTS, POST-DOCS AND EARLY CAREER FACULTY TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. THESE GROUPS OF PEOPLE OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO TRAVEL AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT SOURCES OF IDEAS AND FEEDBACK ON RESEARCH, AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING, COLLABORATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ATTENDANCE AT EPIBIO 2024 WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIVE BENEFITS FOR U.S.-BASED RESEARCHERS STARTING THEIR CAREER BECAUSE RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN CENTERED IN EUROPE. THIS AWARD IS CO-FUNDED BY THE GENETIC MECHANISMS AND SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THE DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOSCIENCES OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND THE CELLULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE: BLACK LIVES MATTER IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE

AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE; OCTOBER 27-29, 2019; ATLANTA, GA

GRANT FOR TWO CONFERENCES: 2020 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION & DESIGN (SEED), AND 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING

CONFERENCE ON THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS

2019 BIOENERGY SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE: 2024 FOUNDATIONS OF MOLECULAR MODELING AND SIMULATION CONFERENCE (FOMMS) -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CHEMICAL THEORY, MODELS, AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS PROGRAM OF THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, THE INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESS SYSTEMS, REACTION ENGINEERING, AND MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS PROGRAMS OF THE DIVISION OF CHEMICAL, BIOENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND THE CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS THEORY PROGRAM OF THE DIVISION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. THIS GRANT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OVER 30 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS AND 10 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS TO ATTEND THE 90TH TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF MOLECULAR MODELING AND SIMULATION (FOMMS 2024) TO BE HELD IN SNOWBIRD, UT FROM JULY 28 TO AUGUST 1, 2024. MOLECULAR-LEVEL MODELING AND SIMULATION ARE UBIQUITOUS TOOLS FOR ADVANCING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN APPLICATIONS RANGING FROM THE DESIGN OF NEW MATERIALS TO UNDERSTANDING HOW DRUG MOLECULES INTERACT WITH PROTEIN RECEPTORS IN THE BODY. THE FOMMS CONFERENCE SERIES WAS INITIATED IN 2000 TO FOSTER INTERACTION AMONG ACADEMIC, NATIONAL LABORATORY, AND INDUSTRIAL MOLECULAR RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING AND APPLYING MOLECULAR-BASED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS. FOMMS 2024 WILL FEATURE 15 PLENARY SPEAKERS, ONE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, A FOMMS METAL LECTURE, WORKSHOPS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL FOCUS, AND TWO POSTER SESSIONS. WITH NO PARALLEL SESSIONS, THE MEETING STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ESTABLISHED AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AND PROMOTE MENTORING OF THE LATTER. THE DIVERSE AND INTERNATIONAL SELECTION OF INVITED SPEAKERS STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS. THE THEME OF FOMMS 2024 IS ?MOLECULAR MODELING ACROSS SCALES?, RECOGNIZING THE KEY ROLE CONNECTING DISPARATE LENGTH AND TIME SCALES PLAYS IN MAKING PREDICTION AND USING PHYSICS-BASED MODELING TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX SYSTEMS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE EXPERTS FROM MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS, PROTEINS AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, ACCELERATION ALGORITHMS, SOFT MATERIALS AND COMPLEX FLUID, SIMULATION-BASED ENGINEERING & SCIENCE, AND QUANTUM COMPUTING AND EMERGING ARCHITECTURES FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION, COMPUTATIONAL QUANTUM CHEMISTRY, STATISTICAL MECHANICS, MOLECULAR SIMULATION AND THEORY, AND CONTINUUM AND ENGINEERING PROCESS SIMULATION. THE CONFERENCE WILL SERVE AS A VENUE TO BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS TO SPUR NEW DISCUSSIONS AND SEED COLLABORATIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING -THIS GRANT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR 13 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 6 EARLY CAREER FACULTY TO ATTEND THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING (ICBE) TO BE HELD IN SANTA BARBARA, CA ON JANUARY 8-11, 2023. BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING UTILIZES POWERFUL AND VERSATILE TOOLS FOR ADVANCING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN APPLICATIONS RANGING FROM THE DESIGN OF NEW BIOCATALYSTS TO DIRECTING MICROBIOMES TO IDENTIFY AND DESTROY VIRAL AND MICROBIAL PATHOGENS. THE ICBE CONFERENCE SERIES WAS INITIATED IN 2007 TO FOSTER INTERACTION AMONG ACADEMIC, NATIONAL LABORATORY, AND INDUSTRIAL MOLECULAR RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING AND APPLYING MOLECULAR ENGINEERING METHODS. THIS CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE 24 PLENARY SPEAKERS, THREE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, AND A POSTER SESSION. WITH NO PARALLEL SESSIONS, THE MEETING STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION BETWEEN ESTABLISHED AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AND PROMOTE MENTORING OF THE LATTER. ALSO, THE SELECTION OF INVITED SPEAKERS REPRESENTS A HIGH LEVEL OF DIVERSITY. THE ORGANIZING THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS THE QUESTION: HOW CAN BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING ADDRESS GRAND CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT? BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING PROVIDES THE POTENTIAL TO REVOLUTIONIZE MANY DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND POSITIVELY IMPACT OF SOCIETY. FOR EXAMPLE, ADVANCES IN BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING ARE AIMED AT DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF PRODUCING FOOD, FUELS, AND CHEMICALS. IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, AND THERAPIES THAT CAN HELP TREAT AND CURE DISEASES. ADDITIONALLY, BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HELP ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR CLEAN ENERGY. THE DIVISION OF CHEMICAL, BIOENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ENG/CBET), AND THE DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOSCIENCES (BIO/MCB) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO THIS AWARD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

CONFERENCE: 2024 OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE -THE 2024 OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE WILL HAVE AN EXPANDED RANGE OF TOPICS AND WILL EMPHASIZE BURGEONING AREAS OF RESEARCH SUCH AS OPTOGENETICS IN CELL-FREE SYSTEMS, OPTOGENETICS METHODS FOR IN VIVO AND IN VITRO STIMULATION, AND OPTOGENETIC APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. THE BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS WILL ALLOW THE CONFERENCE TO HOST SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO ALLOW STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND LEARN ABOUT NEW ADVANCES IN A RAPIDLY GROWING FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE WILL PROMOTE THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH OF MEMBERS OF THE OPTOGENETIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING DISCUSSIONS AMONG NORMALLY SEPARATED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIONS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE BIOECONOMY. OPTOGENETICS IS AN EMERGING TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO USE LIGHT TO CONTROL LIVING CELLS. OPTOGENETICS HAS A MYRIAD OF APPLICATIONS IN FIELDS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, ENERGY, AND CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING. BECAUSE OF RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN THE FIELD AND ITS POTENTIAL TO BE USED IN INDUSTRY, THE 2024 OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE CUTTING EDGE BASIC AND APPLIED OPTOGENETICS RESEARCH. THE CONFERENCE TOUCHES ON A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING OPTOGENTICS IN NUEROBIOLOGY, IN VIVO APPLICATIONS OF OPTOGENETICS, OPTOGENETIC APPLICATIONS IN CELL-FREE SYSTEMS, AND OPTOGENETIC APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CRITICAL MATERIALS AND ALTERNATIVES: ADDRESSING THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES IN SEPARATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

BAY AREA BIOTECHNOLOGY TOPICAL CONFERENCE AT THE 2016 AICHE ANNUAL MEETING

CELL-FREE SYSTEMS CONFERENCE

3RD AFROBIOTECH CONFERENCE

OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING; DECEMBER 2-4, 2019; BOSTON, MA

METABOLIC ENGINEERING X CONFERENCE

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION & DESIGN 2016 (SEED 2016), CHICAGO, IL, JULY 18-21, 2016

METABOLIC ENGINEERING 11 CONFERENCE, JUNE 26-30, 2016; KOBE, JAPAN

12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GAS-LIQUID AND GAS-LIQUID-SOLID REACTOR ENGINEERING; NEW YORK, NY

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2015; BOSTON PARK PLAZA, BOSTON, MA; JUNE 10-13, 2015

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2014; LOS ANGELES, MANHATTEN BEACH MARRIOTT CONFERENCE CENTER, CA, JULY 14-17

METABOLIC ENGINEERING X CONFERENCE (ME-X)AT THE WESTIN BAYSHORE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA ON JUNE 15-19, 2014

6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, FORT LAUDERDALE (FL), DECEMBER 9-11, 2022 -PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A FIELD OF GREAT ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN A BROAD VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING MEDICINE, ENERGY, AND AGRICULTURE. THE PACE OF THIS ADVANCING FIELD REQUIRES THE TIMELY COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE OF SCIENTISTS, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS, AND MATHEMATICIANS TO DEVELOP ACCURATE MODELING SYSTEMS, OPTIMIZE HIGH VALUE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION, AND ULTIMATELY MANUFACTURE ESSENTIAL FEEDSTOCKS ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE IN A MANNER WHICH IS BOTH SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY WILL BRING RESEARCHERS WORKING IN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD TO DISCUSS NEWLY UNCOVERED SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, INTEGRATE THESE FINDINGS INTO GROUNDBREAKING SOLUTIONS, AND PROVIDE A FORUM THAT CAN INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF A CAREER IN PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY. ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (SBE), A TECHNOLOGICAL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AICHE), THIS CONFERENCE WILL HOST A DIVERSE GROUP OF ATTENDEES, INCLUDING BOTH ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND STUDENTS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THIS AWARD PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE, PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSIONS, AND NETWORK WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT. THE AWARD IS CO-FUNDED BY THE PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF INTEGRATIVE ORGANISMAL SYSTEMS (BIO/IOS), THE SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOSCIENCES (BIO/MCB), AND THE CELLULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMICAL, BIOENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ENG/CBET). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING (EPIBIO)

2ND OPTOGENETIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

EPIGENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

CONFERENCE: 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES -THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES (ICCT) WILL FOCUS ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS, BRINGING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY WHO HAVE ALIGNED INTERESTS. THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM FEATURES TALKS ON A VARIETY CRISPR-RELATED SUBJECTS, INCLUDING AI, GENOMICS AND GENE EDITING TOOLS, BEYOND DOUBLE STRANDED BREAKS, CRISPR IN THE DARK GENOME, AND NATURAL BIOLOGY OF CRISPR SYSTEMS. THE CONFERENCE COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH AREAS AND APPLICATIONS OF CRISPR TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CREATES A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE EXPERTISE TO GATHER AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, TO NETWORK WITH THE FOREMOST LEADERS IN THE FIELD, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS. THE FIELD OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AND HIGHEST IMPACT AREAS OF MODERN RESEARCH, WITH APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND MEDICINE. THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES (ICCT) WILL BRING TOGETHER BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, AND ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS CRISPR?S ABILITY TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED PROBLEMS. THE SESSIONS FEATURE A BROAD RANGE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND A DIVERSE SET OF TOPICS THAT WILL IMPACT THE NEXT DECADE OF RESEARCH. ICCT IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IN A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING MEETING. EARLY CAREER AND ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT DURING ORGANIZED TALKS, POSTER SESSIONS, PANELS, AND MANY INFORMAL GATHERINGS. THIS PLATFORM WILL ALLOW ESTABLISHED AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD AND TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES -THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES (ICCT) WILL FOCUS ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS, BRINGING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY WHO HAVE ALIGNED INTERESTS. THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM FEATURES TALKS ON A VARIETY CRISPR-RELATED SUBJECTS, INCLUDING CRISPR?S APPLICATIONS IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, GENOME EDITING TECHNOLOGIES, AND EPIGENETIC AND RNA EDITING. THE CONFERENCE COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH AREAS AND APPLICATIONS OF CRISPR TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CREATES A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE EXPERTISE TO GATHER AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK, TO NETWORK WITH THE FOREMOST LEADERS IN THE FIELD, AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS. THE FIELD OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AND HIGHEST IMPACT AREAS OF MODERN RESEARCH, WITH APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND MEDICINE. THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES (ICCT) WILL BRING TOGETHER BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS, AND ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS CRISPR?S ABILITY TO ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED PROBLEMS. THE SESSIONS FEATURE A BROAD RANGE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND A DIVERSE SET OF TOPICS THAT WILL IMPACT THE NEXT DECADE OF RESEARCH. ICCT IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IN A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING MEETING. EARLY CAREER AND ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT DURING ORGANIZED TALKS, POSTER SESSIONS, PANELS, AND MANY INFORMAL GATHERINGS. THIS PLATFORM WILL ALLOW ESTABLISHED AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD AND TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING

2016 FRONTIERS IN PARTICLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

2019 GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON WASTE PLASTIC

METABOLIC ENGINEERING SUMMIT 2017

SUPPORTING U.S.-BASED TRAINEES AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS AT THE 2026 SEED CONFERENCE

2025 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE

2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING

2024 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE

THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING (ICME2023)

2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS IS COSPONSORING THE 7TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN EXPO WITH THE U.S. EPA. THE GOAL OF THE EXPO

AICHE CO-SPONSORED THE 6TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN EXPO WITH THE U.S. EPA. AS PART OF THE 2010 EXPO AICHE ORGANIZED AND MANAGED AN EXHIBI

CONFERENCE: 2024 BIOENGINEERING & TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE -THE 2024 BIOENGINEERING & TRANSLATION MEDICINE CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 27-28 IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THIS CONFERENCE, ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (SBE), PART OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AICHE), WILL PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF INNOVATIVE AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS IN DRUG DELIVERY, BIOMANUFACTURING, CELL THERAPY & PROTEIN ENGINEERING, MODELS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY & DISEASE, AI & DATA SCIENCE, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. NSF FUNDING FOR THIS CONFERENCE AIMS TO BUILD A MORE ACCESSIBLE EVENT FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION OF THE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE COMMUNITY. IT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, POST-DOCS AND EARLY CAREER FACULTY TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. MANY PEOPLE BEGINNING THEIR CAREER FACE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT CONFERENCES CAN HELP THEM ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS BY LEARNING FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, RECEIVING FEEDBACK ON THEIR WORK AND BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT LEADS TO FUTURE COLLABORATION. THE TOPICS THAT THIS CONFERENCE COVERS EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PERMEATING MULTIPLE FACETS OF SOCIETY AND TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE ON A GLOBAL SCALE. DRUG DELIVERY INNOVATIONS FACILITATE THE TARGETED AND EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF THERAPEUTICS, ENHANCING TREATMENT EFFICACY, REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS, AND IMPROVING PATIENT ADHERENCE. BIOMANUFACTURING ADVANCEMENTS DRIVE THE PRODUCTION OF LIFE-SAVING PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOLOGICS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES, ENSURING THEIR ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY FOR PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. CELL THERAPY & PROTEIN ENGINEERING REVOLUTIONIZE REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, OFFERING NEW HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH DEGENERATIVE DISEASES, INJURIES, AND GENETIC DISORDERS. MODELS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY & DISEASE ENABLE PRECISE UNDERSTANDING AND MANIPULATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, PAVING THE WAY FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, DISEASE MODELING, AND DRUG DISCOVERY. MEANWHILE, WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVES ADDRESS GENDER DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE, ADVOCATING FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, BREAST CANCER SCREENING, AND MATERNAL CARE, ULTIMATELY EMPOWERING WOMEN TO LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES. COLLECTIVELY, THESE DISCIPLINES NOT ONLY ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO DRIVE SOCIETAL PROGRESS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONFERENCE: 2023 MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY WORKSHOP -MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY IS THE DESIGN OF GENETIC DEVICES THAT ENABLES THE STUDY AND CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN MAMMALIAN CELLS TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS AND DESIGN STRATEGIES TO ACCELERATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF VARIOUS THERAPIES; THEREFORE, MANY OF THE TECHNOLOGIES BEING DEVELOPED WILL BE USEFUL FOR EVENTUAL MEDICAL USE IN THE LONG TERM. THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY WORKSHOP (MSBW) WILL BRING TOGETHER LEADERS IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY WITH EXPERTS FROM OTHER RELEVANT FIELDS TO HIGHLIGHT AND INSPIRE CUTTING-EDGE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND CELLULAR RESEARCH. THE PROGRAM FEATURES TALKS ON FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, REPORTERS AND RECORDERS, CIRCUITS AND DYNAMICS, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND ORGANOIDS, AND IMMUNOENGINEERING THAT ENCOURAGES THE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN ORDER TO TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF ENGINEERS. THIS RESEARCH POSITIVELY IMPACTS SOCIETY BY HELPING US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND DIAGNOSE DISEASES, MORE RAPIDLY DISCOVER EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTICS AND DEVELOP PRECISION MEDICINE FOR INDIVIDUALS. BY FOCUSING ON MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS, THE MEETING CREATES A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT TO GATHER RESEARCHERS WITH VARYING EXPERTISE, SKILLSETS AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO RARELY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT. FUNDING FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE ATTENDANCE OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN ENGINEERING. THE WORKSHOP WILL EMPHASIZE NOVEL COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS/METHODS TO AID IN PREDICTING AND QUANTITATIVELY STUDYING SYSTEM BEHAVIOR. THE ADVANCES IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES, AND COMPUTATION MODELS WILL BE CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN THE LONG TERM AS IT WILL BE USEFUL FOR IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING, MONITORING, AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE. THE WORKSHOP WILL CONTAIN FIVE TECHNICAL SESSIONS: (1) FOUNDATIONAL ADVANCES, (2) APPLICATIONS IN STEM CELLS, (3) IMMUNOTHERAPY AND CELL THERAPY, (4) GENE REGULATION, (5) SENSORS AND MULTI-INPUT LOGIC. THE WORKSHOP WILL ALSO HOST SEVERAL Q&A DISCUSSIONS, NETWORKING BREAKS, AS WELL AS POSTER SESSIONS THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO PRESENT THEIR WORK. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THE VARIOUS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WILL GIVE THE ATTENDEES THE ABILITY TO DISCUSS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY BEING PRESENTED, AND THAT THE DISCUSSIONS WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS THAT MAY ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING ASIA 2018

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES 2017; RALEIGH, NC; DECEMBER 4-6, 2017

CONFERENCE FOR WASTE VALORIZATION: USING RENEWABLE CO-PRODUCTS AS FEEDSTOCKS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEM CELL ENGINEERING 2016; OCTOBER 23-26, 2016; TORONTA, CANADA

WATER SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP TO COMPLEMENT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

TOPICAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBES AT BIOMEDICAL INTERFACES

5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING (EPIBIO)

3RD ENTERPRISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE WORKSHOP

4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIOME ENGINEERING (ICME)

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2016

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2015

WORKSHOP: SYMPOSIUM ON THERMAL DECONSTRUCTION OF BIOMASS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2017

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2016

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2015

2023 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE

6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES

METABOLIC ENGINEERING 11 CONFERENCE

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2014

2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEM CELL ENGINEERING MAY 2-5 2010 IN BOSTON MA

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, JUNE 24-27, 2012, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEM CELL ENGINEERING, APRIL 29, 2012 - MAY 2, 2012, SEATTLE, WA

FOUTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING (ICBE) JAN 13-16, 2013 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA.

BIOENGINEERING & TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE

4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

MICROBES ON BIOMEDICAL INTERFACES

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ENGINEERING, EVOLUTION AND DESIGN (SEED) CONFERENCE 2014

NEW CONFERENCE GRANT

2021 VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY WORKSHOP (MSBW)

8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEM CELL ENGINEERING 2021 - PROJECT SUMMARY STEM CELL ENGINEERING AIDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACCELERATION OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THESE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO CREATE REGENERATIVE THERAPEUTICS AND ENGINEER TISSUE. HOWEVER, SEVERAL CHALLENGES REMAIN BEFORE MANY OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE UTILIZED IN INDUSTRY TO CREATE CONSUMER PRODUCTS. FOR INSTANCE, THERE EXIST GAPS IN FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE REGARDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESSES SUCH AS MORPHOGENESIS. ADDITIONALLY, AS THESE ARE COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS, EQUALLY SOPHISTICATED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AND MODELS ARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE DATA. THUS, THIS FIELD IS INHERENTLY MULTIDISCIPLINARY, REQUIRING THE EXPERTISE OF SCIENTISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICIANS WHO SPECIALIZE IN MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, AND ENGINEERS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH DESIGNING SYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZING PROCESSES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEED, WE HAVE DESIGNED THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STEM CELL ENGINEERING 2021 TAKING PLACE ON JULY 8-10, 2021 IN BOSTON, MA. THE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE WILL ALLOWS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND OUTCOMES OF NEW BIOLOGICS, PROCESSES, AND PROCEDURES. THE CONFERENCE WILL INTEGRATE PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE WITH LIFE SCIENCES TO ADVANCE BASIC RESEARCH AND MEDICAL CARE. ANY NIH FUNDING RECEIVED WILL BE USED TO INCREASE THE ATTENDANCE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.