The 11th BME Bio-Tech Applications Contest
will take place February 7, 2009
Sponsors: (check for details)
Tentative information
Eligibility: College students enrolled in six or more units.
Theme: To develop and present a concept using Biomedical, and/or Biochemical, Electrical, Electronic, or related techniques to assist a persons’ disability or to improve a persons’ ability to manage tasks that usually require assistance.
Requirements and Dates: Abstract of 50 to 500
words submitted for judging before January 29, 2009. All abstracts should be
typed, using no smaller than size 10 font, and must not exceed four pages in
length including any attached diagrams, schematic, and/or pictures. The concept
submitted shall be that of the students, and shall note all references. The
student shall present a brief overview of the basic concept, either a totally
new idea or a conceptual modification to an existing item or system.
Please mail to Dr. Chris Druzgalski, Department of Electrical Eng., CSULB,
Long Beach, CA 90840. and email to
druz@ieee.org
before 1/22/09.
Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to submit early a letter indicating their
anticipated participation. Mail the following information to the
above address: Name and address of the
participant, tentative area or anticipated title of the entry.
The contest will be held in Long Beach, California (place TBD) on Saturday, January 29, 2009
Awards: At the previous contests, the college students with the best concepts and presentation received awards in the amounts of up to $1,000 (First Place), $500 (Second) and $200 (Third and Fourth Place). Also, the winners were recognized at the awards banquet being held during National Engineers Week. The previous contests were sponsored by
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, and Circuits and Systems/Electron Devices Los Angeles Council Chapters and the Communications/Signal Processing Joint Chapter in addition to the IEEE LAC South Bay Section (support and sponsorship), the IEEE LAC Central Coast Section, and the IEEE LAC San Fernando Valley Section. Companies or individuals interested in the sponsorship of this event contact Dr. Chris Druzgalski at druz@ieee.org.The Contest Panel members and/or judges (not more that one per participating institution) are: Dr. Bogdan Kuszta, Caltech; Dr. Richard Cockrum, CSUP; Dr. Ernesto Suaste, CINVESTAV-IPN; Dr. Fleur Tehrani, CSUF; Dr. Dennis M. (Mike) Briggs, IEEE; and contest coordinators: Larry Dalton, IEEE/LAC, Chris Druzgalski, Chair IEEE/LAC/EMB, and Dr. Maryam Moussavi, IEEE/LAC/EMB
For questions about this contest you may contact Larry Dalton, Chris Druzgalski, Maryam Moussavi, or members of the panel (see Contact - http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/embs)
One of them
From an idea* to the product (Link to details)
See "Results" below for other awards/recognitions
Sponsored by IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section),
IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council)
and ....(inquire about sponsorship - see above for contact information)
Sponsored by IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section),
IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council)
and ....(inquire about sponsorship - see above for contact information)
Sponsored by IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section),
IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council)
Sponsored by IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council),
IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section),
and IEEE (San Fernando Valley Section).
Sponsored by IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council)
IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section),
and IEEE (Central Coast Section).
Sponsored by IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council),
IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section),
and IEEE (Central Coast Section).
Sponsored by IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section)
and by IEEE LAC (Los Angeles Council)
Sponsored by IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section)
Sponsored by IEEE (Coastal LA IEEE Section)
Sponsored by IEEE
Sponsored by IEEE