Walter Barnes Lang Fellowship
The Walter Barnes Lang Fellowship supports graduate students traveling to research meetings to deliver presentations based on their research. Recipients of the $1000 award are graduate students at the University of Minnesota who are engaged in research related to engineering in medicine, and who are advised by IEM members.
Applicants are evaluated on several criteria, including their record of academic achievement, the quality of their research plan, their demonstrated commitment to engineering in medicine, and demonstrated leadership. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the academic year.
CONTACT
Questions regarding the IEM Walter Barnes Lang Fellowship may be directed to Katherine Lindsay at iem@umn.edu.
2024 RECIPIENTS
The Effect of Manual Wheelchair Push Rim Positioning on Rotator Cuff Tendon Compression During Propulsion” Orthopaedic Research Society 2024 Annual Meeting February 2-6, 2024, IEM Advisor: Paula Ludewig, Physical Therapy (Medical School)
“Development of Targeted Covalent Inhibitors (TCIs) For PCAF As a Possible Therapeutic For HIV and Brain Cancer” Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, and Wisconsin (MIKIW) Medicinal Chemistry Conference 2024 April 26-28, 2024, IEM Advisor: William C. K. Pomerantz, Chemistry (College of Science & Engineering)
“T1 Relaxometry or EPR Signal Intensity - Which is Best For Quantifying Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Tissues Non-Destructively?” 2024 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting May 4-9, 2024, IEM Advisor: Michael Garwood, Radiology (Medical School)
2022 RECIPIENTS
Abstract: Multiphysics Topology Optimization
Conference: 2022 IEEE Global Fluid Power Society PhD Symposium, Napoli, Italy
Abstract: Additional treatment options for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE)
Conference: International Conference for Technology and Analysis of Seizures (ITCALS), Bern, Switzerland
Abstract: The application of engineering problem-solving and tools to a problem holding back critical progress in the field of tissue engineering
Conference: 2022 Society for Biomaterials, Baltimore, MD
Abstract: Physical Demonstration of Vitrification of Liter Scale CPA Systems and Characterization of 120KW RF Coil for Nanowarming of Liter Scale Systems
Conference: CRYO2022, Dublin, Ireland
2020 RECIPIENTS
CANCER
Abstract: A Reader Study Comparing the Quality of High-Resolution Diffusion Weighted Imaging Methods for Breast MRI
Conference: International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting,
Sydney, NSW, Australia
MEDICAL DEVICES, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND TRANSPLANTATION
Abstract: Multifunctional Peptide Coatings for Preventing Infection of Dental Implants
Conference: World Biomaterials Conference 2020, Glasgow
FRONTIER AND EMERGING AREAS
Abstract: A Rheological Perspective on the Formulation Effects on Lung Surfactant Replacement Therapy
Conference: XVIIIth International Congress on Rheology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NEURAL
Abstract: Comparing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Simulations for Lesioned and Non-Lesioned Hemispheres in Pediatric Stroke Models
Conference: 7th International Conference on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS), Baden-Baden, Germany
FRONTIER AND EMERGING AREAS, NEURAL
Abstract: Physics-Based Self-Supervised Deep Learning for Accelerated MRI Without Fully Sampled Reference Data
Conference: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sydney, Australia
2017 RECIPIENTS
CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING
Abstract: Soft, continuum robotics to enhance and evolve medical devices, particularly for minimally invasive surgeries
Conference: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2017)
MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL IMAGING
Abstract: Quantitative T2* MRI Signal in the Intervertebral Disc Before and After Spinal Instrumentation: Porcine Study
Conference: Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOENGINEERING
Abstract: Microtubule-targeting agents alter glioma cell traction and migration by distinct drug-specific mechanisms
Conference: Gordon Research Conference - Motile & Contractile Systems
NEUROENGINEERING
Abstract: The HippoBellum: Effects of cerebellar modulation on hippocampal functioning
Conference: Gordon Research Conference: Cerebellum
Abstract: The role of nanoparticle design in determining analytical performance of lateral flow assays
Conference: IEEE-NIH Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technology
2016 RECIPIENTS
CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING
Abstract: Unique Alignment of hPSC-derived Myogenic Cells in Response to Nanotopographical Cues and Biochemical Ligands
Conference: TERMIS-AM Meeting
MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL IMAGING
Abstract: Performance Improvement of an all-optical Fabry Perot Ultrasound Detector
Conference: BiOS SPIE Photonics West conference, January 2017
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOENGINEERING
Abstract: Engineering Probiotic Bacteria for Pathogen Reduction in Poultry
Conference: Recent Advances in Microbial Control
NEUROENGINEERING
Abstract: Classification of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder from Resting-State fMRI
Conference: 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
MEDICAL DEVICES
Abstract: Fast, efficient and gentle transfection of human adherent cells in suspension
Conference: 2016 Gordon Conference on Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology