International College of Fellows
Steering Committee Election Deadline: May 20, 2012
All Fellows are invited to elect the officers and members of the 2012-2016 steering committee of the International College of Fellows.
This year, we received 8 nominations for a total of 8 positions. This full slate of candidates would fill all the openings on the steering committee with a truly international group of dedicated individuals. Please vote to elect these individuals to the steering committee.
The voting procedures are as follows:
1 - Please see the list of candidates below. Click on each candidate to see their nomination package.
Chair: Joachim Kohn
Secretary: W. John Kao
Steering Committee: Luigi AmbrosioStuart L. Cooper Guy DaculsiChandra P. Sharma
Hasan Uludag
Call For Nominations to the International College of Fellows Steering Committee Nomination deadline: May 01, 2012
All Fellows may nominate themselves or another Fellow for a position in the Steering Committee of the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (ICF-BSE). Please submit all nominations by May 01, 2012. Election will take place afterward.
To nominate yourself or another fellow, please email Valentina Petrenko (petrenko@dls.rutgers.edu) with the name of the nominee, and the position that the Fellow is being nominated for.
The Steering Committee (SC) constitutes the governing body of the ICF-BSE. It will consist of three officers and five additional members who may be volunteers:
Chair, ICF-BSE
Treasurer, ICF-BSE
Secretary, ICF-BSE
five (5) additional steering committee members.
To be eligible for nomination as Chair of the ICF-BSE, the candidate should have the proper resources to implement the bylaws. The Chair of the ICF-BSE should also be able to organize annual fellows meetings and administer the ICF-BSE webpage.
The term of the Steering Committee will begin at the conclusion of the Fellows Meeting at the 9th World Biomaterials Congress in 2012, and will end upon conclusion of the Fellows Meeting at the 10th World Biomaterials Congress in 2016.
ICF-BSE Delegates Travel to China in April
On 6-9 April 2010, a special delegation of the International College of Fellows, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (ICF-BSE) met with Chinese Fellows in Beijing and Chengdu to provide informal advice and guidance to successfully organize the 9th World  Biomaterials Congress, to be held in June 2012 in Chengdu.
Another purpose of the meeting was promote cooperation, ensure visibility and establish an international student exchange.
Click here for minutes of the meeting.
Opportunities for International Exchange
The International College of Fellows is leading the effort to facilitate the internationalization of biomaterials science education through short-term student exchanges. Biomaterials education is being fostered among young scientists through international exchanges from laboratories within the United States and Singapore, The Netherlands, Portugal, France, and Poland.
Opportunities for international graduate students are available for short-term residency at the Kohn Lab at the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials in Piscataway, New Jersey. Students must be currently enrolled in a relevant Ph.D. program and must meet the insurance, funding, and visa requirements of Rutgers University.
Students who are interested in this program should send their CV to Kathy Piano. CVs should be accompanied by a cover letter and the following:
- areas of interest and/or proposed project
- time and duration of visit
- three academic references
Eligible candidates will be requested to participate in a telephone interview and provide three original, signed letters of recommendation from their academic advisors and references.
International Student Exchange
The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
145 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
http://www.njbiomaterials.org
contact: kohnoffice@dls.rutgers.edu
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