All students are invited to submit their research for presentation at the 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference through the Student Paper Competition. This competition is divided into multiple levels (BS, MS, Doctoral (Doctoral students may be pursuing a PhD, MD, or equivalent terminal degree.)) and technical areas to provide for a fair evaluation of student work. The precise technical areas used to divide the papers for judging will be determined based on the abstracts submitted in order to allow for a reasonable distribution of entries. BS, MS, and Doctoral competitions will involve a poster-based presentation of the research results during a dedicated poster session. The top 6 papers in each Doctoral-level technical area will presented in a highlighted podium session in place of the poster session.

Submitted papers will be reviewed in a three-phase process:

1. Initial review of abstracts to determine suitability for presentation at the 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference (using standard Conference-review criteria)
2. Detailed review of accepted abstracts based on structure, composition, and technical merit to determine finalists.
3. Judging of poster or podium presentation based on presentation and technical merit to determine award winners.

At each phase, judging will be conducted by a panel of experts.

Students who enter the competition must meet the following criteria:

1. The student, listed as lead author, was the primary researcher on the project.
2. The project was conducted while this student was enrolled at the level indicated in the competition .(Students may have graduated before presenting their research - but the research must have been completed during their enrollment as as student at the designated level.)
3. The student will be able to present the paper, in either poster or oral format, at the 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference. (Guidelines for poster and podium presentations will be the same as the standard technical sessions.)
4. The student will submit only one paper as presenting author to the Student Paper Competition.
5. Work submitted and planned for presentation is not being submitted to any other session at the 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference.
6. Work submitted and planned for presentation has not previously been published in a peer-reviewed format.

The deadline for submission to the Student Paper Competition is January 6, 2006. Abstracts must meet the standard guidelines for the official 2-page SBC abstract. As is true for all conference submissions, abstracts will only be considered for presentation if they include research results and not simply a description of what will be studied. Questions about the Student Paper Competition can be submitted to Michele J. Grimm, PhD (mgrimm@wayne.edu), 2006 Competition Chair.

Follow the abstract preparation and submission instructions at the 2006 SBC Abstract Center.