2025 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award |
Deadline: May 31, 2024
About:
The Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award, previously named BMES Distinguished Lecture Award and sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation, was founded in 1991 to recognize biomedical engineering achievement.
This award is BMES's premier recognition. Each year, the Society bestows this prestigious award to individuals who have demonstrated impactful leadership and accomplishments in biomedical engineering science and practice. The award recipient will have the opportunity to deliver a plenary lecture at the BMES Annual Meeting in the fall and publish an article in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. The lecture should critically review a field within biomedical engineering and offer a vision for its future.
Application Requirements:
1. The applicant's CV (not to exceed ten pages).
2. A letter (not to exceed two pages) describing the nominee’s contribution to the field of biomedical engineering; impact on society; and leadership in the profession going beyond service. See rubric for more details.
Note: The awardee's contributions are not required to precede the award date by a specific amount of time.
3. Letter(s) of support, (not to exceed two pages each) but no more than five.
4. The nominee must be a BMES member in good standing.
Award Rubric:
To view the award rubric, please click here.
ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 31, 2024. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.
Questions? Please contact Katherine@bmes.org.
The Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award, previously named BMES Distinguished Lecture Award and sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation, was founded in 1991 to recognize biomedical engineering achievement.
This award is BMES's premier recognition. Each year, the Society bestows this prestigious award to individuals who have demonstrated impactful leadership and accomplishments in biomedical engineering science and practice. The award recipient will have the opportunity to deliver a plenary lecture at the BMES Annual Meeting in the fall and publish an article in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. The lecture should critically review a field within biomedical engineering and offer a vision for its future.
Application Requirements:
1. The applicant's CV (not to exceed ten pages).
2. A letter (not to exceed two pages) describing the nominee’s contribution to the field of biomedical engineering; impact on society; and leadership in the profession going beyond service. See rubric for more details.
Note: The awardee's contributions are not required to precede the award date by a specific amount of time.
3. Letter(s) of support, (not to exceed two pages each) but no more than five.
4. The nominee must be a BMES member in good standing.
Award Rubric:
To view the award rubric, please click here.
ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 31, 2024. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.
Questions? Please contact Katherine@bmes.org.