{"676414":{"#nid":"676414","#data":{"type":"news","title":"$3 Million NSF Grant Will Support Training in Sustainable Medical Devices","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researcher\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/w-hong-yeo\u0022\u003EW. Hong Yeo\u003C\/a\u003E has been awarded a $3 million grant to help develop a new generation of engineers and scientists in the field of sustainable medical devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe workforce that will emerge from this program will tackle a global challenge through sustainable innovations in device design and manufacturing,\u201d said Yeo, Woodruff Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe funding, from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/us-national-science-foundation-research\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF) Research Training (NRT) program\u003C\/a\u003E, will address the environmental impacts resulting from the mass production of medical devices, including the increase in material waste and greenhouse gas emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder Yeo\u2019s leadership, the Georgia Tech team comprises multidisciplinary faculty:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/andres-j-garcia\u0022\u003EAndr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda\u003C\/a\u003E (bioengineering),\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/id.gatech.edu\/people\/hyunjoo-oh\u0022\u003EHyunJoo Oh\u003C\/a\u003E (industrial design and interactive computing),\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/lewis-wheaton\u0022\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/a\u003E (biology), and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/josiah-hester\u0022\u003EJosiah Hester\u003C\/a\u003E (sustainable computing). Together, they\u2019ll train 100 graduate students, including 25 NSF-funded trainees, who will develop reuseable, reliable medical devices for a range of uses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe plan to educate students on how to develop medical devices using biocompatible and biodegradable materials and green manufacturing processes using low-cost printing technologies,\u201d said Yeo. \u201cThese wearable and implantable devices will enhance disease diagnosis, therapeutics, rehabilitation, and health monitoring.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the program will be challenged by a comprehensive, multidisciplinary curriculum, with deep dives into bioengineering, public policy, physiology, industrial design, interactive computing, and medicine. And they\u2019ll get real-world experience through collaborations with clinicians and medical product developers, working to create devices that meet the needs of patients and care providers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech NRT program aims to attract students from various backgrounds, fostering a diverse, inclusive environment in the classroom \u2014 and ultimately in the workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program will also introduce a new Ph.D. concentration in smart medical devices as part of Georgia Tech\u0027s bioengineering program, and a new M.S. program in the sustainable development of medical devices. Yeo also envisions an academic impact that extends beyond the Tech campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201c\u003C\/strong\u003ECollectively, this NRT program\u0027s curriculum, combining methods from multiple domains, will help establish best practices in many higher education institutions for developing reliable and personalized medical devices for healthcare,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019d like to broaden students\u0027 perspectives, move past the current technology-first mindset, and reflect the needs of patients and healthcare providers through sustainable technological solutions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has received a $3 million NSF grant to lead a multidisciplinary team in training graduate students to develop sustainable, biocompatible medical devices that address environmental impacts, aiming to establish best practices in higher education for creating reliable and personalized healthcare solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has received a $3 million NSF grant to lead a multidisciplinary team in training graduate students to develop sustainable, biocompatible medical devices that address environmental impacts, aiming to establish best pract"}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2024-08-30 12:39:46","changed_gmt":"2024-12-04 16:25:14","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674771":{"id":"674771","type":"image","title":"W. Hong Yeo","body":"\u003Cp\u003EW. Hong Yeo is leading a $3 million \u0026nbsp;NSF research training program to develop a new generation of engineers focused on creating sustainable medical devices.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1725021364","gmt_created":"2024-08-30 12:36:04","changed":"1725021453","gmt_changed":"2024-08-30 12:37:33","alt":"W. 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