The University of Georgia Continuing Education Center
Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.
March 4-6, 2005

“Biology-Inspired Engineering Frontiers”

Program Outline for the 2005 IBE Meeting

March 4, 2005

• Place Posters for display – (Atrium)
• General Session – (Masters Hall)
• Opening Remarks by IBE President Lalit Verma
• Keynote Address by Dr. Robert A. Ulanowicz, University of Maryland
• Biology-Inspired Advances in Engineering Disciplines
• Afternoon Sessions
• Biology-Inspired Engineering Education – (Masters Hall)
• Biology-Inspired Nanotechnology – (Room K)
• Biology-Inspired Biotechnology – (Room E-F)
• Biology-Inspired Computational Methods – (Room J-S)
• Evening Events
• Social Hours – (Atrium)
• Dinner – (The State Botanical Garden of Georgia)

March 5, 2005

• Committee Meetings
• General Session – (Masters Hall)
• Trends in Industry
• Morning Sessions
• Biology-Inspired Systems and Engineering Ecology – (Masters Hall)
• Biology-Inspired Tissue/Cellular Mechanics – (Room K)
• Biology-Inspired Materials – (Room E-F)
• Creating Strategic Alliances (By invitation) – (Executive Conference Room)
• Afternoon Sessions
• Biology-Inspired Bioprocessing/Biocatalysts – (Masters Hall)
• Biology-Inspired Thermodynamics and Transport – (Room K)
• Biology-Inspired Methods of Sensing and Controls – (Room E-F)
• Late Afternoon Sessions
• Poster Presentations (Atrium))
• Student Poster Awards (Atrium)

March 6, 2005

• General Session – (Masters Hall)
• Biology-Inspired Engineering Design Methods
• Creating a “Nexus” for Biological Engineering
• Plans and Expectations of IBE for 2005 – President Jerome Gilbert
• Meeting Closes - Presenters Include:
• Dr. Robert A. Ulanowicz, Chemical Engineering and Theoretical Ecology, University of Maryland
• Dr. Nam Suh, Mechanical Engineering, MIT
• Dr. Sven Jorgenson, Ecological Thermodynamics, The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy
• Dr. Donald Haynie, Biological Thermodynamics, Louisiana Tech
• Dr. Peixuan Guo, Molecular Virology and Bio-nanotechnology, Purdue University
• Dr. Bernie Patten, Systems Ecology, University of Georgia
• Dr. Agnes Ostafin, Chemical Engineering, Notre Dame
• Dr. James H. Dooley, Biological Engineer, President of Silverbrook Limited, Federal Way, WA.
• Dr. Doug Cameron, Cargill