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The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., representing the most accomplished individuals in the fields of medical and biological engineering.

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Earl Bakken Lecture Series
The Earl Bakken Lecture is presented at AIMBE’s Annual Event in honor of Honorary Fellow and pioneer, Earl Bakken. Each year, a new type of innovation is highlighted.

AIMBE Public Policy Institute
Learn from Washington Insiders about how public policy impacts Biomedical engineering!

Congressional Lunch Briefings

AIMBE Advocacy Day
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College Of Fellows
The College of Fellows consists of almost 3,000 individuals who are the outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in medical and biological engineering

Nominations & Election
Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community

Fellowbook News
AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows

Fellow Directory
AIMBE College of Fellows — synced from Quickbase via AIMBE Connect.
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Academic Council
AIMBE’s Academic Council includes 100 U.S. universities offering medical and biological engineering education at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Council of Societies
AIMBE’s mechanism to coordinate and enhance interaction among 12 scientific organizations in medical and biological engineering

Industry Council
The companies and key corporate leaders of the bioengineering revolution are represented in AIMBE

Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Achieving greater diversity and inclusion within AIMBE, and providing leadership training and greater opportunities to minorities in MBE.

Committee for the Underrepresented and Marginalized
To recognize the contributions of underrepresented and marginalized groups (URM) in MBE.

International Committee
The Top Medical and Biological Engineers from around the World
Public Policy
Advocacy Tools
Everything you need to get involved, research and contact your policy-makers, and followup through lab tours and visits

Our Work
Learn about AIMBE’s ongoing public policy work and past accomplishments that have communicated the value of medical and biological engineering
Awards
Pierre Galletti Award
This Award was established in 1999 by the AIMBE to honor our Founding Member and Past President.

AIMBE Professional Impact Award
In recognition of outstanding commitment to Mentoring, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership, and/or Education
For Students
Milestones of Innovation
The Milestones of Innovation highlight some of the greatest accomplishments in medical and biological engineering.

Student Policy Resources
Information for students interested in science policy on why and how to get engaged in advocacy efforts supporting medical and biological engineering.
Nominations
College Of Fellows
Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community

Emerging Leaders
Each year, AIMBE will select ~20 emerging leaders who will be recognized during AIMBE’s Annual Meeting.

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Laurie E. Locascio, Ph.D.

Laurie E. Locascio, Ph.D.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

President and CEO at American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Bioinstrumentation/Sensor

NAE - National Academy of Engineering

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What is AIMBE?

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is the authoritative voice and advocate for the value of medical and biological engineering to society. It is an organization of leaders in medical and biological engineering, consisting of academic, industrial, professional society councils and elected fellows.

AIMBE Fellowbook

Fellowbook Profiles are micro-blogs for each of our Fellows. New stories are added to showcase their accomplishments.

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President and CEO

Primary Affiliation

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

About Laurie E. Locascio, Ph.D.

Posts by Laurie E. Locascio, Ph.D.

February 10, 2023

NIST Director Laurie Locascio Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Laurie E. Locascio, under secretary of commerce for standards and technology and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering — one of the highest professional distinctions...

July 22, 2021

Locascio Nominated to Return to NIST as Director

President Biden announced on July 16 that he is nominating Laurie Locascio to be director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a $1 billion agency within the Commerce Department. Locascio spent most of her career at NIST, joining as...