The Bioengineering Division sponsors a Student Paper Competition at the annual Summer Bioengineering Conference (SBC). There are three competition levels: Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. There are also cash awards for the top three student papers in each level. The competition is divided into multiple technical areas to provide for a fair evaluation of student work. We are pleased to recognize the following awardees from the 2012 SBC.First Place: Jeffrey D. Hyypio, University of Minnesota, “A Microscale Collagen-Fibrin Interacting Network Model With Comparison To Experimental Results.”Second Place: Kelly M. Seymour, Elizabethtown College, “Computational Analysis of Microstructure of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Total Joint Replacement.”Third Place: Bethany S. Powell, Valparaiso University, “The Effects of Shoe Architecture on Impact Forces During Gait: A Continuation Study.”First Place: David Schreier, University of Wisconsin “The Role of Collagen Synthesis in Ventricular and Vascular Adaptation to Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension.”Second Place: Joseph R. Dolensky, Georgia Tech, “The Effect of Pulmonary Hypertension on Tricuspid Valve Coaptation in Normal and Pathologic Valve Geometries: An in vitro Study.”Third Place: Daniel P. Brown, University of Pittsburgh, “The Effect of Anterior Dislocation on the Mechanical Properties of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament.”First Place: Stephanie Beeman, Virginia Tech, “Upper Body Kinematics of Relaxed Volunteers, Braced Volunteers, Hybrid III ATD, and PMHS in Low-Speed Frontal Sled Tests.”Second Place: Jason Miller, University of Washington, “Walking Mode Classification From Myoelectric and Inertial Fusion.”Third Place: Steven Boronyak, Vanderbilt University, “Biomechanical Effects of Radio Frequency Ablation With Simultaneous Cryogenic Anchoring.”First Place: Brianne K. Connizzo, University of Pennsylvania, “Altered Mechanical Properties and Fiber Realignment in Diabetic Mouse Supraspinatus and Achilles Tendons.”Second Place: Lauren Ferris, University of Kansas “A Performance Test to Assess Strategies to Transfer Weight During Knee Flexion and Extension With Rotation for Individuals With a Total Knee.”Third Place: Sarah Wohlman, Northwestern University, “A Biomechanical Model of the Thumb That Effectively Replicates Endpoint Forces Produced by Human Subjects and Measured in Anatomical Specimens.”First Place: Yasutaka Tobe, Waseda University “Investigation on a Relationship Between Hemodynamics and Wall-Thinning in an Unruptured Human Cerebral Aneurysm.”Second Place: Amy Silverstein, University of Pennsylvania, “Mesenchymal Stem Cell Morphology in a Fibrous Microenvironment With Length Scales Matching the Native Meniscus.”Third Place: Haijiao Liu, University of Toronto, “Characterization of the Elasticity of Valve Interstitial Cells on Soft Substrates Using Atomic Force Microscopy.”First Place: Christopher B. Arena, Virginia Tech/Wake Forest, “Phase Change Electrodes for Reducing Joule Heating During Irreversible Electroporation.”Second Place: Zhenpeng Qin, University of Minnesota, “Thermal Analysis Measurement of Gold Nanoparticle Interactions With Cell and Biomaterial.”Third Place: Thomas Claiborne, Stony Brook University, “Development and Optimization of a Novel Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve Using the Device Thrombogenicity Emulation Methodology.”First Place: Ian Campbell, Georgia Tech/Emory University, “Histology-Based, Lesion-Specific Modeling of Relative Stress Distributions Indicates Plaque Rupture Unlikely in Mice.”Second Place: Bahar Fata, University of Pittsburgh, “Regional Biomechanical and Microstructural Alterations of the Ovine Main Pulmonary Artery During Postnatal Growth.”Third Place: Lucas H. Ting, University of Washington, “Hemodynamic Shear Regulates Intercellular Forces and Permeability of Endothelial Cell Monolayers.”First Place: Christopher S. Szot, Virginia Tech/Wake Forest, “Characterizing the Phenotypic Response of Endothelial Cells Cultured on Proangiogenic in vitro Tumor Mimics.”Second Place: Bryce Whited, Virginia Tech, “A Nondestructive Fiber-Based Imaging System to Assess Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts.”Third Place: Véronique Peiffer, Imperial College London, “Age-Related Differences in Hemodynamics of the Rabbit Aorta and Comparison With Average Maps of Atherosclerotic Lesion Prevalence.”First Place: Sevan R. Oungoulian, Columbia University, “Articular Cartilage Wear Characterization With a Particle Sizing and Counting Analyzer.”Second Place: Andrew Meyer, University of Florida, “Evaluation of a Novel Statistical Method for EMG-to-Moment Estimation During Gait.”Third Place: Ryan Koppes, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “Transient and Steady-State Force Enhancement in the Drosophila Jump Muscle.”First Place: Baptiste Coudrillier, Johns Hopkins University, “Effects of the Scleral Collagen Structure on the Biomechanical Response of the Optic Nerve Head.”Second Place: Michael Fernandez, Columbia University, “Direct Measurement of Human Cervical Tissue Permeability.”Third Place: Stefaan W. Verbruggen, National University of Ireland, Galway, “Loading-Induced Interstitial Fluid Flow in Bone Mechanobiology: An FSI Approach to the Osteocyte Environment.”First Place: Erik H. Clayton, Washington University-St. Louis, “Viscoelastic Properties of Living Human Brain by Local Frequency Estimation Applied to Distortional Wave Fields.”Second Place: Mohammad F. Hadi, University of Minnesota, “Microscale Fiber Network Structure Affects the Simulated Macroscale Failure of Collagen Gel Tissue Analogs.”Third Place: Sudhir Khetan, University of Pennsylvania, “Stem Cell Fate Within 3D Hydogels is Mediated by Network Structure-Dependent Traction Generation.”