NSF Research Traineeship (NRT)
Independent Advisory Board
Human Centered Design and Manufacturing
The Independent Advisory Board (IAB) is formed by external experts from medical community, engineering community and industry leaders. The role of the IAB is to provide unbiased feedback to the NRT team and assist NRT team to achieve a maximum outcome.
The IAB consists of:
Jonathan R. Lindner, MD
Frances Myers Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine, Vice-Chief for Research for the Cardiovascular Division
University of Virginia
Bahareh Bekham, PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Michael Moreno, PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Director of Innovation for Engineering Medicine
Texas A&M University
Russ Yelton
President and CEO of Yelton and Associates, LLC and Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees at AZAdvances
