
NSF Research Traineeship
Independent Advisory Board for NRT
External leaders from medicine, engineering, and industry guiding our strategic outcomes
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.


Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin

Bahareh Behkam, 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
