AFOSR-NSF Workshop on Prospects of 3D Bioprinting for Biophysics Design Platforms and Advanced Manufacturing; Washington, DC; September 2025

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Abstract

This award provides funds to support the Workshop on Prospects of 3D Bioprinting for Biophysics Design Platforms and Advanced Manufacturing to be held in the Washington DC area during the early fall of 2025. The workshop will consist of panel presentations and in-depth discussions by leading scholars and researchers. The output from this workshop will be the identification and recommendation of opportunities that push the boundaries of the technology, ensuring its readiness to address the most pressing challenges in biophysical science and biomedical engineering. Topics covered in the workshop are directly relevant to the US Air Force and the advanced manufacturing industry in the country. Further research in this area would generate fundamental, transformational knowledge that enables US Air Force operations to have enhanced sensing and maintain situational awareness. The advanced manufacturing section of the workshop will focus on achieving reproducibility, functionality, and integration with downstream processes for the research community, thereby accelerating advances in the control of complex biophysical systems, biosensors, and sensory systems. The field of 3D bioprinting has rapidly emerged as one of the most transformative technologies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. By enabling the precise arrangement of cells, biomaterials, and bioactive factors, 3D bioprinting provides unprecedented control over the creation of functional biological tissues an

Key facts

NSF award ID
2534235
Awardee
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TX)
SAM.gov UEI
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PI
Zhijian Pei
Primary program
01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
All programs
MFG MACHINES & METROLOGY, MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION PROC, CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS, Advanced Manufacturing
Estimated total
$29,301
Funds obligated
$29,301
Transaction type
Standard Grant
Period
07/01/2025 → 06/30/2027