Dr. Chelsey Simmons Research Talk

Thank you to everybody who came out to our fifth GBM of the semester to attend Dr. Chelsey Simmons' research presentation titled “Living Mechanical Models of Pancreatic Tumors…and other cool applications of biomaterials". Dr. Chelsey Simmons received her B.S. from Harvard University and both her M.S. and Ph.D from Stanford University. She is an assistant professor here at UF in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department.

Notes and Announcements:

2018-2019 Officer Elections

As we are approaching the end of the academic year, we are opening up nominations for next year's SFB officers! If you would like to nominate a member (or yourself) to serve on the SFB executive board next year, please do so here. Please note that candidates for president must have previously served on the executive board. Elections will be held at the final GBM on April 17. See below for officer descriptions.

President

Organize and host officer meetings and general body meetings
Allocate tasks to other officers
Help with website and newsletter updates
Work with vice president to plan Biomaterials Day
Be organized and oversee all chapter activities
Write grants and seek funding for Biomaterials Day

Vice President

In charge of Biomaterials Day
Work with treasurer to organize budget for event
Collaborate with president to write grants

Treasurer

Manage budget for organization (Biomaterials Day, travel, outreach, etc.)
Submit spending requests to Student Government
Order food for all general body meetings

Secretary

Create sign-in sheet on Google Forms prior to each meeting
Add new email addresses to Listserv after each meeting
Compile brief summary of each meeting for Webmaster to add to UF SFB blog
Update and send out email newsletter regularly

Outreach Coordinator/BEC Representative

Organize outreach events
Come up with new ideas to get SFB active in the community
Attend all BEC meetings and report back to SFB board

Webmaster

Continuously update website and Facebook page
Make Facebook events for all GBMS and and invite members
Make brief blog post for each GBM so members can catch up if they missed a meeting

External Affairs Coordinator

In charge of social events
Collaborate with other organizations to put on more events
Seek contacts and sponsors for industry tours, info sessions, and tabling at Biomaterials Day

Active Member Status

SFB presented on the implementation of requirements an “active member” status. Active membership would be optional and would include benefits such as eligibility to attend the SFB National Conference and priority for spots on industry tours and industry info sessions. Requirements would include attending at least 4 meetings and 2 events per semester and becoming a member of the SFB National Chapter. This amendment to the constitution was put to a vote during the meeting.

Biomaterials Days 2018 - Breaking Barriers in Biomaterials Research - Feedback

Thank you to everyone that came out to Biomaterials Day 2018. Please fill out our feedback form! You can find the form here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRpTk_SOhZGPUdhHxqnMzQJOPRy6jwJq6Z3CoaBxW0ZVbGRw/viewform

Volunteer Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering for any outreach activities (go to tab at top of website: About > Outreach), please check out this link to sign up for the various volunteer opportunities: bit.ly/SFBoutreachsignup

We have a few opportunities that are currently in need of volunteers:

Girls Place