Style and Ethics of Communication in Science and Engineering

Jay D. Humphrey is Regents Professor and Carolyn S. and Tommie E. Lohman Professor of biomedical engineering at Texas A&M University. He has authored a graduate textbook (Cardiovascular Solid Mechanics), coauthored an undergraduate textbook with a former student (An Introduction to Biomechanics), published more than 150 archival papers and chapters in other books and encyclopedias, and serves as coeditor in chief for the international journal Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. He has served as a reviewer for 50 technical journals and 20 funding agencies in the United States and abroad. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Jeffrey W. Holmes is Associate Professor of biomedical engineering and medicine at the University of Virginia. He has published more than 40 archival papers and book chapters and has reviewed for 15 technical journals and several funding agencies, including the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health. Before moving to Virginia, he developed and taught the course "Ethics for Biomedical Engineers" at Columbia University, where he won the Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award. Other awards include an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award, and an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.

Motivation.- Writing Well.- Scientific Publications.- Proposals and Grant Applications.- Oral Communication.- Authorship.- Recordkeeping.- Ownership of Ideas, Data, and Publications.