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Neuroethics Working Group

What is Neuroethics?

• Neuroethics is a field that studies the ethical, legal, and societal implications of neuroscience.
• The strategic plan for the NIH BRAIN Initiative, BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision, emphasizes: “Although brain research entails ethical issues that are common to other areas of biomedical science, it entails special ethical considerations as well. Because the brain gives rise to consciousness, our innermost thoughts and our most basic human needs, mechanistic studies of the brain have already resulted in new social and ethical questions.” Neuroethics can help address these questions.

What is the NIH BRAIN Initiative’s Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG)?

• The NEWG is a group of experts in neuroethics and neuroscience that serves to provide the NIH BRAIN Initiative with input relating to neuroethics. The group was formed in the summer of 2015. 
• The NEWG is one part of the neuroethics efforts of the NIH BRAIN Initiative, which includes a multi-part strategy to achieve proactive, ongoing assessment and management of the neuroethical implications of the development and application of BRAIN-funded tools and neurotechnologies.  

What does the Neuroethics Working Group do?

• Identify ethical challenges in the development and/or application of BRAIN Initiative-funded tools and technologies.
• Anticipate ethical challenges in proposed areas of BRAIN Initiative funding. 
• Provide input on ways The BRAIN Initiative® could navigate these neuroethics challenges.
• Provide ethics consultation to researchers funded by The BRAIN Initiative®, when appropriate.
• Identify neuroethics research questions important to The BRAIN Initiative® that could be addressed through focused Notices of Funding Opportunities   
• Publish guidance on key ethical challenges associated with BRAIN Initiative-funded research.

Working Group Member List

Co-Chairs Nita Farahany, JD, PhD Duke School of Law 

Christine Grady, MSN, PhD Chief, NIH Department of Bioethics

Members  Winston Chiong, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco

James Eberwine, PhD University of Pennsylvania (MCWG member)

Jennifer French, MBA Neurotech Network

L. Syd M Johnson, PhD SUNY Upstate Medical University

Amy McGuire, JD, PhD Baylor College of Medicine

Caroline Montojo, PhD The Dana Foundation 

Karen Rommelfanger, PhD Emory University

Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD  Baylor College of Medicine (MCWG member)

Designated Federal Official Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, PhD Deputy Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative

Science Committee Specialist Nina Hsu, PhD  Division of Extramural Activities, NINDS  

Neuroethics Consultant  Saskia Hendriks, MD, PhD  Office of Neuroscience Communications and Engagement, Office of the Director, NINDS ; NIH Department of Bioethics 

Committee Specialist Deborah Freaner  Division of Extramural Activities, NINDS

Upcoming Meetings

• The eighteenth meeting of the NEWG will occur on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024. Videocast will be available for live viewing and later archived. 

Ethics of Sharing Individual Level Human Brain Data Collected in Biomedical Research (July 2023)

Ethical considerations tied to the sharing of human brain data may be different than sharing other kinds of biomedical data. Indeed, sharing human research data may involve potential risks to participants or communities. In order to put appropriate safeguards in place to manage potential risks of data sharing, a better understanding of what the risks are of sharing different types of human brain data is critical.

This workshop convened stakeholders from academia, government, industry, and nonprofit organizations, as well as patient advocates. The goals of this meeting were to (1) explore meaningful ways to categorize human brain data by potential risks of data sharing and (2) consider any resulting differences in how researchers should treat and use those data.

The workshop was organized by the NIH BRAIN Initiative.

• July 17-18, 2023 meeting agenda (pdf, 276 KB)
• July 17-18, 2023 meeting summary (pdf, 560 KB)
• Archived video of Workshop Day 1 (July 17, 2023) 
• Archived video of Workshop Day 2 (July 18, 2023) 

Continuing Trial Responsibilities (May 2022)

Participants of implanted neural device trials may have research-related care needs after the trial has ended. While there is general agreement on shared responsibility to facilitate some of these needs, it remains unclear how to meet these needs in practice.

This workshop convened representatives from most stakeholders involved in implanted neural device trials for discussions on identifying research-related care needs; understanding what different stakeholders can/could provide; determining minimum research-related care needs and cases when stakeholders have additional responsibilities; and considering strategies for addressing insufficiently covered research-related care needs.

Goal: Propose potential solutions for defining and managing reasonable expectations around research-related care plans after a trial ends. 

• May 24-25, 2022 meeting agenda (pdf, 199 KB)
• May 24-25, 2022 meeting summary (pdf, 425 KB)
• Archived video of Workshop Day 1 (May 24, 2022) 
• Archived video of Workshop Day 2 (May 25, 2022) 

Research with Human Neural Tissue (March 2018)

Discussed the state of the science for research with ex vivo brain tissue and human brain organoids, and the ethical implications of this research. 

Goal: to discuss considerations for responsibly supporting these areas of science.

• March 28, 2018 agenda (pdf, 258 KB)
• March 28, 2018 summary (pdf, 190 KB)
• Archived video of the March 28, 2018 Workshop  

Ethical Issues in Research with Invasive and Non-Invasive Neural Devices in Humans (October 2017) 

Considered ethical issues and practical approaches specific to research with invasive and non-invasive neural devices. After a brief overview of the state of the science with neural devices three specific ethical challenges were discussed: the analysis of risk and invasiveness, challenges in informed consent, and post-trial responsibilities.

Goal: to draft points to consider on these topics for investigators, IRB members, and BRAIN Initiative program officers, as well as to identify areas where more research and guidance is needed.

Organized by The NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics in association with the Neuroethics Working Group of the Multi-Council Working Group of the NIH BRAIN Initiative

• October 26, 2017 Agenda (pdf, 381 KB)
• Archived video of the October 26, 2017 Workshop

Previous Meetings

The seventeenth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Monday, February 12th, 2024.  

• February 12, 2024 meeting agenda (pdf, 116 KB)
• February 12, 2024 meeting summary (pdf, 442 KB)
• February 12, 2024 meeting videocast

The sixteenth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Monday, August 28th, 2023.

• August 28, 2023 meeting agenda (pdf, 117 KB)
• August 28, 2023 meeting summary (pdf, 226 KB)
• August 28, 2023 meeting videocast

The fifteenth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023.

• January 24, 2023 meeting agenda (pdf, 141 KB)
• January 24, 2023 meeting summary (pdf, 153 KB)
• January 24, 2023 meeting videocast

The fourteenth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022.  

• August 23, 2022 meeting agenda (pdf, 134 KB)
• August 23, 2022 meeting summary (pdf, 210 KB)
• August 23, 2022 meeting videocast

The thirteenth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Monday, January 24th, 2022. 

• January 24, 2022 meeting agenda (pdf, 171 KB)
• January 24, 2022 meeting summary (pdf, 213 KB)
• January 24, 2022 meeting videocast

The twelfth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on on Thursday, August 19, 2021. 

• August 19, 2021 meeting agenda (pdf, 133 KB)
• August 19, 2021 meeting summary (pdf, 206 KB)
• August 19, 2021 meeting videocast

The eleventh meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.

• January 26, 2021 draft agenda (pdf, 136 KB)
• January 26, 2021 meeting summary (pdf, 142 KB)
• January 26, 2021 meeting videocast

The tenth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred virtually on Thursday, August 20, 2020.

• August 20, 2020 meeting agenda (pdf, 138 KB)
• August 20, 2020 meeting summary (pdf, 143 KB)
• August 20, 2020 meeting videocast

The ninth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred on Thursday, January 30th  in Bethesda, MD.

• January 30, 2020 meeting agenda (pdf, 173 KB)
• January 30, 2020 meeting summary (pdf, 142 KB)
• January 30, 2020 meeting videocast

The eighth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred on Monday, August 19th in Bethesda, MD.  

• August 19, 2019 meeting summary (pdf, 145 KB)
• August 19, 2019 meeting videocast

The seventh meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group occurred on Monday, February 11th in Bethesda, MD.  

• February 11, 2019 meeting agenda (pdf, 137 KB)
• February 11, 2019 meeting summary (pdf, 141 KB)

February 11, 2019 meeting videocast  

The sixth meeting of the Neuroethics Working Group (formerly Neuroethics Division) occurred Monday, August 13th at the Porter Neuroscience Building on the NIH campus.

• August 13, 2018 meeting agenda (pdf, 154 KB)
• August 13, 2018 meeting videocast

The fifth meeting of the MCWG Neuroethics Division occurred Friday, January 19th, 2018, and will be hosted by our co-chair Hank Greely at Stanford.

• January 19, 2018 agenda (pdf, 571 KB)
• January 19, 2018 meeting videocast 

The fourth meeting of the MCWG Neuroethics Division occurred Wednesday, August 16th, 2017, in Building 31 6C/Room 6.

• August 16, 2017 agenda (pdf, 631 KB)
• August 16, 2017 meeting videocast 

The third meeting of the MCWG Neuroethics Division occurred on Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, at the NIH Porter Neuroscience Research Center (35 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892).

• February 14, 2017 agenda (pdf, 556 KB)
• February 14, 2017 meeting videocast  

The second meeting of the Neuroethics Division occurred on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016, at 815 14th Street NW, Washington, DC.

• August 3, 2016 agenda (pdf, 558 KB)
• August 3, 2016 meeting Summary (pdf, 178 KB)
• August 3, 2016 meeting videocast

The first meeting of the Neuroethics Division occurred on Tuesday, February 9th, 2016, at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD.

• February 9, 2016 agenda (pdf, 148 KB)
• February 9, 2016 meeting Summary (pdf, 445 KB)
• February 9, 2016 attendee List (pdf, 221 KB)

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High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR)

NIH Working Group

The High-Risk, High-Reward Research working group is a trans-NIH team that oversees the development, administration, communication, and assessment of the program.

The chair leads the working group and has the authority to approve major activities and funding actions.

• Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. Director Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Common Fund Leadership Team

The Common Fund team coordinates working group activities and is responsible for day-to-day leadership and program management.

Acting Director:

• Douglas Sheeley, ScD Acting Director, Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Operations & Grants Management:

• David Bollweg Business Operations and Analysis Contact Management Analyst Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Asanté Veronica Forde Executive Assistant Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Michael Morse Grants Management Advisor Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Ellie Murcia, M.Ed. Business Operations and Analysis Contact Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)

HRHR Program; New Innovator Award, Pioneer Award; Transformative Research Award

• Patricia Labosky, PhD Program Leader Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Early Independence Award

• Becky Miller, PhD Program Officer Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications:

• Becca Black, Ph.D. Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact Health Science Policy Analyst Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Brionna Hair, PhD, M.P.H . Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact Health Science Policy Analyst Office of Strategic Coordination Division of Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director      

Scientific Review Officers

Scientific Review Officers oversee the review process and are responsible for ensuring that each application receives an objective and fair initial peer review, and that all applicable laws, regulations, and policies are followed.

Pioneer Award:

• James Li, PhD Senior Scientific Review Officer Bioengineering Sciences and Technologies Integrated Review Group Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

Transformative Research Award:

• Sarita Sastry, Ph.D. Scientific Review Officer Basic and Translational Cancer Review Group Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

Early Independence Award:

• Brittany Mason-Mah, PhD Scientific Review Officer Biobehavioral Processes Review Group Division of AIDS, Behavioral and Population Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)  

New Innovator Award:

• Eugene Carstea, PhD Chief Respiratory, Cardiac and Circulatory Sciences (RCCS) Review Branch Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
• Sharon Isern, PhD Scientific Review Officer Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
• Joshua Powell, PhD Scientific Review Officer Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
• Stefania Senger, PhD Scientific Review Officer Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences Integrated Review Group Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

NIH Institute/Center Members

Working group members are staff from multiple NIH institutes and centers. They are the liaisons between the program and their institute or center and are tasked with formulating policies and procedures and assisting in the administration of the program. Nearly every funding NIH institute and center has a representative on the working group.

• Kristin Abraham, PhD Senior Advisor Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Hugh Auchincloss, MD Deputy Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Alexey Belkin, PhD Program Director National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Geetha Bansal, PhD Program Officer Fogarty International Center (FIC)
• Sangeeta Bhargava, PhD Program Director Collaborative Clinical Research Program Division of Extramural Science Programs National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Jennifer Collins, MR Health Specialist Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Christine Colvis, PhD Program Director National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Bill Duval, PhD Deputy Director Division of Extramural Science Programs National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• Emmeline Edwards, PhD Director, Division of Extramural Research National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Zeynep Erim, PhD Acting Director, Division of Interdisciplinary Training National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
• Rene Etcheberrigaray, MD Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director of Extramural Activities National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Nancy Freeman, PhD Program Officer Division of Scientific Programs National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Dana Greene-Schloesser, PhD Health Scientist Administrator Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director (OD) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• April Harrison Grants Management Specialist National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Gabriel Hidalgo Deputy Director Grants Management Branch National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Raymond Jacobson, PhD IRG Chief Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
• Susan Koester, PhD Deputy Division Director Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Roger Little, PhD Deputy Division Director Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Brett Miller, PhD Program Director Reading, Writing, & Related Learning Disabilities Research Program Child Development & Behavior Branch Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• David Miller, PhD Program Director Division of Cancer Biology National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Imoh Okon, PhD Scientific Review Officer Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences Integrated Review Group Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
• Mike Pazin, PhD Program Director Functional Genomics National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Steven Pittenger, PhD Program Officer Drug Development Partnership Programs National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Diana (Dede) Rutberg, MBA Chief Grants Management Officer Division of Extramural Activities National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• John Satterlee, PhD (Alternate) Program Director Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Carol Shreffler, PhD Health Science Administrator Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Lillian Shum, PhD Director, Division of Extramural Research National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Barbara C. Sorkin, PhD Office of Dietary Supplements Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Office of the Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• RV Srinivas, PhD Chief of the Extramural Project Review Branch National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Nathaniel Stinson, Jr., PhD, MD Acting Director, Office of Scientific Programs National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• Meryl Sufian, PhD Chief Program Officer, Division of Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• William Tyler, PhD Program Director Neural Environment National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Stephanie Johnson Webb, PhD Scientific Review Officer Division of Extramural Research Activities National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Ariel C. Zane, PhD Deputy Director Division of Extramural Activities National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

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ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY MEASURES – ISCTM/ECNP Joint Working Group Chairs: Nina R. Schooler, PhD; Celso Arango, MD, PhD; Jenicka Engler, PsyD

ADVANCING THE METHODS TO EVALUATE ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE-POTENTIAL IN CLINICAL STUDIES FOR CNS-ACTIVE DRUGS AND NOVEL PSYCHEDELICS Chairs: Beatrice Setnik, PhD; Jadwiga Martynowicz, PhD

ALGORITHMS/FLAGS TO IDENTIFY CLINICAL INCONSISTENCY IN THE USE OF RATING SCALES IN CNS RCTs Chairs: Jonathan Rabinowitz, PhD; Nina R. Schooler, PhD

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR CNS CLINICAL TRIALS Chairs: Larry Alphs, MD, PhD; Adam Butler Placebo Sub-group: Deliverable complete; see Working Group page for details  Digital Biomarkers Decision Process Sub-group: Chairs – Vikas Mohan Sharma, MD; Anzar Abbas, PhD

ASSESSMENT OF METHODS AND ENDPOINTS FOR RAPID-ACTING ANTIDEPRESSANTS-RAADs  Chairs: Christian Yavorsky, PhD; Jan Sedway, PhD 

BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS IN DEMENTIA (BPSD) Steering Committee Chair: Larry Ereshefsky, PharmD Apathy Sub-group: Chairs – Krista Lanctot, PhD; David Miller, MD, MA Agitation Sub-group: Group sunsetted; see Working Group page for details

DEVELOPING INTEGRATED INTERVENTIONS: CLINICAL TRIALS FOR DRUG/NEUROMODULATION – PSYCHOTHERAPY COMBINATIONS Chairs: Walter Dunn, MD, PhD; Zimri Yaseen, MD

DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT FOR CLINICAL TRIALS TARGETING NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS (NPS) IN MEMORY DISORDERS Chairs: Moyra Mortby, PhD; Paul Rosenberg, MD

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ENDPOINTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS Chairs: Tanya Ramey, MD, PhD; Martin Mumenthaler, PhD

DIVERSITY IN CNS CLINICAL TRIALS Chairs: Abhishek Pratap, PhD; Siân Ratcliffe, PhD

ESTIMANDS AND MISSING DATA Chairs: Elena Polverejan, PhD; Lorenzo Guizzaro, MD, PhD

METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN STUDY DESIGNS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS WITH PSYCHEDELICS Chairs: Amir Inamdar, MBBS, DNB (Psych), MFPM; Joyce Tsai, PhD

NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS Chairs: Stephen Marder, MD; David Daniel, MD

ORPHAN DISEASES Chairs: Joan Busner, PhD; Gahan Pandina, PhD

SLEEP METHODOLOGY IN CNS TRIALS Chairs: Margaret Moline, PhD; Georg Dorffner, PhD

WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW METHODOLOGY/COLLABORATION FOCUSED GRANT OPPORTUNITIES Chairs: Atul Mahableshwarkar, MD; Gary Sachs, MD

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Comment on EMA Guideline on Clinical Investigation of Medicinal Products in the Treatment of Depression (March 2024) Chairs: Dong-Jing (DJ) Fu, MD, PhD; Amir Inamdar, MBBS, DNB (Psych), MFPM 

Comment on EMA Reflection Paper on Establishing Efficacy based on Single-Arm Trials Submitted as Pivotal Evidence in a Marketing Authorisation (September 2023) Chairs: Atul Mahableshwarkar, MD; Siân Ratcliffe, PhD 

Comment on FDA Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations Guidance for Industry (August 2023) Chairs: Amir Inamdar, MBBS, DNB (Psych), MFPM; Joyce Tsai, PhD

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Rachel LoMonaco-Benzing’s journey to becoming an inspiring and impactful professor was anything but typical. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island and receiving a Bachelor of Science in textile, fashion, merchandising and design, with an apparel design focus and a Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature, she began working for the Peace Corps. In Guinea, she used her extensive French language skills and during this time, she was sure that teaching was far from her path.

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Her assistantship under George DuBois was her first time working directly with students, “I was in the classroom actually working directly with students in a textile lab and I had never in my life before that moment been interested in teaching,” LoMonaco-Benzing said.

It was DuBois’ teaching style and impact on students that is something that guides the School of Fashion professor in her teachings to this day. “I think that was really formative for me because he had so much industry context, and I really enjoyed that approach. And he gave me a lot of freedom to really be engaged in the classroom and help teach and mentor the students directly,” said LoMonaco-Benzings. Lomonaco-Benzing attributes a lot of her success as an educator to the real-world application approach to teaching.

After her assistantship, however, LoMonaco-Benzing did not immediately jump straight into teaching. First, she began working with a sustainably focused company based out of Boston for four years. During that time, DuBois shared with her that he was retiring from teaching and would like her to take his place teaching textile labs. With big shoes to fill, she became an adjunct professor for four years, then decided to continue her education at the University of Missouri, where LoMonaco-Benzing earned her Ph.D. in Textiles and Apparel Management.

The professor’s path then took an important turn when she arrived at Kent State University. Kent State offered Lomonaco-Benzing the opportunity to break away from teaching data-centered classes which was the focus of most of the other jobs she had applied for, and really dig into materials. “I loved the idea of coming to Kent because I was excited about the opportunity to still work on the merchandising side and the business side, but to do it from a perspective of the materials and products,” Lomonaco-Benzing stated.

At Kent State, LoMonaco-Benzing teaches both apparel analysis and fashion fabrics lab every year and has taught an  Honors College section of Seminar in Fashion Merchandising for three separate years as well. Some years, she has been on committees and was an advisor for the  Senior Honors Thesis/Project for graduating honors students and has also instructed some graduate classes along the way. LoMonaco-Benzing has a special calling in apparel analysis and fashion fabrics, as she is able to engage students through materials and hands-on experiences. She is also known to create real-world connections to the content within the syllabi, which assists her students as they begin working in the professional field of fashion.

LoMonaco-Benzing, Ph.D., has also served as the faculty advisor for  Kent State’s NRFSA (National Retail Federation Student Association) chapter for the past five years. Her duties include guiding students with professional development, helping to create networking and alumni speaker opportunities, and assisting with scholarship and interview opportunities. One of the Distinguished Honors Award recipient’s favorite memories was participating in a Zoom call between current NRF Student Association leadership board members and past board members, discussing their professional developments and journeys. She was able to witness the successes of the students she had guided in previous years and gave her current students the opportunity to see the world of possibilities that awaits them after graduation.

As an impactful educator in both the Honors College and School of Fashion, LoMonaco-Benzing encourages other instructors to be attentive to students and strive to give them the tools they need to flourish. “I think understanding your students, listening to students, and finding ways for them to be able to shine is important. And that's part of why I've spent a lot of time working one-on-one with students through scholarships, ” she said.

The 2024 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award recognizes LoMonaco-Benzing for her impact on students, and she encourages them to “Continue to be curious. Ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask questions.”

LoMonaco-Benzing received the 2024 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award at the 38th Annual Senior Honors Luncheon that was held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 in the Kent State University Student Center Ballroom. The honors instructor was elated to be recognized by her students, as members of the Honors College were encouraged to nominate a deserving faculty member for the award earlier in the spring 2024 semester. “I feel extremely honored to be awarded this because I know that means that maybe I made an impact in some student's lives,” she remarked.

The Distinguished Honors Faculty Award began in 1992 and recognizes excellence in honors teaching based on advising of independent work, years of service and a record of strong teaching performance. View the  complete list of previous recipients on the Honors College website.

A  live stream of the entire 38th Annual Senior Honors luncheon , including LoMonaco-Benzing’s acceptance speech, was recorded at the Honors College event.

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PHOTO 2: Distinguished Honors faculty award recipient Rachel LoMonaco-Benzing poses for a head and shoulders portrait.

PHOTO 3:  Rachel LoMonaco-Benzing posed with a group of students from NRFSA on stage at an NRFSA meeting 

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FRIB is hosting William Phillips, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, for a special talk titled “The Quantum Reform of the Modern Metric System.” The talk, part of FRIB’s  Advanced Studies Gateway initiative, will take place 1 p.m. on Sunday, 5 May, via Zoom. Those interested in attending the free public event can register  online .

Phillips’ presentation will discuss reforms being made to the metric system based on quantum concepts.

William D. Phillips received a bachelor’s degree in physics from Juniata College in 1970, and a PhD from the  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1976. After two years as a Chaim Weizmann postdoctoral fellow at MIT, he joined the  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—then known as the National Bureau of Standards—to work on precision electrical measurements and fundamental constants. There, he initiated a new research program to cool atomic gases with laser light. He founded NIST’s Laser Cooling and Trapping Group, and later was a founding member of the  Joint Quantum Institute , a cooperative research organization of NIST and the  University of Maryland that is devoted to the study of quantum coherent phenomena. 

Phillips’ research group has been responsible for developing some of the main techniques now used for laser-cooling and cold-atom experiments in laboratories around the world. Their achievements include the first electromagnetic trapping of neutral atoms; reaching unexpectedly low laser-cooling temperatures, within a millionth of a degree of Absolute Zero; the confinement of atoms in optical lattices; and coherent atom-optical manipulation of atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensates. Atomic fountain clocks, based on the work of this group, are now the primary standards for world timekeeping and lattice-trapped atoms are among the likely candidates for future primary frequency standards. Among the group’s current research directions are the use of ultra-cold atoms for quantum information processing and quantum simulation of important physical problems.

Phillips is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Fellow and Honorary Member of OPTICA (formerly the Optical Society), a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 1997, Phillips shared the Nobel Prize in Physics "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light."

The Advanced Studies Gateway is an initiative at FRIB that brings together researchers, innovators, creative thinkers, artists, and performers from all fields and strengthens ties between Michigan State University and the community. Activities include research workshops as well as public talks, concerts, and special events that are free and open to the public. 

For information about accessible accommodations and the Advanced Studies Gateway at FRIB and, visit  frib.msu.edu/gateway .

Michigan State University operates FRIB as a user facility for the DOE Office of Science (DOE-SC), supporting the mission of the DOE-SC Office of Nuclear Physics. Hosting what is designed to be the most powerful heavy-ion accelerator, FRIB enables scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes (that is, short-lived nuclei not normally found on Earth), nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications for society, including in medicine, homeland security, and industry.