Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Programs and Professor of Biomaterials
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244
(315) 443-2105
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1987 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, and Bioengineering.
M.E., 1983 - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science.
B.S., 1981 S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Engineering Science, Cum Laude.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2004 – present: Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Studies, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
January 2002-June 2004: Professor and Chair, Department of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University.
January 1999 – January 2002: Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical University, Syracuse N.Y.
March 1993 – January 1999: Associate Professor with tenure, Division of Biological Materials, Department of Basic and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Dental School, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University.
February 1988 ‑ March 1993: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Dental School, Division of Biological Materials, and McCormick School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University.
February 1983 ‑ present: Biomaterials Consultant.
May 1987 to October 1987: Research Associate, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
September 1981 to May 1987: Research Assistant, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University.
AWARDS AND NATIONAL HONORS
Elected College of Fellows of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers, 2004
23rd Annual Eugene W. Skinner Memorial Lecturer, Northwestern University, 1996
Omicron Kappa Upsilon, National Dental Honor Society, Alpha Chapter, 1996
Bayne Scholar Award, 1992.
Berkheiser Prize Winner for Orthopedics Research (with A.W. Parker, C. Carrol G.W. Nuber), 1991.
Carnegie Mellon Bioengineering Symposium Award, 1987.
Allegheny‑Ludlum Fellowship Award, 1985.
National Institutes of Health Traineeship Award 1981‑1983.
AFFILIATIONS
The Society for Biomaterials
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Materials Research Society
Orthopedic Research Society
American Chemical Society
U.S. GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES, EDITORIAL BOARDS, SOCIETY WORK
1. NIH Consensus Development Conference on Total Hip Replacement, September, 1994.
2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Consultant to the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Committee, Oct. 1997-present.
3. Panel member, NIH/NIAMS and NIH/NIDR Scientific Review Group for the SBIR Program, Oct. 1997-present.
4. NIH/NIAMS, Chair, Scientific Review Panel for SBIR/STTR program, SSS-5 special study section, Muscular, Skeletal & Dental Integrated Review Group, 2000-2002.
5. Editorial Board: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2000-2002.
6. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Musculoskeletal Research Agenda: Bioengineering and Biomaterials panel member.
7. NIH/NIAMS, R03 Study Section Panel Member, June, 2000-December 2003.
8. NIH/NIBIB, Grant Review, 2002-present.
9. Chair, Orthopedic Biomaterials Special Interest Group, Society for Biomaterials, 2001-2002.
10. Member of Bylaws and Publications Committees of Society for Biomaterials, 2000-2002.
11. Chair, Workshop on Nanobiomaterials for Society for Biomaterials 2002 annual meeting Tampa Florida.
12. Assistant Editor, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2002-present.
13. Council Member, Society for Biomaterials, Chair Membership Committee, 2003.
14. Editorial Board: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 2004-present.
15. Chair, Workshop on Metals in Orthopedic Implants, Orthopedic Research Society meeting, San Francisco, 2004
16. Chair, Symposium on Nanobiomaterials, American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
Panel member, NIH Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering (MTE) Study Section, 2005.
PATENTS
1. Orthopedic Implant with Self-Reinforced Mantle, Patent # 5,507,814, Issued, April 16, 1996.
2. Methods of Making Self-Reinforced Compositions of Amorphous Thermoplastics, Patent #5,679,299, October 27, 1997.
3. Bone Cement and Method of Preparation, Patent # 5,902,839, May 11, 1999.
4. Surface modification of Metallic Stents to Inhibit Hyperplasia, patent disclosure, 2001
5. Method to eliminate agglomeration of particulates in high viscosity polymer solutions, disclosure, 2002.
CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
1. Expert witness in Dental Implant Case, 1990-1991.
2. Expert witness in Dental Malpractice suit (1992).
3. Consultant to Greenmark, Inc. (1988-1992).
4. Consultant to 3I Corporation, 1991.
5. Consultant to Zimmer Corporation, 1993, 1995.
6. Consultant to Oral-B Laboratories, 1993.
7. Consultant to Medtronic Corporation, 1996-1998.
8. Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Osteonics Corporation, 1993 and 1995.
9. Consultant to Osteonics, 1996.
10. Consultant to Scimed Life Systems Inc., 1996-1998.
11. Consultant to Howmedica, Inc., 1997-1998.
12. Consultant to Smith and Nephew, Richards, Inc., 1997-1998.
13. Kemp v Medtronic, Inc., Akron, Ohio product liability case 1998.
14. Moore v Synthes, #494CV240 US District ourt for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, product liability case 1998-1999
15. Consultant to Biomet, Inc., 2000.
16. McDannel v Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Louisianna Deposed and Testified in Court, 2000-2001.
17. Finz and Finz, Consulting on Product Liability for Knee prosthesis.
18. Biomet Inc., Consultant on Product Liability for Knee Prosthesis, expert witness, 2002.
19. Biomet Inc, Consultant on Product Liability Case for Hip Prostheses, 2004, 2005.
20. Applied Spine Technologies, Inc, 2004
21. Biomed Solutions, LLC, 2004
22. Sofomar Danek, 2004
REVIEWER: Peer reviewer for:
1. 1993 International Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, Dental Materials program committee.
2. 1993, 1995 and 1997-2002 Society for Biomaterials Conference, abstract reviewer and program committee (1993, 1995, 2005).
3. J. of Biomechanics,
4. J. Biomedical Materials Research
5. Journal of Materials Science and Engineering
6. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research
7. ASTM special technical publications
8. Cambridge University Press
9. University of Illinois at Chicago Dental Research.
10. National Science Foundation in the area of Biomaterials.
11. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 1995, 2003.
12. J. Orthopaedic Research
13. Dental Materials
14. J. Applied Biomaterials
15. J. Prosthodontics
16. J. Bone and Joint Surgery
17. J. Dental Research
18. Journal of Corrosion Science, 2002, 2005
19. J. of Dentistry, (2000)
20. Biomaterials, 2001-2005
21. Materials Science and Engineering, 2003
22. J. of Electrochemical Society, 2003
23. National Research Council of Canada, 2003, 2005
24. Scripta-Materiala, 2005
25. Acta Biomateriala, 2005
26. J. Orthop. Res., 2005
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