Orthopaedic Biomaterials
The Orthopaedic Biomaterials Special Interest Group is focusing on new technologies and materials advances in orthopaedic surgery. The three immediate goals of this emerging Special Interest Group are: 1) solicitation of new members for the Special Interest Group from current Society membership and from non-members actively engaged in research and development of improved materials for orthopaedics, 2) identification of key issues in orthopaedic materials that should be addressed within the Society, and 3) cooperation between Special Interest Group membership and the chairman of the Program Committee for the Annual Meeting to assist in the coordination of the scientific program.
Officers
Chair: Donghui (Don) Zhu, Ph.D.
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor
Stony Brook University-SUNY
100 Nicolls Rd
Bioengineering Bldg. 113
Stony Brook, NY 11794
t: (631) 632-1911
e: donghui.zhu@stonybrook.edu
Vice Chair: Amandine Impergre, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Clemson University
68 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425
e: aimperg@clemson.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Amisha Parekh, BDS
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N State St
Jackson, MS 39216
t: (601) 767-7788
e: amishaparekh96@gmail.com
Program Chair: Marcin Wekwejt, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Gdańsk University of Technology
Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12
Gdańsk, Poland 80-233
t: +48 58 347 16 78
e: marcin.wekwejt@pg.edu.pl
Web Contact: David Mills, PhD
Professor
Louisiana Tech University
1 Adams Blvd
P.O. Box 3179
Ruston, LA 71272
t: (318) 257-2640
e: dkmills@latech.edu
Student Contact: Yuchen Wang
University of Rochester
Robert B. Goergen Hall
Benoit lab
Rochester, NY 14627
e: stellawang91@gmail.com
Industry Representative: Seth McCullen
Poly-Med Inc
51 Technology Dr
Anderson, SC 29625
t: (864) 434-9581
e: seth.mccullen@poly-med.com
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Roche C. de Guzman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hofstra University
133 Hofstra University,
203 Weed Hall,
Department of Engineering
Hempstead, NY 11549
t: (516) 463-7058
e: roche.c.deguzman@hofstra.edu
Past Chair: J. Amber Jennings, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Memphis
Biomedical Engineering
330 Engineering Technology
Memphis, TN 38152
t: (205) 310-3153
e: jjnnings@memphis.edu