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, PhD
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, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Clemson University
68 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425
e: aimperg@clemson.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Amisha Parekh, BDS, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
ADA Forsyth Institute
100 Chestnut St,
Somerville, MA 02143
e: aparekh@forsyth.org
Program Chair: Marcin Wekwejt, PhD
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, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Memphis
Biomedical Engineering
330 Engineering Technology
Memphis, TN 38152
t: (205) 310-3153
e: jjnnings@memphis.edu
Industry Liaison: Sean Peal
e: sean.peel@redrockregen.com
Student Representative: Malvika Singhal
e: msinghal@uoregon.edu
Student Representative: Arunendu Ettuthaiyil Sambasivan
e: asambasivan@umc.edu
Faculty Representative: Michael Roach
e: mroach@umc.edu
Early Career Representative: Haden A. Johnson
e: hajohnson@umc.edu
Webinar Coordinator – Media: Riya Titus
e: rtitus@umc.edu