Biomaterials Education
The Biomaterials Education SIG members' mission is to affect quality of teaching and learning through the discussion, generation and implementation of innovative ideas. Through this, they seek to advance the interests and goals of the biomaterials community by attempting to bridge the gap between classroom theory and clinical application. As the field of biomaterials rapidly evolves, so must biomaterials education. The Biomaterials Education Special Interest Group is dedicated to the belief that all members of the biomaterials community should be provided with high quality educational opportunities in a stimulating environment.
Officers
Chair: Scott Wood, PhD
Associate Professor
University of New England
Portland Laboratory for Biotechnology and Health Sciences
Pharmacy 320
Portland, Maine 04104
t: (207) 221-4664
e: swood25@une.edu
Vice Chair: Binata Joddar, PhD
Associate Professor
Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering
Oregon State University
313 Gleeson Hall
2115 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
t: (541) 737-8226
e: binata.joddar@oregonstate.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Amir K. Miri, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bio-Medical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
323 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ, 07102
t: (856) 553-5371
e: am3296@njit.edu
Program Chair: Gopal Agarwal, PhD
The University of Florida
Biomedical Sciences Building (BMS), 2nd floor: J257
1275 Center Drive
t: (605) 394-5222
e: gopalniperbt@gmail.com
Web Contact: Ujjal Didar Singh Sekhon
Case Western Reserve University
Wickenden 529
Martin Luther King Road
Cleveland, OH 44106
t: (626) 715-5075
e: ujjaldidarsingh.sekhon@case.edu
Student Contact: Alisa Isaac
Texas A&M University
e: alisaisaac@tamu.edu
Industry Representative: Maggie Fettis-Koenders, PhD
381 Plantation Street
Worcester, MA 01605
e: margaret.fettiskoenders@abbvie.com
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Jeremy Mercuri, PhD
Assistant Professor
401-5 Rhodes Engineering Research Center
Clemson University Department of BioE
Clemson, SC 29634
t: (864) 656-0978
e: jmercur@g.clemson.edu
Past Chair: Cheryl T. Gomillion, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
College of Engineering
220 Riverbend Road
Athens, GA 30602
t: (803) 270-7606
e: ctgomillion@engr.uga.edu