NSF-ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials

North Carolina A&T State University
NSF Engineering Research Center + Bioengineering Joint Seminar Series

2016

Date	Speaker and Title
January 15, 2016	Dr. Gerald Hutchinson "Making Teams Work When You’d Rather Work Alone"
January 29, 2016	Dr. Chan-Hee Park "Mussel-Inspired Electrospun Smart Magnetic Nanofibers for Thermo-Chemotherapy"
February 12, 2016	Avinash Patil "Self-Assembling Organosilane Coating for Resorbable Magnesium Biomedical Devices"
March 18, 2016	Dr. Boyce Collins "What’s NEXcT? X-ray CT Imaging and Processing at NC A&T State University"

2015

Date	Speaker and Title
February 6, 2015	Dr. Jessica M. Gluck “Understanding the Role of the Microenvironment in Cardiovascular Differentiation”
February 20, 2015	Dr. Raiyan T. Zaman “Novel Fiber-based Optical Systems forBiomedical Applications”
March 20, 2015	Dr. Robert L. Linsenmeier “Oxygen in the Retina”
April 10, 2015	Robert A. Wesley “Investigation of Biomechanical Risk Factors of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Through Finite Element Analysis”
July 29, 2015	Dr. Chris Parker, Mr. Clark Weber, Dr. Raghu Chilkunda “Advancement of Silicon Process Technology & Competitive High Volume Electronics Manufacturing”
October 23, 2015	Dr. Zachary Domire “Changing Material Properties of the Muscle Extracellular Matrix: A Possible Mechanism Explaining Impaired Mechanotransduction and Development of Sarcopenia”
November 13, 2015	Adam Walters “Field Operations for Doctors without Borders: Engineering Water and Sanitation Solutions”
December 11, 2015	Dr. Thomas Spirka “3-D Image Visualization, Analysis and Model Generation with Simpleware”

Seminars in 2013-2014 Academic Year:

Date	Speaker and Title
August 23, 2013	Dr. Stephen Knisley “Opportunities in Bioengineering”
August 30, 2013	Dr. Jagannathan Sankar “Research at the ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials – An Overview”
September 13, 2013	Dr. Joel Stitzel “Team Research – Head Impact Measurements in Youth Football”
September 20, 2013	Dr. Boyce E. Collins “X-Ray CT at the ERC-RMB: Outside Looking In”
September 27, 2013	Dr. Dhananjay Kumar “Role of Coatings on Biomedical Implant Surfaces”
October 4, 2013	Dr. Jay Ganji “The Practice of Cardiology: Where We've Been and Where We're Headed”
October 11, 2013	Dr. Yongseok Jang “A Systematic Understanding of Magnesium Corrosion Under Physiological Environments”
October 25, 2013	Ms. Andrea Wesser "The High Value of The Entrepreneurial Skill Set"
November 1, 2013	Dr. Salil Desai "Direct Writing of Biofunctional Coatings for Cardiovascular Devices"
November 8, 2013	Dr. Donghui Zhu "Effect of Rare Earth Elements on Mg-based Alloys as Stent Materials"
November 15, 2013	Mr. Vikram Kapil "The Interplay of Science, Technology and the Law"
February 07, 2014	Dr. Hak Yong Kim "Electrospun Meta-aramid Mats and Their Application"
February 21, 2014	Dr. J. Paul Mounsey "Engineering Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery"
February 28, 2014	Dr. Christopher Arena "Directed Energy Approaches for Cancer Treatment & Detection" Dr. Sonya Sonnenberg "Building on Nature's Platform: Hybrid Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications"
March 28, 2014	Dr. Yongjun Chen "Recent Advances in Magnesium Alloys for Biodegradable Implants"
April 7, 2014	Dr. John H. Stewart "Oncolytic Viruses: A Novel Platform for Research Collaborations"
April 14, 2014	Dr. Yu-Feng Zheng "Current and Future Directions in Biodegradable Metals Research"
April 25, 2014	Edward W. Rilee "General Elements of Intellectual Property and the Copyright Law"

2010-2012 Seminars