2024 Program Agenda (EST)
MIT Chipman Room 6-104, December 6th, 2024
| 8:50 am | C. Cem Taşan (MIT) | Welcome and Introduction |
| 9:00 am | Annett Gebert (IFW – Germany) | Surface design and biocompatibility of additively manufactured beta Ti alloys |
| 9:40 am | Jeremy L. Gilbert (Clemson) | Tribocorrosion of CoCrMo and Ti-6Al-4V Alloys in Orthopedic Applications |
| 10:20 am | Noam Eliaz (TAU – Israel) | The Effects of Manufacturing Processes and Surface Characteristics on the Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Biomaterials and the Nucleation and Growth of Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics |
| Break (11:00-11:30 am) | ||
| 11:30 am | Susmita Bose (WSU) | Compositional variation and biocompatibility evaluation of additively manufactured ceramic and metal implants |
| 12:10 pm | Amit Bandyopadhyay (WSU) | Alloy Design via Metal Additive Manufacturing for Structural and Biomedical Applications |
| Lunch Break & Group Photo (12:50-1:50 pm) | ||
| 1:50 pm | Terry C. Lowe (Mines) | Surface and Bulk Nanostructuring to Enhance the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Copper |
| 2:30 pm | Frank Mücklich (Saarland – Germany) | Biomimetic meta-surfaces, optimized for biological functionalities on Earth and in space |
| Break (3:10-3:40 pm) | ||
| 3:40 pm | Raymond J. Turner (UCalgary – Canada) | Metal-based Antimicrobials; Mechanisms, Potential and Challenges |
| 4:20 pm | Julian Rackwitz (MIT) | Towards a better understanding of the scatter in the antibacterial effect of metal surfaces |
| 5:00 pm | Michael P. Short (MIT) | Realizing 1000x performance gains in metallic materials discovery |
| Adjourn (5:40 pm) | ||
