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Visiting Associate Professor, College of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professional Service
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2025 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing.
03/01/2024 - 02/28/2025
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2025 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Mechanics and Physiological Adaptation of Hard and Soft Biomaterials and Biological Tissues Symposium organizing.
03/01/2024 - 02/28/2025
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2024 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing.
03/01/2023 - 02/29/2024
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2024 Annual Meeting and ExhibitionMechanics and Physiological Adaptation of Hard and Soft Biomaterials and Biological Tissues Symposium organizing.
03/01/2023 - 02/29/2024
- Journal of Materials Science.
Role: Editor.
Editor.
01/01/2023 - present
- American Ceramic Society.
Role: Co-Chair.
ACerS Educational and Professional Development Council (EPDC).
03/01/2022 - 02/29/2024
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2023 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing.
03/01/2022 - 02/28/2023
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2023 Annual Meeting and ExhibitionMechanics and Physiological Adaptation of Hard and Soft Biomaterials and Biological Tissues Symposium organizing.
03/01/2022 - 02/28/2023
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Committee Journal of Materials (JOM) Advisor.
MS Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium JOM Committee Advisor.
02/28/2022 - 02/26/2024
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing.
03/01/2021 - 02/28/2022
- The American Ceramics Society.
Role: Symposium organizer.
Bio-inspired Processing of Advanced Materials Symposium Organizer.
02/01/2021 - 01/31/2022
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2021 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing.
03/17/2020 - 03/15/2021
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Committee Secretary.
TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium Secretary.
03/16/2020 - 03/14/2022
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology.
Role: Managing Guest Co-editor.
Managing Guest Co-editor of a special issue titled, "Advanced Functional and Biological Materials: A memorial issue dedicated to Professor Joanna McKittrick".
01/01/2020 - 01/01/2021
- 8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues (ICMOBT-8).
Role: Committe Member.
Scientific Committee Member.
07/01/2019 - 12/15/2019
- The American Ceramics Society.
Role: Symposium organizer.
ICACC'20 "Bio-inspired processing of advanced materials" symposium organizer.
03/25/2019 - 01/31/2020
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2020 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing Chair.
03/11/2019 - 03/16/2020
- The Journal of Materials.
Role: Guest Co-editor.
Guest Co-editor for a special edition of the Journal of Materials titled: "Advanced manufacturing for biomaterials and biological materials".
03/11/2019 - 02/21/2020
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Role: Organizer.
TMS 2019 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizer.
03/11/2018 - 03/11/2019
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
TMS 2018 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizing chair.
03/01/2017 - 03/01/2018
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
TMS 2017 Annual Meeting and Exhibition Biological Materials Science Symposium organizer.
02/28/2016 - 02/28/2017
Honors & Awards
- Functional Materials Division (FMD) Young Leaders Professional Development Award.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society ,
03/04/2024
- Debora Lyn Porter (Ph.D. student) was awarded the 2022-2023 DEMS Graduate Student Researcher of the Year award by the University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering.
University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering,
01/01/2023
- Josh Fernquist (Ph.D. student) was awarded second place in the Biological Materials Science Poster Session at the 2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition for his poster titled, “Improved Structural and Mechanical Performance of Iron Oxide Scaffolds Freeze Cast under Oscillating Magnetic Fields.”.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),
02/21/2022
- 2021 Ig Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
Improbably Research,
09/09/2021
- Max Mroz’s (M.S. student) paper titled, “Biotemplating of a Highly Porous Cellulose–Silica Composite from Apium graveolens by a Low-Toxicity Sol–Gel Technique” was selected as a JOM Editor’s Choice article for June 2021.
Springer,
06/01/2021
- Acta Biomaterialia 2020 Outstanding Reviewer.
Acta Biomaterialia,
05/01/2021
- Tony J. Yin (Ph.D. student) was awarded second place in the Biological Materials Science Poster Session at the 2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition for his poster titled, “Microsphere calcium phosphate cements to improve injectability and 3D-printability of dental biomaterials”.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),
02/17/2020
- Sierra Freitas and Lauren Kochaver (REU funded undergraduate researcher) were awarded the Best Presenter award at the 2019 ASME IMECE poster competition for their poster titled, “Porous helical and Bouligand scaffolds fabricated by low strength magnetic freeze casting”.
ASME IMECE ,
11/20/2019
- Jerry Howard (REU funded undergraduate researcher) was awarded third place in the Biological Materials Science Poster Session at the 2019 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition for his poster, “Calcium phosphate microspheres: A novel approach to calcium phosphate cements”.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),
03/14/2019
- Paul Wadsworth (M.S. student) was awarded first place in the Biological Materials Science Poster Session at the 2019 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition for his poster, “3D printing bioinspired composite materials with ultrasound directed self-assembly”.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),
03/14/2019
- Taylor Ogden (M.S. student) was awarded first place in the Biological Materials Science Poster Session at the 2018 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition for his poster, “Freeze casting of bioinspired porous ring structures through ultrasound directed self-assembly”.
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),
03/15/2018
- Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.
Yale University,
04/30/2016
- MRS Arthur Nowick Graduate Student Award.
The Materials Research Society,
03/31/2016
- MRS Graduate Student Silver Award.
The Materials Research Society,
03/31/2016
- Gareth Thomas Materials Excellence Award.
The Universities of California, San Diego and Berkeley,
12/31/2015
- Bernard and Sophia Gordon Engineering Leadership Center Scholar.
The University of California, San Diego,
09/30/2015
- ARCS Scholarship.
ARCS,
09/30/2015
- Abe Hurlich Award.
ASM International,
04/30/2015
- Peer Mentorship Graduate Student Association Community Award.
The University of California, San Diego,
04/30/2015
Internal Service
- Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee Member.
Member,
08/15/2023 - 05/01/2024.
Department service.
- MEK Building Community Committee Member.
Member,
08/15/2023 - 05/01/2024.
Department service.
- College of Engineering Academic Appeals Committee Member .
Member,
08/15/2023 - 05/01/2024.
College service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee.
Member,
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Success Committee.
Member,
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee. Member, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021.
Member,
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Success Committee.
Member,
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee.
Member,
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Success Committee.
Member,
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee.
Member,
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019.
Department service.
- Biomedical Applications of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee.
Member,
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019.
Department service.
- ACCESS student selection committee.
Member,
02/01/2018 - 06/30/2022.
University service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee.
Member,
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018.
Department service.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowships/Scholarships & Honors Committee.
Member,
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017.
Department service.
- Utah Nanofab Faculty Executive Committee.
Member,
01/01/2016 - 01/01/2017.
College service.
Community Partnership
- Filmed a scientific video and did live Q&A on materials science and my research for the Natural History Museum of Utah’s summer Adventure Program.
07/01/2020 - 07/02/2020
- 2019 ARCS Colloquium Presentation.
09/04/2019 - 09/05/2019
- Natural History Museum of Utah’s NHMU 2018 Lecture Series Presentation.
03/28/2018 - 03/29/2018
Outreach
- Participated as a guest on the Materialism Micro Podcast where I spoke on bioinspired design.
09/01/2020 - 09/02/2020
- Filmed a scientific video and gave Q&A on materials science and my research for the Natural History Museum of Utah’s summer Adventure Program.
07/01/2020 - 07/02/2020
- Provided and graded a question for a Ph.D. student’s qualifying exam at William and Mary University.
07/01/2020 - 07/02/2020
- Gave an invited lecture for the Natural History Museum of Utah’s NHMU 2018 Lecture Series.
03/29/2018 - 03/29/2018
- Provided a lab tour for the College of Engineering Freshman Engineering Scholars Program (ESP), in support of exposing young engineering students to research opportunities.
09/14/2017 - 09/14/2017
- Attended event “Apple Pie with Alpha Chi”, at the University of Utah Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, in support of women in engineering.
10/24/2016 - 10/24/2016
- Provided a skype interview on my research for Prof. Eric Lima’s “Introduction to Materials Science” class at Cooper Union University.
09/02/2016 - 09/02/2016
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