Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal
The Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal intends to honor and recognize scientific contributions and leadership from academic, industry and public sector leaders in the midst of their careers. Many awards recognize outstanding young investigators or integrated contributions throughout a career. The Silver Medal is established to recognize significant research contributions that are recent and timely. Specifically, the awardee will have made significant contributions through one or more of the following means:
- A theoretical or experimental discovery of a new principle in biomaterials science
- Development or invention of a new process or product in the biomaterials engineering field
- Distinguished leadership or service rendered to the profession of biomaterials science and engineering
The nominee should be 45 years of age or under at the end of the calendar year in which the award is announced. Exceptions may be made for an interruption in career progression due, for example, to family or military service.
The Silver Medal Award consists of a silver medal, an inscribed certificate, and an honorarium of US$ 5000.
Candidates for this award may be proposed by Members of the Board of Governors, Editors of Acta Materialia, Acta Biomaterialia and Scripta Materialia Journals, Sponsoring or Cooperating Societies of Acta Materialia, Inc., or other distinguished individuals from the materials community.
The nomination package should contain
- A statement by the nominator (two pages maximum) specifying the candidate’s suitability for the award with respect to:
- Specific and clearly defined recent research achievements that form the basis for the recognition
- The impact of these achievements in relationship to the relevant materials community
- Indicators that the candidate is a recognized leader in his or her field
- A curriculum vitae that highlights recent research/translation activity, contributions, and leadership
- Letters of support from three distinguished scientists in the field
- Citation of not more than 30 words
Nominations remain in effect for three years unless withdrawn or re-endorsed, with additional justification, for an additional two-year period. Current members of the Acta Materialia Board of Governors and of the Award Selection Committee are not eligible.
The Award Selection Committee is formed of five judges, themselves distinguished members of the materials community.
The Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal is awarded each year, unless the judges feel no candidate is qualified. The presentation is made at a venue approved by the Acta Materialia Executive Committee. The Award will not be bestowed in absentia except in extraordinary circumstances.
Nominations should be submitted to the Executive Secretary (Prof. Carolyn Hansson, chansson@uwaterloo.ca), as a single file document preferably in PDF or Word format by 31 December of each year.
Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Award Recipients
Ali Khademhosseini
Professor Ali Khademhosseini is the recipient of the 2018 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal. He is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Biomaterials Innovation Research Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also a Faculty member at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology as well as an Associate Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
Professor Khademhosseini is recognized as a leader in combining micro- and nano-engineering approaches with advanced biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications. In particular, his laboratory has pioneered numerous technologies and materials for controlling the architecture and function of engineered vascularized tissues. Dr. Khademhosseini’s interdisciplinary research is well cited and has been recognized by over 40 major national and international awards. He is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the US government for early career investigators. In 2011, he received the Pioneers of Miniaturization Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for his contribution to microscale tissue engineering and microfluidics. In 2016, he received the Sr. Scientist Award of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society -Americas Chapter (TERMIS-AM) and in 2017 he received the Clemson Award of the Society for Biomaterials. He is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the Biomaterials Sciences and Engineering (FBSE) and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Currently he serves on the editorial board of numerous leading journals as well as an Associate Editor for ACS Nano (IF: 13.3) and a member of NIH BTSS study section. He received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from MIT (2005), and MASc (2001) and BASc (1999) degrees from University of Toronto both in chemical engineering.
Professor Khademhosseini will receive his Silver Medal at the 2018 Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials in Atlanta, GA.
Thomas J. Webster
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1995 to 2000.
Dissertation: “Design, synthesis, and evaluation of nanophase ceramics for
orthopaedic/dental applications.”
Completed: Dec. 2000.
Advisor: Dr. Rena Bizios, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Co-Advisor: Dr. Richard W. Siegel, Department of Materials Science and
Engineering.
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1997.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND COMMERCIALIZATION EXPERIENCE
2012-present Department Chair and Art W. Zafiropoulo Professor of Chemical
Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2006-2012 Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Brown University,
Providence, RI
2006-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University,
Providence, RI (by courtesy)
2006-present Scientific Founder and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, Nanovis,
LLC, West Lafayette, IN
2007-present Adjunct Faculty, California Institute of Nanotechnology
San Jose, CA
2007, 2009-2012 Director, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
(Engineering), Brown University, Providence, RI
2008-2010 Director, Indo-U.S. Center for Biomaterials for Health Care
2009-present Scientific Founder, Audax, Inc., Concord, MA
2010-present Scientific Founder and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, Axena,
Providence, RI
2011-present Scientific Founder, DentalRegen, Inc., Concord, MA
2011-present Scientific Founder, Perios, Inc., Concord, MA
2015-present Scientific Founder, Vexti, Wilmington, DE
2011-present Visiting Professor, VIT, India
2005-2006 Associate Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN
2005-2006 Associate Professor, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN (by courtesy)
2000-2005 Assistant Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN
2004-2005 Assistant Professor, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN (by courtesy)