Author Archives: Jarek Drelich
Award and Fellowship
Congratulations to Jeff! He was selected as the recipient of the Richard Shorraw Award. The Richard Sharrow Award is given to a student who has demonstrated a significant academic improvement through his career at MTU-MSE Department, and has demonstrated good … Continue reading
Congressional Visit
Two of the SURFI Team members, Jeff Brookins and Philip Staublin traveled to Washington D.C. with a group from Michigan Tech to attend Congressional Visit Day, which is organized by the national chapter of the Material Advantage program. They worked … Continue reading
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Roger!!! We are very pleased to learn that Roger has been selected to receive a 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. This fellowship program is extremely competitive and we are very proud of Roger’s accomplishment. He … Continue reading
Paper on Zn-Li
There has recently been great interest in developing bioabsorbable materials for small diameter arterial stents as a number of fully bioabsorbable polymeric stents have shown success in clinical trials. SURFI Team has been developing bioabsorbable stents based on zinc and … Continue reading
Former Student Awarded
Congratulations to our former graduate student, Kevin Baker (MS’2005), currently with Beaumont Hospital, who is the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the Board of Directors of Michigan Tech!
TMS 2017
The 2017 TMS Annual Meeting took place in San Diego, CA, this year. The SURFI team was represented by Shan Zhao and Dr. Drelich. Shan presented a poster on Zn-Li alloy materials and their biocompatibility in endovascular environment. Dr. Drelich … Continue reading
Publication on Zn-Al Bioalloys
Special high grade zinc and wrought zinc-aluminum (Zn-Al) alloys containing up to 5.5 wt% Al were processed, characterized, and implanted in rats in search of a new family of alloys with possible applications as bioabsorbable endovascular stents. The results of … Continue reading
Terminology of Contact Angles
The rapid pace and shear number of papers published in recent years on contact angles, wetting, and non-wetting surfaces has lend itself to misconceptions and misuses of terminology, measurement techniques, and interpretation of experimental results. Terms describing contact angles, wettability, … Continue reading
Outstanding Scholarship Award
Congratulations to Shan! She is a recipient of the Outstanding Scholarship Award in MSE Department recognizing her academic performance. She was nominated by department. A certificate of recognition for this award will be presented at the Graduate Research Colloquium Banquet … Continue reading
Course in India
Dr. Drelich traveled to India and instructed a new course entitled “Contact Angles: Measurements, Interpretation and Modern Applications“ from January 29 to February 4. The course was offered to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the Indian Institute of Technology … Continue reading
