Jarek Drelich Professor Jarek Drelich
Leader of the SURFI Team

Allison Hein Ms. Allison Hein
Research Engineer and Scientist
Assists the team with proposal preparation and projects administration

Hua-Lan Jin Dr. Hua-Lan Jin

Project: Bioabsorbable metallic materials
Avishan Arabshomali Avishan Arabshomali
Research Assistant
Project: Polymeric coating of zinc
Zhiyong Yin Zhiyong Yin
M.S. Candidate
Project: Zinc-based stents
Georgia-Hurchalla Georgia Hurchalla
M.S. Candidate
Project: Wetting and adhesion in natural designs
Morteza Shaker Morteza Shaker
Ph.D. Candidate
Project: Fundamentals of Zn alloys

yujin-sun Yujin Sun
PhD Scholar
Project: Fundamentals of Flotation
Xubo Liu Dr. Xubo Liu

Project: Processing of Zn alloys
Dr. Ehsan Mostaed Dr. Ehsan Mostaed
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: Bioabsorbable metallic stents
roger-guillory2 Roger Guillory II
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Prof. J. Goldman/Co-Advisor: Prof. J. Drelich)
Project: Biocompatibility of Zn and Zn alloys
Jeff Brookins Jeff Brookins
M.S. Candidate
Project: Biodegradable clips


Visitor from China

Dr. Hua-Lan Jin arrived to Houghton a few days ago. She holds the Assistant Professor position in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanchang University – Nanchang, P.R. China. Dr. Jin worked on magnesium-based biodegradable alloys and their …
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Good-bye to Patrick

Patrick, now Dr. Bowen, has completed his four-year PhD program at Michigan Tech and is going to challenge his skills in industry. He will work for Deringer-Ney Inc. in Bloomfield, Connecticut as the Senior Research Metallurgist. We are thankful to …
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Wetting of Natural Fibers

Sara Schellbach has published her first technical paper. The paper’s title is A novel method for contact angle measurements on natural fibers, co-authored by Prof. Sergio N. Monteiro and Prof. Jarek Drelich, and will be included in one of the …
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SURFI Group Fall 2013

SURFI Group Fall 2013