2007 Award Winners

• Founders Award
  David Franklyn Williams, Ph.D., University Of Liverpool
• C. William Hall Award
  Stanley A. Brown, D Eng, FDA and Katharine Merritt, Ph.D., Retired
• Technology Innovation and Development Award
  Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D., Genzyme Corporation
• Young Investigator Award
  Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature
  David L. Kaplan, Ph.D., Tufts University
• Clemson Award for Applied Research
  Roy Drake Bloebaum, Ph.D., VA SLC Health Care System
• Clemson Award for Basic Research
  David Grainger, Ph.D., University Of Utah
• Student Award for Outstanding Research – Undergraduate
  Margaret Tripodi, University of Colorado
• Student Award for Outstanding Research - PhD Candidate
  Danielle S. W. Benoit, University of Colorado
• Student Award for Outstanding Research - Masters Degree
  Mark James Butler, University of Toronto
• Outstanding Research by a Resident
  Dominique André Rothenfluh, M.D., Swiss Federal Institute of
  Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

2006 Award Winners

• C. William Hall Award
  Buddy Ratner, University of Washington
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature
  Cato Laurencin, University of Virginia
• Clemson Award for Applied Research
  Joseph Salamone, Bausch & Lomb
• Clemson Award for Basic Research
  Patrick Stayton, University of Washington
• Student Award for Outstanding Research – Undergraduate
  Matthew Blewitt, Saint Louis University
• Student Award for Outstanding Research - PhD Candidate
  Mahesh Chandra Dodla, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Student Awards for Outstanding Research - PhD Candidate
  Gazell Mapili, The University of Texas at Austin
• Technology Innovation and Development Award
  Shalaby Shalaby, Poly-Med, Inc
• Young Investigator Award
  Richard Gemeinhart, University of Illinois

2005 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Nicholas Peppas, University of Texas at Austin
  Hydrogels as Biomaterials: Infinite Possibilities in Bionanotechnology, Drug Delivery, Biological Recognition, Tissue Engineering, and Pure Scientific Fun!
• C. William Hall Award Winner
  Alastair J.T. Clemow, Tanton Technologies
  25 Years Before the Mast.
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Stephen Badylak, University of Pittsburgh
  A Biologic Scaffold For Tissue Reconstruction: Discovery, Development, And Commercialization.
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Kazunori Kataoka , Department of Materials Engineering
  Smart Polymeric Micelles as Nanocarriers for Gene and Drug Delivery.
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Christopher Bowman, University of Colorado
  Novel Photopolymerization Strategies for Optimization of Biomaterial Function and Performance
• Outstanding Research by a Hospital Intern, Resident or Clinical Fellow Award Winner
  Saadiq El-Amin, University of Virginia
  Human Osteoblast Cells: Isolation, Characterization, And Growth On Polymers For Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
• Technology Innovation and Development Award Winners
  Henry Brem, Johns Hopkins; Robert Langer, MIT
  Technology. Innovation and Development of Gliadel for the Treatment of Brain Tumors
• Young Investigator Award Winner
  Julie Babensee, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
  Dendritic Cells and Biomaterials
• PhD Student Awards for Outstanding Research Winners
  Elizabeth Christenson, Case Western Reserve University
  Biostability and Macrophage-Mediated Foreign Body Reaction of Silicone-Modified Polyurethanes
  Heidi Holtorf, Rice University
  Flow perfusion culture induces the osteoblastic differentiation of marrow stromal cell-scaffold constructs in the absence of dexamethasone
• Undergraduate Student Awards for Outstanding Research Winners
  Ashley Krout, The University of Toledo
  A Hybrid Coating of Biomimetic Apatite and Osteocalcin
  Matthew MacEwan , Case Western Reserve University
  Monocyte/lymphocyte Interactions And The Foreign Body Response: In Vitro Effects Of Biomaterial Surface Chemistry
• Masters or Health Science Degree Student Awards for Outstanding Research Winner
  Joanne McBane, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
  Does Protein Kinase C Affect Monocyte-derived Macrophage Mediated Biodegradation Of Polycarbonate-based Polyurethanes?

2004 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Buddy D. Ratner, University of Washington
  Long-term, landmark contributions to the discipline of biomaterials.
• Clemson Award for Contributions to Literature
  John Jansen, PhD, University of Nijmegen
  Significant contributions to the literature on the science or technology of biomaterials.
• Clemson Award for Basic Research
  David G. Castner, PhD, University of Washington
  Significant contributions to the basic knowledge and understanding of the interaction of materials with tissue.
• Young Investigator Award
  Andres J. Garcia, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Demonstrated outstanding achievements in the field of biomaterials research within five years following his/her terminal degree or formal training.
• Student Award for Outstanding Research (PhD)
  Xuanhong Cheng, University of Washington
  Demonstrated outstanding achievement in biomaterials research.

2003 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Edward Merrill, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  From Rubber Cement to Biomaterials by a Set of Curious Chances
• C. William Hall Award Winner
  J. Lawrence Katz, University of Missouri-Kansas City
  Structure/Property Relationships at the Tissue/Biomaterials Interface
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Stephen D. Cook, Tulane University
  Osteogenic Protein-1: From Laboratory to Clinical Use
• Technology Innovation and Development Award Winner
  Robert S. Ward, The Polymer Technology Group
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Joachim Kohn, Rutgers University
  Combinatorial and Computational Approaches to Biomaterials Design
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Takehisa Matsuda, Kyushu University
  Engineering Synthesis of Photoconstructs: Macromolecules, Surfaces & Devices
• Young Investigator Award Winner
  Masayuki Yamato, Tokyo Women's Medical University
  Nanofabrication for Micropatterned Cell Arrays by Combining Electron Beam Irradiated Polymer-Grafting and Localized Laser Ablation
• Masters Science Degree Student Award Winner
  Sarah Tao, University of Chicago
  Synthesis of Cytoadhesive Poly (Methyl Methacrylate) for Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Rebecca Anne Caldwell, Clemson University
  Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor within an Absorbable Coating for Vascular Applications: Reduction of Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Ulrike Klueh, University of Connecticut Health Center
  Use of Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Gene Transfer to Enhance Biosensor Function in vivo
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Sharon M. Sagnella, Case Western Reserve University
  Biomimetic Surfactant Polymers Designed for Shear Stable Endothelialization on Biomaterials

2002 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Robert E. Baier, State University of New York at Buffalo
  Thirty Years of Thromboresistance: How It Has Been Obtained
• C. William Hall Award Winner
  Anne Meyer, State University of New York at Buffalo
  Biomaterials and the Torch Relay
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Barbara Boyan, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  Substrate Topography Modulates Osteogenesis, Affecting Osteoblast Differentiation and Sensitivity to Regulatory Factors
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  John Davies, University of Toronto, Canada
  Bone Engineering: Contributions to the Interface with Biology
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Myron Spector, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  Novell Cell-Biomaterial Interactions: Contractile Behavior of Musculoskeletal Connective Tissue Cells
• Young Investigator Award Winner
  W. John Kao, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  Intracellular Signaling Involved in Macrophage Adhesion and FBGC Formation as Mediated by Ligand-substrate Interaction
• Undergraduate Student Award Winner
  Cheng Li, University of California, Berkeley
  Biochemical Characterization of Advanced Atherosclerotic Plaques Using FTIR Spectroscopy and Histology
• Masters Science Degree Student Award Winner
  Elizabeth Lester, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Proinflammatory Phenotype of Endothelial Cells after Co-Culture with Biomaterial-treated Blood Cells
• Masters Science Degree Student Award Winner
  Loren Matheson, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada
  Biodegradation of Polycarbonate-based polyurethanes by the Human Monocyte-derived Macrophage and U937 Cell Systems
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Matthew Wagner, University of Washington
  Quantitative Analysis of Binary Absorbed Protein Films by Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Heungsoo Shin, Rice University
  Modulation of Marrow Stromal Osteoblast Adhesion on Biomimetic Oligo Hydrogels Modified with Arg-gly-asp Peptides and a Poly Spacer

2001 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Samuel Hulbert, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  The Teaching of Biomaterials
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Antonio Mikos, Rice University
  Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers for Tissue Engineering
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Kinam Park, Purdue University
  Superporous Hydrogels for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Ren-Ki Li, Toronto General Hospital
  Creation of a Viable Graft Material Through Cell Engineering for Congenital Heart Surgery
• Young Investigator Award Winner
  Liping Tang, University of Texas
  The Role of Adsorbed Proteins on the Persistence of Implant-Associated Bacteria
• Undergraduate Student Award Winner
  Walter Aughenbaugh, University of Pennsylvania
  InVitro Controlled Release of Vancomycin from Silica Xerogel
• Masters Science Degree Student Award Winner
  Ulrike Klueh, University of Connecticut
  Uses of Collagen Related Peptides to Bind and Orient Fibronectin on Surfaces
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Mark Ruegsegger, Case Western Reserve University
  Reduced Protein Adsorption and Platelet Adhesion by Controlled Variation of Oligomaltose Surfactant Polymer Coatings
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Norbert Weber, University of Tubingen
  Gene Monitoring of Surface-Activated Monocytes in Circulating Whole Blood by Using Duplex RT-PCR
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Connie Kwok, University of Washington
  Insulin Release from a pHEMA-PEGDMA 400 Matrix Coated with an Ultrasound-Responsive, Self-Assembled Molecular Barrier

2000 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Allan S. Hoffman, University of Washington
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Joseph P. Vacanti, Massachusetts General Hospital
• C. William Hall Award Winner
  J. T. Watson
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Stuart B. Goodman, Stanford University School of Medicine
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  M. F. Refojo
• Young Investigator Award Winner
  Jennifer L. West, Rice University
• Resident or Clinical Fellow Medtronic Sprint Leads Team, Technology Innovation
  Erica M. Wood, University Hospitals of Cleveland , Ohio

1999 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Frederick J. Schoen, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  Tissue Heart Valves: Status, Challenges and Directions
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Klaas de Groot, Biomaterials Research Group
  Calciumphosphates and Bone Substitution
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Per-Ingvar Branemark, The Institute for Applied Biotechnology
  Osseointegration – Scientific Basis for Clinical Application
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Joseph Kost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Ultrasound Induced Transport for Drug Delivery and Diagnostics
• C. William Hall Award Winner
  P. Elaine Duncan, Paladin Medical, Inc.
  The Promise: Past, Present, and Prospects
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Huaiqiu “Galen” Shi, University of Washington
  Template Recognition of Protein Imprinted Polymer Surfaces
• Masters Degree Student Award Winner
  Michael C. D. Trindade, Stanford University School of Medicine
  Interferon-gamma Exacerbates Polymethylmethacrylate Particle Induced Interleukin-6 Release by human Monocyte/Macrophages In Vitro

1998 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Larry L. Hench
  Bioactive Materials and the Potential for Tissue Regeneration
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Rena Bizios
  Proactive Biomaterials
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Karin D. Caldwell
  Bioactive Surfaces – Preparation, Characterization, and Use
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Eugene P. Goldberg
  Polymer Technologies for Improved Healthcare: Tissue-protective Devices and Ophthalmic, Mammary, and Cardiovascular Implants
• C. William Hall Award Winner
  Samuel F. Hulbert
  The Use of Ceramics in Surgical Implants – How I Met C. William Hall
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Susan J. Peter
  In Vivo Degradation of a Poly(Propylene Fumarate / B – Tricalcium Phosphate Injectable Composite Scaffold
• Masters Degree Student Award Winner
  Christopher R. Jenney
  Human Monocyte/Macrophage Adhesion, Macrophage Motility, and IL-4-Induced Foreign Body Giant Cell Formation on Silane Modified Surfaces In Vitro

1997 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  James M. Anderson
  The Cage Implant System: In Vivo Evaluation of Inflammatory Responses to Biomaterials
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  James B. Koeneman
  Bone Adaptation Modeling: On the Road to Tissue Engineering
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Teruo Okano
  Design of Surface Micro-architecture for Intelligent Biointerfaces
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Eugene Lautenschlager
  A Quest for Porous-free Acrylic Bone Cement
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Susan Lynn Ishaug-Riley
  Ectopic Bone Formation by Marrow Stromal Osteoblast Transplantation Using Poly(DL-Lactic-Co-Glycolic-Acid) Foams Implanted into the Rat Mesentery
• Undergraduate, Masters, or Health Science Degree Student Award Winner
  Tony W. Lin
  Glass PEEK Composite Promotes Proliferation and Osteocalcin Production of Human Osteoblastic cells
• Hospital Intern, Resident, or Clinical Fellow Student Award Winner
  Suneeti Sapatnekar
  Leukocyte/Biomaterial Interactions in the Presence of Staphylococcus Epidermidis: Flow Cytometric Evaluation of Leukocyte Activation

1996 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  Jack E. Lemons, University of Alabama
• C. William Hall Award Winner
• Jack E. Parr, Wright Medical Technology
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Praphulla K. Bajpai, University of Dayton
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Marcel Jozefowicz & Jacqueline Jozefowicz, Universite Paris-Nord, France
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Jeffery A. Hubbell, California Institute of Technology
• Ph.D. Student Award Winner
  Mark A. Schubert, Case Western Reserve University

1995 Awardees

• C. William Hall Award Winner
• P. Didisheim
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  A. M. Weinstein
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  J. Kopecek
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  H. Brem

1994 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Jan Feijen
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  John L. Brash
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Frederick J. Schoen
• Masters of Science Degree Student Award Winners
  Albert Bruce LiVecchi
  In-Vitro Collagen Deposition Within Porous HDPE: Substrate Microstructure and Wettability Effects
  Christopher A . Siedlecki
  Interactions of Human von Willebrand Factor with a Hydrophobic Self-Assembled Monolayer Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy
• Ph.D. Student Award Winners
  Victor Hugo Perez-Luna
  Developing Correlations between Fibrinogen Adsorption Behavior and Surface Properties Using Multivariate Statistics
  Jun Yang
  Detection of Antibodies Against Corrosion Products in Patients After Co-Cr Total Joint Replacements

1993 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Takao Yamamuro
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Michael V. Sefton
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Solomon R. Pollack
• Intern, Resident or Clinical Fellow Award Winner
  R. D. Meldrum
  Metal Concentrations in Polyethylene
• Ph.D. Student Award Winners
  H. Uludag
  Microencapsulated Human Hepatoma (HepG2) Cells: In Vitro Growth and Protein Release
  I. - W. Wang
  Platelet-Mediated Adhesion of Staphylococcus Epidermidis to Hydrophobic NHLBI Reference Polyethylene

1992 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  R. J. Levy
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  N. A. Peppas
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  I. V. Yannas

1991 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Andreas F. von Recum
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Ulrich M. Gross
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Jack E. Lemons
• Intern, Resident or Clinical Fellow Award Winner
  S. Muralidharan
  A New Biological Membrane for Pericardial Closure
• Undergraduate, Masters or Health Science Award Winner
  M. J. Filiaggi
  Characterization of the Interface in the Plasma Sprayed HA Coating/Ti6A14V Implant System
• Ph.D. Student Award Winners
  W. J. A. Dhert
  A Mechanical Investigation of Fluorapatite, Magnesium-Whitlockite and Hydroxyapatite Plasma-Sprayed Coatings in Goats

1990 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Edward W. Merrill
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Robert S. Langer
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Jorge Heller
• Intern, Resident or Clinical Fellow Award Winner
  Jeffrey M. Spivak
  A New Canine Model to Evaluate the Biological Response of Intramedullary Bone to Implant Materials and Surfaces
• Undergraduate, Masters or Health Science Award Winner
  Jane Shieh
  Preliminary Characterization of Bioresorbable and Non-Resorbable Synthetic Fibers for the Repair of Soft Tissue Injuries
• Ph.D. Student Award Winners
  Christopher J. Damien
  Investigation of a Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Sulfate Composite Supplemented with an Osteoinductive Factor

1989 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  Thomas A. Horbett
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Robert M. Pilliar
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  Buddy D. Ratner

1988 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  S. W. Kim
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  A. D. Callow
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  A. Nakajima

1987 Awardees

• Founders Award Winner
  H. Alexander
• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  S. L. Cooper
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  D. B. Olsen
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  J. M. Anderson

1986 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  L. Vroman
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  P. L. Blackshear, Jr.
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  J. Black
• Founders Award Winner
  M. Nimni

1985 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  P. N. Sawyer
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  W. S. Pierce
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  J. D. Andrade

1984 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  O. Wichterle
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  V. L. Gott
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  A. S. Hoffman
• Clemson Special Award
  T. Valega

1983 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  R. E. Baier
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  M. DeBakey
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  D. F. Williams

1982 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  D. J. Lyman
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  L. Sauvage
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  R. L. Bowen
• Founders Award Winner
  I. V. Yannas

1981 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  H. Plenck
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  H. Kawahara
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  R. I. Leininger

1980 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  T. M. S. Chang
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  A. Wesolow
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  J. S. Calnan

1979 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  J. O. M. Jowsey
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  W. H. Frankel
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  G. D. Winter

1978 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  R. G. Craig
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  W. J. Kolff
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  J. Autian
• Special Address Award Winner
  T. N. Salthouse

1977 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  L. L. Hench
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  J. Charnley
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  C. W. Hall

1976 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  J. C. Bokros
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  Y. Nose
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  D. C. Smith

1975 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  F. W. Rhinelander
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  J. O. Galante
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  J. L. Katz

1974 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  R. M. Kenedl
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  J. T. Scales
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  A. N. Cranin

1973 Awardees

• Clemson Award for Basic Research Winner
  F. Leonard
• Clemson Award for Applied Research Winner
  C. Hirsch
• Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature Winner
  S. N. Levine
• Clemson Special Award Winner
  S. F. Hulbert