Joon B. Park

Joined the College of Engineering: 1983 

Education: Ph.D., Materials, University of Utah, 1972
M.S., Materials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969
B.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University, 1967

Special Fields of Knowledge: Biomaterials. 

Present Research Interests: Biomaterials (joint replacements); blood compatible materials, drug delivery, space-filling materials.. 

Selected Publications: 

• Park, J.B., Ceramics and Glasses as Biomaterials Textbook, To be submitted for publication, 2007.
• Park, J.B. and Lakes, R.S., Biomaterials: An Introduction, 3rd Ed, Springer Pub. New York, Berlin,  to be published in 2007.
• Park, J.B. and Bronzino, Z.D. (ed.), Biomaterials: Principles and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2003.
• Park, J.B. and Lakes, R.S.,  Biomaterials: An Introduction, 2nd Ed, Plenum Pub. Corp., New York, London, 1992.
• Park, J.B. Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Plenum Pub. Corp., New York, London, 1984.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: Society for Biomaterials (Founding Member); Orthopedic Research Society.