UF Dental Biomaterials: Alumni 

Below is a list of our alumni, including their research interests.

Kallaya Supputamongkol, DDS, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 2002)
Contact fatigue mechanisms as a function of crystal aspect ratio in
baria-silicate glass-ceramics

Thomas J. Hill, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 2001)
Quantitative fracture analysis of a biological ceramic

Alvaro Della Bona, DDS, MMedSci, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 2001)
Interfacial adhesion of dental ceramic-resin systems

Nicola Richards, DMD, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 2001)
Effect of molecular mass of priming resin on bond strength to dentin

Nils Goetzen, M.S.
(Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics & Engineering Science,)

Joan Y Chan, M.S.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 1999)
Mechanical degradation of canasite glass-ceramic under dynamic and cyclic fatigue

Jason Griggs, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 1998)
Dominant toughening mechanisms in barium aliminosilicate (BAS) glass-ceramics

Jeff Thompson, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 1995)
Characterization of mechanical behavior based on microstructural phenomena in Li2O.2SiO2 glass-ceramics

Doug Parsell, Ph.D.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 1994)
Optimization of glass-ceramic heat treatment schedules

Ananth Naman, M.S.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 1994)
Mechanical Property and Fractal Dimension determination in Li2O.2SiO2

Phillip Cook, Ph.D.
(Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics & Engineering Science, 1990)
Compressive Damage and fracture modeling of ceramics subjected to high-velocity impact

Bahram Hojjatie, Ph.D.
(Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics & Engineering Science, 1990)
Thermal tempering of layered ceramic structures

David C. Sarrett, D.M.D., M.S.
(Materials Science and Engineering, 1989)
Wear Behavior of dental composite Restorative materials
Presently: Chairman of the Department of General Practice
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.

Dental Biomaterials Research Farewell luncheon for Kallaya Suputtamongkol (DDS, PhD) Returning to Thailand, 2003