The Daily OrangeCampus to see another Life Science building
Biomaterials Institute created at SU; new professor hired to lead program
By Daniel Bortz
Posted: 11/30/07, 1:03 AM EST Section: News
After a generous donation from two alumni and continuing the university's push toward the natural sciences in the eve of the Life Sciences Complex opening, the campus is getting another new science-themed building.
Syracuse University plans to construct a new Biomaterials Institute, possibly near Bowne Hall, on SU's campus. Research conducted within this new establishment will have the potential to transcend beyond the Hill, influencing changes in the world of science, the institute's organizers said.
Ann and Milton Stevenson gave an undisclosed sum of fresh capital to support the endowment of a named professorship in biomedical and chemical engineering. Stevenson, founder of Anoplate, a Syracuse metal finishing company, wanted to do what he could to help facilitate the founding of the new institute, according to promotional materials.
The establishment of the center brings not only a new hub for cutting-edge polymeric research - which focuses on creating technology that can enter the body and dissolve once its job is done - but also a new professor to the SU faculty.
Patrick Mather, the recently recruited professor with credentials from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Connecticut, said he foresees the new institute proving extremely beneficial to both students and faculty.
"The faculty will find this new institute enables them to be bolder, since they will operate in teams and can pursue the ambitious research projects many have been longing to execute," Mather said. "Students consequently will have more research and health-related projects and opportunities in which they can take part."
The new institute has two primary purposes, Mather said. The first is to build knowledge about biomaterials, including how the body responds to foreign objects inside of it, and the second is to develop technology that can be patented and then commercialized. The eventual goal is for SU's personal Biomaterial Institute to have a global affect.
Syracuse University plans to construct a new Biomaterials Institute, possibly near Bowne Hall, on SU's campus. Research conducted within this new establishment will have the potential to transcend beyond the Hill, influencing changes in the world of science, the institute's organizers said.
Ann and Milton Stevenson gave an undisclosed sum of fresh capital to support the endowment of a named professorship in biomedical and chemical engineering. Stevenson, founder of Anoplate, a Syracuse metal finishing company, wanted to do what he could to help facilitate the founding of the new institute, according to promotional materials.
The establishment of the center brings not only a new hub for cutting-edge polymeric research - which focuses on creating technology that can enter the body and dissolve once its job is done - but also a new professor to the SU faculty.
Patrick Mather, the recently recruited professor with credentials from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Connecticut, said he foresees the new institute proving extremely beneficial to both students and faculty.
"The faculty will find this new institute enables them to be bolder, since they will operate in teams and can pursue the ambitious research projects many have been longing to execute," Mather said. "Students consequently will have more research and health-related projects and opportunities in which they can take part."
The new institute has two primary purposes, Mather said. The first is to build knowledge about biomaterials, including how the body responds to foreign objects inside of it, and the second is to develop technology that can be patented and then commercialized. The eventual goal is for SU's personal Biomaterial Institute to have a global affect.
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Joan Deppa
posted 11/30/07 @ 9:42 AM EST
I'm mystified by the use of the term "eve" in the first paragraph of this story. The Merriam Webster Web site defines it as "the evening or the day before a special day" or "the period immediately preceding. (Continued…)
David W. Flagg
posted 11/30/07 @ 11:52 AM EST
Where will the new science building be built? What parts of the University community will be destroyed to feed the Universities obsession with new buildings?
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