Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Tokyo is to receive the Samuel F. Hulbert award at the Bioengineering Award Banquet to follow Clemson’s International Biomaterials Symposium (IBS) April 16, 2018. Internationally known for his work on biomaterials and biointerfaces, Professor Ishihara’s Hulbert Award recognizes his contribution to Clemson bioengineering in making possible its research abroad program at the University of Tokyo.
Among the many awards the Professor has received in a lifetime of research and teaching is the Clemson Award for Applied Research, one of three awards given annually by the Society for Biomaterials. The award was made at the 2009 annual meeting of the Society for Biomaterials. Clemson’s Dr. Jiro Nagatomi presented that award. In 2010, the Professor and Dr. Nagatomi met to discuss a potential research program for Clemson students in Japan. The program was implemented in 2013 and continues, with 26 participants to date.
The IBS will take place at Clemson’s Conference Center and Inn, the Madren Center. Nine delegates from Japan, including students, will attend.
