Biomedical Materials

Dr. Narayan is a Professor at the University of North Carolina-North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is the author of over one hundred publications and several book chapters on microscale and nanoscale processing of biological and biomedical materials. He currently serves as an editorial board member of a number of professional journals and has edited or co-edited a number of books. He has served as chair of the TMS Biomaterials Committee and as chair of ASM International's Materials and Processes for Medical Devices editorial committee. He has organized workshops and symposia for Materials Science & Technology, Materials Research Society, American Ceramic Society, and Society for Biomaterials meetings. Dr. Narayan has received several honors for his research activities, including the North Carolina State University Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, the University of North Carolina Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, the NationalScience Faculty Early Career Development Award, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. He has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as Fellow of ASM International.