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2007 Meek Lecturer: Dr. Allison Campbell
Director of William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Dr. Allison Campbell is the Director of the William R. Wiley
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL). Her primary
responsibility is to help EMSL achieve the vision of being a premier
research organization and scientific user facility for the Department of
Energy by ensuring that EMSL provides state-of-the-art computational and
experimental resources to the scientific user community and conducts
research that is focused on critical scientific issues. Dr. Campbell began
her career with PNNL in 1990 as a post-doctoral fellow, when she joined the
Materials Synthesis and Modification Technical Group. In 1992, she was
hired into that group as a research scientist involved in developing new
methods for synthesizing ceramic coatings from aqueous processes. She went
on to manage the Advanced Materials Product Line and the Materials
Synthesis and Modification Technical Group at the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory before joining the EMSL management team.
Dr. Campbell is nationally recognized for her contributions towards
materials development through her research in the field of biomaterials.
Dr. Campbell is credited with co-inventing a bio-inspired process to “grow”
a bioactive calcium phosphate layer, from the molecular level, onto the
surfaces of artificial joint implants (total hip and knee) to extend
implant life and reduce rejection. She is also recognized for her work in
understanding the role of proteins in biomineralization. She has authored
numerous peer reviewed technical papers, been an invited speaker at
national and international meetings, and has several patents based upon her
research. Additionally, Dr. Campbell is an avid promoter of science
education, sharing her enthusiasm for science with young students through a
number of hands-on education programs.
Dr. Campbell is a member of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, Society of Biomaterials, the American Chemical
Society, the Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation, and the International
Association of Dental Researchers. She is also an affiliate Associate
Professor at the University of Washington in the Bioengineering Department.
Dr. Campbell will present the following lectures:
Thursday, May 3rd 2007
Time: 4:30-5:30pm
Location: 140 West 18th Avenue
Lecture Title: "A Decade of Science at a National Scientific User Facility"
Immediately followed by a Reception and Undergraduate Poster Session:
1st Floor Foyer McPherson
140 West 18th Avenue
5:30-6:30pm
Friday, May 4th 2007
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: 1008 Evans Laboratory, 88 West 18th Avenue
Lecture Title: "Biomineralization, Biometrics, and Biomaterials: Lessons Learned from Nature"
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