{"id":56744,"date":"2024-02-05T07:54:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=56744"},"modified":"2024-06-13T19:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:17:17","slug":"utc-engineering-prof-wins-prestigious-nsf-career-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/utc-engineering-prof-wins-prestigious-nsf-career-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC engineering prof wins prestigious NSF CAREER award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim has been a member of the UTC faculty since 2018. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

While Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim\u2019s career is considered to be in its early stages today, the National Science Foundation has just cast a big vote of confidence in its future.<\/p>\n

Each year since the program\u2019s inception in 1994, the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program has presented \u201cCAREER\u201d awards of substantial research funding to a select few early-career faculty considered to \u201chave the potential to serve as academic role models\u201d in their fields and to advance the missions of their institutions.<\/p>\n

This year, Ibrahim, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is among that group.<\/p>\n

His CAREER award comes with $556,776\u2014to be distributed over five years, starting in May\u2014for research into \u201cinnovative hybrid coatings\u201d for implanted devices in biomedical applications such as vascular stents and bone fracture repair, in which the implants are intended to remain and naturally degrade after serving their purpose. Focused on materials science, the project will investigate how bioactive agents interact with coated magnesium used in biomedical devices to better understand and manage the rates of magnesium degradation.<\/p>\n

From about 2,500 research proposals submitted each year by early-career faculty, approximately 20% are selected for the honor Ibrahim has received, what NSF describes as its \u201cmost prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really ecstatic because this is one of the most competitive awards NSF offers,\u201d Ibrahim said. \u201cI got the email of the award confirmation and I looked at it closely to make sure it was real. Any funding is a great feeling, but this is such an honor because it really is prestigious.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his successful proposal, Ibrahim wrote that the aging U.S. population and its increased demand for health care services heighten the need to \u201cenhance the clinical feasibility of biodegradable, magnesium-based metallic implants.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGraw Hill AccessScience notes that \u201cthe most promising candidates for use as orthopedic and cardiovascular implants are alloys of magnesium, which biodegrade in six\u201315 months.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSome of the biomedical applications that require temporary fixation are bone implants\u2014bone fixation situations,\u201d Ibrahim said, \u201csuch as in a fracture when the doctors need to implant screws and nails and plates. Those are left in the body and, if they have to be removed after healing has finished, that is done surgically. Many such cases involve teenagers and athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ibrahim\u2019s investigation is within \u201ca big area of research on improving the efficacy of biomaterials\u201d toward the possibility of more devices that can safely break down and be absorbed by the body, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn research, we can look at the best coatings to help degrade implants in a more controlled manner. Control of degradation will enable us to make implants more patient-specific by knowing whether it will last three months or two months or six months or a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ibrahim\u2019s project will introduce \u201cinnovative hybrid coatings, combining different coating methods and materials, to mitigate degradation and allow the controlled release of bioactive agents,\u201d and he will conduct the research in two ways. Laboratory experiments will assess how bioactive agents interact with coated magnesium, and computational simulations will develop \u201ca more generalized model that can predict biomaterial performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the research, the project has two other substantial educational components. One is outreach to underrepresented groups in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math), and the other is creating a graduate course on the manufacturing of biomaterials.<\/p>\n

The outreach will involve schoolchildren from the local Hispanic community and high school girls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be providing an environment of exposure for young people in that group to STEM in the form of giving tours, bringing them to campus, going to them to make demonstrations and working with the families of these children and encouraging their involvement,\u201d Ibrahim said. He will work with Dr. Stephanie Philipp, a STEM education faculty member and researcher at UTC, on evaluating these educational activities. He will join with Dr. Yunye Shi, faculty advisor to the UTC chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, in engaging with area high school girls.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim came to the United States from Egypt to earn a doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University of Toledo after completing bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in the same field at Cairo University. He said his path makes him \u201cvery personally motivated\u201d to conduct the outreach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m an immigrant myself, and many are immigrant kids coming with immigrant families,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is hopefully a way for them to feel part of the society and to see their involvement in STEM as a very real option for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

While acknowledging the project will mean a lot of work over the next five years, Ibrahim said he\u2019s eager to take it on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CAREER award is not only about research,\u201d he said, \u201cbut about the package of you as a researcher. I\u2019m very excited and grateful for this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr. Trevor Elliott<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the second time in recent years that a UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty member has received the NSF CAREER award.<\/p>\n

UC Foundation Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Trevor Elliott was the recipient of a 2021 NSF CAREER Award, which came with $542,220 in research funding to be paid over five years.<\/p>\n

Elliott is using it to research additive manufacturing\u2014also known as 3D printing\u2014through studies involving combustion, fluid dynamics, computational sciences, material science, controls and propulsion.<\/p>\n

The research is expected to yield insights for the aerospace, aeronautic and defense industries, and benefit the development of materials and processes in the automotive, chemical, energy and health care fields. The project also incorporates an engineering education component for which Elliott conducts outreach to area middle school students.<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><\/p>\n

Mechanical Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n

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While Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim\u2019s career is considered to be in its early stages today, the National Science Foundation has just cast a big vote of confidence in its future. Ibrahim, a UTC assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is the recipient of a CAREER award from the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program.<\/p>\n

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