Alumni

Student/
Degree
Project Title
• Current Position
Kristen Desranleau
DDS 2020
2018 Summer Research Student - 3-D Printed Bioactive Glass-Copolymer Scaffolds for Bone Augmentation
• Currently enrolled in Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Program
Maher Alazzam
DDS 2021
2018 Summer Research Student - Novel bioactive covalently bonded hybrid coatings on titanium surfaces
• Currently enrolled in Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Program
Dibakar Mondal
PhD
Synthesis and characterization of class II bioactive glass based organic-inorganic hybrid biomaterials for bone regeneration
• Defended PhD Thesis in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Shokoufeh Yaseri
DDS 2020
2017 Summer Research Student - Surface functionalization of titanium with bioactive glass to improve osteoblast recruitment at implant surface
• Currently enrolled in Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Program
Andrei Zaharia
DDS 2019
2016 & 2017 Summer Research Student - Novel bioactive, fast-setting and injectable bone cement for bone augmentation
• Currently enrolled in Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Program
Mohamed Gebril
MESc
Hydrothermal Coating of Bioactive Glass onto Titanium Substrates
• Postgraduate training - Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia
Manal Dafar
MESc
Effect of TiO2 Nanofibers on the Physical, Mechanical and Biological Properties of a Flowable Dental Composite
• Postgraduate training - Esthetic Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles
Greg Luvison
DDS 2017
2015 Summer Research Student - Bioactive, Fast-Setting and Injectable Bone Cements for Craniofacial Reconstruction
Bioactive, Fast-Setting and Injectable Bone Cements for Craniofacial Reconstruction
• Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Graduate
Christoper Chan
DDS 2016
2014 Summer Research Student - Novel Sol-Gel-Hydrothermal Bioactive Coating onto Titanium Substrates
• Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Graduate
Vinicius Bianco
Visiting Student-Brazil, PhD 

Development of Machinable Glass Ceramics for CEREC Application
• Dentist, Brazil

S.P. Passos
Exchange student-Brazil, PhD
Effect of Ceramic and Resin Shades and Time of Photo-Activation Time on the Bond Durability between Feldspathic Porcelain and Dentin
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Dentistry, University of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB Canada
Greg Luvison
DDS 2017
2014 Summer Research Student - Bioactive, Fast-Setting and Injectable Bone Cements for Craniofacial Reconstruction
• Currently enrolled in Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery Program
Paul Prowse
MESc
Development of a Novel Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Nanocomposite Materials for Engineering Craniofacial Bone
• Clinical Engineer, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB Canada
AP De Freitas
Visiting Scientist-
Brazil 
Various projects dealing with dental materials
• Associate Professor, School of Dentistry, University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Bedilu Allo
PhD
Synthesis of Bioactive Glass-Organic Hybrids Fibers for Bone Tissue Engineering
• Assistant Professor, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Selma Saadaldin
PhD
Synthesis of Novel Glass-Ceramics for Dental Crowns
• Assistant Professor, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Deepta Srinath
MESC
Electrospinning of Biodegradable polymers for Tissue Engineering Application
• Engineer II Manufacturing, Boston Scientific, MN USA
Daniel Costa
PhD
Surface Coating for Scaffold Tissue Engineering
• Scientist at Microbix Biosystems Inc, Mississauga, ON Canada
Pooneh Karimi
MESc
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly (esters amide)s Ceramic Composites for biomedical Applications
• Chemistry and Math Tutor, Oxford Learning Center, Toronto, ON Canada
Nick Nguyen
DDS 2015
2012 Summer Research Student, Bioactive, Fast-Setting and Injectable Bone Cements for Craniofacial Reconstruction
• Graduate of Schulich DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Program
Sara Alibeik
MESc
Development of Polymer Biomaterials for Blood Contact
• Assistant Professor, Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA USA
Wailan Chan
MESc
Synthesis of Biomaterials for the Purpose of Modulation Bone Formation
• Dentist, Centrum Dental Centre, Kanata, ON Canada
SM Khaled
PhD
Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramic Polymer Composites using Supercritical Fluids
• Research Technical Manager, Therma Vault Inc, Mississauga, ON Canada
Veronica Koleganova
MESc
Mechanical and Biological Properties of Bioactive Glass / Polymer Composites
• Dentist, Toronto, ON Canada
Ruohong Sui
PhD

Synthesis and Characterization of Oxide Nanostructures via Sol-gel Route in Supercritical CO2
• Research Associate, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada