Biomaterials

Research

Overview

Atousa Plaseied is research faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering who focuses on biomaterials. Her current research is in the areas of microbial fuel cells and dental materials.

Projects

Current research projects in biomaterials include the following:

Co-Principal Investigator (Dr. Jeffrey Stansbury, PI), Development of Dual-Filled Composite Materials, Confi-Dental Products/Septodont, $80,000, June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010.
Co-Principal Investigator (Dr. Peter Jenkins, PI), High yield hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells using carbon nanofiber electrodes, Office of Naval Research (ONR), $450,000, July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012.

Faculty Information

Atousa Plaseied, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Phone: 303-556-2733
Fax: 303-556-6371
E-mail: atousa.plaseied@ucdenver.edu
Web site: http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~aplaseie/

Research Interests:

Nanoscale characterization of materials
Nanomechanics of materials and structures
Biomaterials (orthopedics and dental applications)
Sports engineering
Fuel cells
Corrosion and protection of materials

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Related Courses

MECH 3024 – Introduction to Materials Science
MECH 5238 – Introduction to Sports Engineering

For complete, up-to-date course descriptions, visit the CU Denver academic catalog and search for the course numbers listed above.