Biotechnologywhich is capital-intensive, has long development cycles, and lacked consistent advocacy at the universitywasn't high on the list. Robotics took over the Wean Hall space. Faculty drifted off. ChemE Professor Mike Domach, program head from 1992 through this spring, is credited with lifting the program out of its toughest times and keeping quality high when numbers and funds were low. I kept saying, 'Look at what we're accomplishing.
Bone is a highly complex tissue.
Bone tissue engineeering presents several technically challenging problems that will require the expertise of engineers and scientists from multiple disciplines.