Prof. Dr. Luís Alberto Loureiro dos Santos
UFRGS
ResearcherID:L-7916-2016 Full Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Fellow on Biomaterials Science and Engineering pela International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUBS BSE). Material´s Engineer Federal University of São Carlos (1989), BME Science and Material´s Engineering Federal University of São Carlos (1994), PhD Mechanical Engineering - Materials and Process - State University of Campinas (2002), Pos-Doctoral Faculty of Medicine Unicamp 2002, Pos-Doctoral Institute of Science and Tecnology of Polymers (ICTP-CSIC), Madrid, 2010. Pos-Doctoral Biomedical Engineering Department, University of California - Davis, 2020. Professor of undergraduate course on Materials Engineering and Odontology of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Disciplines: Ceramic Materials I, Ceramic Materials II, Advanced Ceramics, Biomaterials, Materials Science A, Biomaterials for Odontology, Science Materials for Odontology. Professor of Pos Graduation Program in Mines, Metallurgical and Materials Science and of Pos-Graduation in Odontology Program at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Disciplines: Biomaterials; Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Materials; Biomaterials for Odontology. Was Course Coordinator of Materials Engineering and Chief of Engineering Materials Department; treasur, secretary, vice-president and president of Latin American Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs. Actually is member of Consultive Council. Member of Coordination Board of Net on Equipments and Components for use Medical-Odontologic - SIBRATEC, chief do Labiomat - Biomaterials Laboratory, a laboratory member of HealthTechnological Cluster - RS (Medical Valley), editor of Juniper Online Journal Material Science (JOJMS) and The Scientific Journal of Surface Chemistry. Revisor of several national and international journals, and ad hoc consultor of Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia, Electrical Energy Agency, Foundation for Research Support Minas Gerais State, consultor Chamber of Research and Post-Graduation UESC-Bahia. Has experience in the area of Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Biocompatible Materials, acting mainly in the themes: biomaterials, bioceramic, calcium phosphate, calcium phosphate cement, hydroxyapatite, biopolymers, poli(Lactic Acid), silicone, 3D printing, biofabrication. Awards : Honour Mention on Prize for Incentive on Science and Thecnology for SUS (Brazilian Universal Heath System) - 2002, Prêmio XIII Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores da Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo (AUGM) - 2005, Science Academy of Cuba - 2008 - 2017. Prize on Congress of Latin American Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (COLAOB): 2004, 2010 e 2018. Best poster OBI 2015. Merit Trainee Award, Mcgill University and World Biomaterials Congress (2016).
