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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Bausch & Lomb Vice President and Special Advisor Joseph C. Salamone, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Salamone was nominated and elected by The College of Fellows for outstanding achievements in medical and biological engineering. A formal induction ceremony will be held during the Institute's Annual Event in Washington, D.C. on March 2 to induct the 98 new members.
The College of Fellows leads the way in technological advancement, advocating for public policies that facilitate further progress and preparing young scientists and engineers to build on that progress in the decades to come. Over the years, AIMBE Fellows have helped to revolutionize medicine, engineering and related fields that enhance and extend the lives of people all over the world. Counting several Nobel Prize winners among them, their work also helps protect the environment, leads to new national security safeguards and contributes to a better society in many other ways.
An active scientist, Dr. Salamone has contributed to 165 technical papers and is holder of more than 115 patents in biomaterials, the majority of which are related to ophthalmology and skin care. His AIMBE fellowship is the most recent honor Dr. Salamone has received over his career, including the 2005 Herman F. Mark Award Technology Award for extraordinary achievements in polymer science and engineering, and the national 2004 American Chemical Society Award in Industrial Chemistry for outstanding contributions to chemical research in the industrial context. He holds a doctorate in Chemistry/Polymer Science from New York's Polytechnic University, which awarded him the Sesquicentennial Medal for his lifetime scientific achievements in 2005. He also has been honored with several awards from the Division of Polymer Chemistry of the American Chemical Society.
Professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, where he had been Dean of the College of Pure & Applied Science, Dr. Salamone is editor-in-chief of "The Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia," and co-founder of Polymer Technology Corp., now part of Bausch & Lomb. He has served as chairman of the Division of Polymer Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and president of the Pacific Polymer Federation
With Fellows in every U.S. state - and in nations around the world - the College includes the heads of engineering and medical schools at major universities, along with some of the most respected professors and researchers at those institutions. Within academia, AIMBE Fellows are regularly recognized for their contributions in both teaching and research. Fellows are members of the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. AIMBE Fellows also can be found outside the field of engineering, working in clinical settings, and in government and industry.
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AIMBE (www.aimbe.org) was founded in 1991 to establish a clear and comprehensive identity for the field of medical and biological engineering - which is the bridge between the principles of engineering science and practice, and the problems and issues of biological and medical science and practice. Representing over 75,000 bioengineers, AIMBE serves and coordinates a broad constituency of medical and biological scientists and practitioners, scientific and engineering societies, academic departments and industries. AIMBE membership includes 1,000 peer-reviewed Fellows, 18 scientific and professional societies through its Council of Societies, 88 universities through its Academic Council and 9 industrial corporations through its Industrial Council.
