From Makerbots to Printed Bladders
How 3D Printing is Revolutionizing Biomedical Engineering
October 8, 2014
6:30pm at Luis Wine Bar
1021 Higuera St., SLO
Over age 21 only
$5
As the “Maker” movement becomes more popular, the printing of three-dimensional objects using tools such as the Makerbot is becoming mainstream. But there is more, MUCH more ahead. Research in 3D Printing over the last 20 years has led to amazing advances in custom biomedical implants, including the layer-wise construction of bone, soft tissue, and complex metal geometries. This presentation by Cal Poly Professor Robert Crockett, Ph.D., will discuss some of these exciting developments, taking the audience from the building of plastic parts with today’s Makerbots to the fabrication of replacement organs in the near future.
Robert Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station.