Sam Hulbert
Encyclopedia
Samuel Foster Hulbert is a scientist working in Ceramic
s Science and Biomaterials. He has carried out biomaterial work in artificial knees, hips and dental prostheses. He was president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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in Ceramic Engineering in 1958 and a Ph.D.
in Ceramic Science in 1964 from Alfred University
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in 1964, eventually becoming the Associate Dean for Engineering Research and Interdisciplinary Studies in 1970. In 1973 he joined Tulane University
as the Dean of Engineering. While at Tulane, Hulbert helped create their biomedical engineering program.
Hulbert was President of Rose-Hulman, situated in Terre Haute, Indiana
, from 1976 to 2004, also teaching bioengineering classes. During this period, student enrollment doubled, $90 million in new buildings were constructed, the endowment increased to $180 million, and the school became co-educational. A campaign raised $250 million. Rose-Hulman was ranked at the top of the U.S. News & World Report
rankings of undergraduate engineering programs whose highest degree is a Bachelor's or Master's.
He also became President of the Association of Independent Technological Universities, Chairman of the Second World Congress on Biomaterials, and Chairman of the 3rd International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, and founded the Society for Biomaterials.
Hulbert is a member of the Indiana Academy, the International Academy of Ceramics, a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and a fellow of biomaterials science and engineering from the World Biomaterials Congress.
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s Science and Biomaterials. He has carried out biomaterial work in artificial knees, hips and dental prostheses. He was president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology , formerly Rose Polytechnic Institute, is a small private college specializing in teaching engineering, mathematics, and science. RHIT is highly regarded for its undergraduate engineering program, which US News and World Reports ranked in 2011 as No...
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Education
Hulbert earned a B.S.Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Ceramic Engineering in 1958 and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Ceramic Science in 1964 from Alfred University
Alfred University
Alfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students...
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Career
Hulbert joined the faculty of Clemson UniversityClemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
in 1964, eventually becoming the Associate Dean for Engineering Research and Interdisciplinary Studies in 1970. In 1973 he joined Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
as the Dean of Engineering. While at Tulane, Hulbert helped create their biomedical engineering program.
Hulbert was President of Rose-Hulman, situated in Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
, from 1976 to 2004, also teaching bioengineering classes. During this period, student enrollment doubled, $90 million in new buildings were constructed, the endowment increased to $180 million, and the school became co-educational. A campaign raised $250 million. Rose-Hulman was ranked at the top of the U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
rankings of undergraduate engineering programs whose highest degree is a Bachelor's or Master's.
He also became President of the Association of Independent Technological Universities, Chairman of the Second World Congress on Biomaterials, and Chairman of the 3rd International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, and founded the Society for Biomaterials.
Awards
- 1973 Clemson Special Award
- 1996 Indiana Health Industry Forum Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1998 Ernst & Young Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award
- 1998 C. Williams Award from the Society of Biomaterials
- 1999 George Winters Award from the European Society for Biomaterials
- 2001 Founders Award from the Society for Biomaterials
Hulbert is a member of the Indiana Academy, the International Academy of Ceramics, a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and a fellow of biomaterials science and engineering from the World Biomaterials Congress.
External links
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- History of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane
- World Biomaterials Congress
- Society for Biomaterials
- News Article on Sam Hulbert