Biographical Notes

Allan S. Hoffman

Professor Hoffman studied at M.I.T., where he received B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering between 1953 and 1957.  He taught on the faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department at M.I.T. for a total of ten years.  Since 1970 he has been Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.  He is also an Affiliate Professor at Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. He has over 350 publications and is on the editorial advisory boards of six journals. Some of his professional activities and awards have included:

• President, Society for Biomaterials, 1983-1984
• Clemson Award, Society for Biomaterials, 1984
• Biomaterials Science Prize, Japanese Biomaterials Society, 1990
• Founders’ Award of the Society for Biomaterials, 2000
• Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (USA), 2005
• International Award from Society for Polymer Science, Japan, 2006