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Dr. Amin Rizkalla, PhD, PEng, FEC

Dr Rizkalla

Principal Investigator
Professor
Oral Biology, Schulich Dentistry
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Medical Biophysics

Dr. Amin Rizkalla earned his PhD in Biomaterials Engineering (1987) at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, after earning a M.Eng in Metallurgical Engineering (1977) at McGill University, Quebec.  His BSc in Materials Engineering (1974) was earned at The American University in Cairo, Egypt.

While working in the industrial field prior to his academic career, Rizkalla rose in ranks from Research Engineer to Senior Process Development Engineer to Supervisor of Process Engineering at Combustion Engineering Superheater Ltd. (Division of Nuclear Fuel) in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 1977-1983.

Currently Dr. Rizkalla is a Professor here at Western University in the following areas/departments:

  • Oral Biology, Schulich Dentistry
  • Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
  • Medical Biophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Mondal D, Dixon SJ, Mequanint K, and Rizkalla AS (2017) “Mechanically Competent and Biocompatible Polycaprolactone-Borophosphosilicate Hybrid Biomaterials.”  Journal of Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials, 75, 180-189.

Mondal D, Rizkalla AS, and Mequanint K (2016) “Bioactive Borophosphosilicate polycaprolactone Hybrid Biomaterials via Non-aqueous Sol Gel Process”. RCS Advances, 6, 92824-32.

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