Winston Soboyejo

MLK Visiting Professor 1997-1998 Associate professor, The Ohio State University

MIT Sponsors:
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Background

Winston O. Soboyejo is an associate professor on the engineering faculty at the Ohio State University. Soboyejo was educated at King’s College London and at the University of Cambridge, from which he earned his PhD in 1988.

Interests

Soboyejo’s research focuses on experimental studies of biomaterials and the mechanical behavior of materials. Current areas of interest include micromechanical machines, nanoparticles for disease detection, biomedical systems for prostheses, and cardiovascular systems, infrastructure materials, and alternative energy systems. Before beginning his teaching career, Soboyejo worked as a research scientist at McDonnell Douglas Research Labs in St. Louis, MO and a principal research engineer at the Edison Welding Institute.