IADR Wilmer Souder Award presented to SODM Researcher Jeffrey Stansbury

Jeffrey Stansbury, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Research was honored April 1 with the Wilmer Souder Award from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Dr. Stansbury's research is focused on dental and biomedical polymeric materials. His laboratory works to synthesize, characterize and evaluate novel polymeric materials for a variety of dental and biomedical applications.

From the IADR: "Initiated in 1955, this is the oldest of the Science Awards. The award honors Dr. Wilmer Souder, the motivating force in establishing the Dental Section at the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology), and is designed to perpetuate the scientific ideals which he exemplified, and to encourage interest in dental materials research.

" The award is made on the basis of scientific achievement of outstanding quality which has advanced or may reasonably be expected to significantly advance dental service to the public. It is intended to confer the highest honor in the field of dental materials research upon those scientists who, through research in this field, bring about outstanding advances in dental health. Established by IADR’s Dental Materials Group, and supported by the William T. Sweeney Memorial Fund and the Group, the award consists of a cash prize and a plaque."