SUBRATA SAHA, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
EVAN FERGUSON AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY
For outstanding service to Sigma Xi and its mission
Biography
Dr. Subrata Saha is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India. He was a faculty member at Yale University, LSU Medical Center, Loma Linda University, Clemson University, Alfred University, and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants and the Editor-in-Chief of Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine, An International Journal. He founded the Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference in 1982 and organized the 1st, 5th, 10th, and 22nd conferences in 1982, 1986, 1998, and 2003 respectively. Dr. Saha founded the International Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering in 1997 at Clemson University and has organized all ten previous meetings. He has published 151 papers in journals, 47 book chapters and edited volumes, 398 papers in conference proceedings, and 191 abstracts.
Dr. Sata is the recipient of many distinguished awards for his contributions to science. He is a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the New York Academy of Medicine, and Sigma Xi. He’s an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Dentists and an Honorary Member of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering. He is presently the President of the Sigma Xi Chapter of the University of Washington. Dr. Saha is the Conference Chair of the 11th International Conference on Ethics in Biology, Engineering, and Medicine, to be held in Seattle, April 25-28, 2023.