Michael J. Furey, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Director, Triboloby/Biotribology Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering

Virginia Tech
107 Randolph Hall
Blacksburg, VA  24061

Phone: 540-231-7193
Fax:  540-231-9100
E-mail: mfurey@vt.edu


EDUCATION:

	B.Ch.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chemical Engineering, 1950
	M.S., University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering, 1951
	Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chemistry, Mechanics, and Materials, 1968
	NATO Postdoctoral Research, University of Cambridge, Surface Physics, 1968-69
	Sabbatical Study, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 1983-84

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

	Fundamental aspects of tribology, including biotribology and biological mechanisms of synovial joint lubrication and degeneration (e.g., as in osteoarthritis)
	Biochemical effects on wear and damage of articular cartilage, in collaboration with the VCVM and the department of Biochemistry
	Nanotribology and novel mechanisms of boundary lubrication, including tribopolymerization

TEACHING INTERESTS:

	Tribology and Advanced Tribology, including Biotribology
	Engineering Design
	Thermodynamics
	Complexity of Socio-Technological Problems

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

	Berrien, L.S., Furey, M.J., and Veit, H.P., "Biotribology:  Effects of Two Inflammatory Components on Cartilage Wear," 1st Vienna Symposium on Biomechanical Engineering, 2nd World Tribology Congress, Sept. 3-7, 2001, Vienna, Austria (papers on CD Rom).
	Furey, Michael J., "Joint Lubrication," Chap. 21 in The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed., editor J.D. Bronzino, CRC Press (2000), pp. 21-1 to 21-26.
	Berrien, La Shaun, Furey, Michael J., and Veit, Hugo P., "Tribological Study of Joint Pathology," Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 28 (182), pp. 103-108 (2000).
	Furey, Michael J., and Bettina M. Burkhardt, "Biotribology:  Friction, Wear, and Lubrication of Natural Synovial Joints," Lubrication Science, May 1997, pp. 255-271.
	Furey, Michael J., "Exploring Possible Connections Between Tribology and Osteoarthritis," Lubrication Science, May 1997, pp. 273-281.