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About
Dr. Delbert E. Day is Curators’ Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering and Senior Investigator (formerly Director) of the Graduate Center for Materials Research. at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla). During his career, he has published more than 380 technical papers dealing with the structure, properties, and uses of glass, edited three books and been granted 53 US and foreign patents. His patents include glass microspheres for medical (radiation therapy) and dental applications, bioactive glasses for wound and bone repair, chemically durable glasses for vitrifying nuclear waste, optically transparent composites, and high temperature ceramics. . He conducted the first US glass melting experiments in micro-gravity on NASA’s Space Shuttle and is co-inventor of special purpose glass microspheres, TheraSphereTM, which are now being used at more than 110 sites worldwide to treat patients with inoperable liver cancer. He is a co-inventor of “Glasphalt”, which recycles waste glass by using it as part of the aggregate in asphalt paving.
His numerous honors and awards include election to the National Academy of Engineering, Distinguished Life Member (and past president) of the American Ceramic Society, The Presidential Award for Research and Creativity and the Presidential Citation for Alumni Service Award (University of Missouri), selection as the Nation’s Outstanding Young Ceramic Engineer (Pace Award) by the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, the Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal for Scientific Achievement (Pennsylvania State University), the Chancellor’s Medal and Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, (University of Missouri-Rolla/Missouri S&T), and the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Ceramic Society. He is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, the Society of Glass Technology (United Kingdom) and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. In 2009, he received the Toledo Glass & Ceramics award for his Achievements in Education and Industry and in 2010 he was awarded the Phoenix Award and named Glass Person of the Year for his technical achievements and contributions to the glass industry. In 2011 he received the Stookey Lecture of Discovery Award (American Ceramic Soc) which recognizes innovative work in developing new materials of significant commercial impact.
He is the former Chairman and President of MO-SCI Corp (Rolla MO), a company he co-founded to manufacture special purpose glasses for the healthcare, electronics, transportation, aerospace, chemical and sporting goods industries. He continues his work as an educator/researcher, entrepreneur, consultant and multi engine commercial pilot/flight instructor.
Contact Information
Materials Research Center
Missouri University of Science and Technology
136 Straumanis-James Hall Hall
Rolla, MO 65409-0340
Phone:(573) 341-4354
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D. in Ceramic Technology, The Pennsylvania State University
… → 1961
B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, valedictorian, Missouri University of Science and Technology
M.S. in Ceramic Technology, The Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
- Mass transport, structural analysis, property relationships and mechanical and electrical properties of vitreous solids
- Oxynitride glasses
- Composites
- Materials processing in space
- Gaseous corrosion of refractories, solid waste disposal (glasphalt)
- Biomaterials
Disciplines
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Ceramic Materials
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Bioprinting with adipose stem cells and hydrogel modified with bioactive glass
Kolan, K. C. R., Saxena, A., Bromet, B. A., Steen, L. B., Bindbeutel, A. T., Semon, J. A., Day, D. E. & Leu, M. C., 2024, In: International Journal of Bioprinting. 10, 2, p. 458-475 18 p., 2057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adult Stem Cell Response to Doped Bioactive Borate Glass
Thyparambil, N. J., Gutgesell, L. C., Hurley, C. C., Flowers, L. E., Day, D. E. & Semon, J. A., Feb 1 2020, In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 31, 2, 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioactive Borate Glass Triggers Phenotypic Changes in Adipose Stem Cells
Thyparambil, N. J., Gutgesell, L. C., Bromet, B. A., Flowers, L. E., Greaney, S., Day, D. E. & Semon, J. A., Apr 1 2020, In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 31, 4, 35.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioprinting with Bioactive Glass Loaded Polylactic Acid Composite and Human Adipose Stem Cells
Kolan, K. C. R., Semon, J. A., Bindbeutel, A. T., Day, D. E. & Leu, M.-C., Jun 1 2020, In: Bioprinting. 18, e00075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Manipulating air-gap electrospinning to create aligned polymer nanofiber-wrapped glass microfibers for cortical bone tissue engineering
Linder, H. R., Glass, A. A., Day, D. E. & Sell, S. A., Dec 2020, In: Bioengineering. 7, 4, p. 1-15 15 p., 165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Missouri S&T professor receives Wound Healing Society's Early-Career faculty award
Day, D. E., Leu, M.-C., Minteer, S. & Fayyazbakhsh, F.
5/1/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Mizzou’s new radiotherapy trial could change care for liver tumors
2/16/26
3 items of Media coverage
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29 Missouri S&T researchers rank among world's top 0.05% of scholars
Fahrenholtz, W., Drewniak, J. L., Sarangapani, J., Zhu, C., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Koval, L. R., Khayat, K., Day, D. E., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Leu, M.-C., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Bai, B., Tsai, H.-L., Minteer, S., Madria, S. K., Das, S. K., Liou, F. W., Nuran, E., DuBois, R. D., Rahaman, M. N., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T. & Huang, J.
2/4/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Missouri S&T Researchers Recognized as Top Cited Scientists
Fahrenholtz, W., Mumtaz, F., Sarangapani, J., Schlesinger, M. E., Shamsi, P., Zhu, C., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Dagli, C. H., Krolikowski, A., Schwartz, R. W., Wen, H., O'Malley, R. J., Nuran, E., Rahaman, M. N., Ruehli, A. E., Lendasse, A. & Anderson, H. U.
10/11/25
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Missouri S&T – News and Events – 88 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
Yu, V., Fahrenholtz, W., Mumtaz, F., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Drewniak, J. L., Sarangapani, J., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Shamsi, P., Zhu, C., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., ElGawady, M., Xu, G., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Long, G. J., Koval, L. R., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Jentschura, U. D., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Markowsky, G., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Drallmeier, J. A., Dagli, C. H., Schonberg, W. P., Burken, J. G., Riggins, D. W., Krolikowski, A., Medvedeva, J. E., Mueller, G. E., Minteer, S., Birman, V., Du, X., Schwartz, R. W., Madria, S. K., Fikru, M., Wang, X., Switzer, J. A., Wen, H., Das, S. K., Liou, F. W., Feys, D., Chen, G., El-adaway, I. H., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., Gao, J., San Hor, Y., O'Malley, R. J., Nuran, E., Frimpong, S., Bohner, M., DuBois, R. D., Rahaman, M. N., Shank, D. B., Oerther, D. B., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T., Lendasse, A., Huang, J., Cavaglia, M. & Anderson, H. U.
10/10/25
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