Congratulations to Florence Lui for receiving the Fulbright FUTURE Scholarship

Congratulations to Florence Lui for receiving the Fulbright FUTURE Scholarship!

Florence is undertaking a PhD in Professor Charles C. Sorrell’s research group (UNSW Sydney’s School of Materials Science and Engineering) in collaboration with Professor Ralph J. Mobbs of Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. Her project involves developing multifunctional mineral-biologics coatings for materials used to fabricate orthopaedic devices. She has been awarded a Fulbright Future Scholarship (funded by the Kinghorn Foundation).

Ms Lui will visit Cornell University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering on a Fulbright Future Scholarship. This opportunity will initiate an Australian-American research collaboration that involves research universities, orthopaedic surgeons and biomaterial device manufacturers. The work has the potential to direct the controlled engineering of next-generation hybrid coatings for orthopaedic devices. The technology shows promise in improving patient outcomes through shorter recovery periods, lowering the risk of failure, and ultimately reducing economic burden on health systems. 

“The Fulbright Future Scholarship and my research visit to Cornell University will be truly transformative, through opportunities that broaden my exposure to one of the largest biomaterials markets in the world, deepen my expertise in the research field, and expand my network,” she says. 

“I feel very honoured to receive such an esteemed award and I am excited to progress my research through the collaboration. I am very grateful for all the support and guidance I have and consistently continue to receive from my supervisors, mentors, collaborators, lab managers, technicians, and colleagues. The award is a reflection of their investment in me through many matters big and small.”