Biographies of Authors and Editors
Freese, Howard L. P.E.
Manager, Business Development
Allvac, 2020 Ashcraft Avenue, Monroe, NC 28110-5030, USA
E-mail: howard.freese@allvac.com
Web-site: www.allvac.com
Mr. Freese has BS and MBA degrees from Columbia (Chemical Engineering) and Syracuse Universities. At Allvac, a leading manufacturer of metallic biomaterials, he leads the development of new metallic biomaterials, applications, and international standards. Allvac produces semi-finished titanium, cobalt, and specialty steel mill products for manufacturers of medical and surgical devices. He has experience with polyethylene (Union Carbide), glass and ceramics (Corning), pharmaceuticals (Luwa), and high-technology metals manufacturing (Allvac). He is chairman of the ASTM F 04.12 subcommittee on ÒMetallurgical MaterialsÓ, a member of the Society for Biomaterials, and is active in TAG ASTM/ISO/TC 150 standards development. He has presented papers at technical conferences, written 12 papers, and has contributed chapters for three technical books. His memberships include AIChE and ACS. He was Medical Applications Chairman for the ITA.
