Matthew Di Prima, PhD

Dr. Matthew Di Prima received bachelor’s degrees in materials science and engineering from Rice University (2005) and his doctorate in materials science and engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (2009). For the last 12 years Dr. Di Prima has been working as a materials scientist at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. His areas of research are investigating how the additive manufacturing process can alter material properties, the interplay between corrosion and durability testing and explant analysis. Along with his research duties, he is the chair of the CDRH Additive Manufacturing Working Group which is spearheading efforts across the Agency to address how this technology affects medical devices and other regulated medical products. These efforts include the 2017 Guidance "Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Medical Devices" and the discussion paper for Point of Care 3D Printing of medical devices.