Department of Mechanical Engineering
2013 Spring Biomechanics Seminar Series


Seminar Coordinator: Randal P. Ching, Ph.D.
Course No: ME 598/C (SLN 15997)

Meeting Time and Location:

Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:20, MEB 238

Seminar Schedule:

04/02/13 -- Nathan Sniadecki, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Cell Biomechanics Laboratory)
"Sticky Platelets Under Shear"


04/09/13 -- Tom Matula, Ph.D.
UW Applied Physics Laboratory
"Ultrasound Contrast Microbubbles for Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy"


04/16/13 -- Peter Johnson, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
"Occupational Biomechanics: From Computer Keyboards to Semi-Trucks"


04/23/13 -- Ying Zheng, Ph.D.
Department of Bioenegineering
"Microvascular Structure and Functions In Vitro for Regenerative Medicine"


04/30/13 -- Jorge Ochoa, Ph.D.
Exponent, Inc.
"Biomechanics of Metal on Metal Hip Replacement-Fact, Fiction and What You Don't See on TV"


05/07/13 -- Wendy Thomas, Ph.D.
Department of Bioenegineering
"Bridging Length Scales from Nanoscale to Microscale Biomechanics"


05/14/13 -- Eliot Fried, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
"Wrinkling of a Lipid Vesicle in an Electric Field"


05/15/13 -- Irving Scher, Ph.D.
Guidance Engineering and Applied Research
"Head and Neck Injuries in Recreational Sports: Case Studies"


05/28/13
-- William Ledoux, Ph.D.
VA Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering
"Mechanical Properties of Normal and Diabetic Plantar Soft Tissue: How Internal Tissue Stresses Are Altered"


06/04/13 -- Deok-Ho Kim, Ph.D.
Department of Bioenegineering
"Extracellular Matrix Control of Cell Function and Tissue Regeneration"


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