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Fall 2002
Fall 2003
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Fall 2005
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Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
2011 Spring Biomechanics Seminar Series
Seminar Coordinator: Randal P. Ching, Ph.D.
Course No: ME 598/C (SLN 15276)
Meeting Time and Location:
Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:20, MEB 248
Seminar Schedule:
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Cell Biomechanics Laboratory)
"The Little Cell That Could Tug: Traction Forces, Intercellular Forces, and Mechanotransduction..."
04/05/11 -- Peter Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Department of Orhtopaedics & Sports Med (Comp., Robotics, & Exp. Biomechanics Lab)
"Computational, Robotic, and Experimental Biomechanics in the Department of Orthopaedics: From Sports Injury to Space Travel"
04/12/11-- Savio Woo, Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Eng. [**PLEASE NOTE: TIME/ROOM CHANGE FOR THIS WEEK!!!**]
University of Pittsburg (Musculoskeletal Research Center) >> 12:30 pm, UW (Faculty) Club Conference Room
"Kobayashi & Morrison Endowed Lectureship"
04/19/11 -- Michael Hahn, Ph.D.
VA Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering
"Assessing Ambulatory Function in Patients with Ankle Arthritis: A Brief Survey of Current Methods"
04/26/11 -- Tom Matula, Ph.D.
Applied Physics Laboratory
"The Mechanical Interaction Between Ultrasound Contrast Agents and Blood Vessels"
05/03/11 -- Peter Johnson, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
"Occupational Biomechanics: From Keyboards to Semi-Trucks"
05/10/11 -- Sundar Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Department of Orhtopaedics & Sports Med (Orthopaedic Sciences Lab)
"Exploring Bone Tissue Adaptation as a Bottom-Up Process via Experimental and Computational Approaches"
05/17/11 -- William Ledoux, Ph.D.
VA Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering
"Using Biplane Fluoroscopy to Quantify Foot Bone Motion"
05/24/11 -- Anthony Braekevelt & Matthew Medzegian (2011 Senior Capstone Design Project)
UW Department of Mechanical Engineeringt
"Design of a Cost-Effective Prosthetic Foot"
Last modified: 05/23/2011