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Brittany Coats, PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Assoc Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Adjunct Assoc Professor, Bioengineering
Office: 2012 MEK
Phone: 801-585-0586
email:  brittany.coats@utah.edu

Graduate Students

PhD Students

 Mitch Metcalf Robert ‘Mitch’ Metcalf – Mechanical Engineering
email:  r.metcalf@utah.edu
Research:  Skull fracture mechanics of pediatric bone

Joseph Phillips – Mechanical Engineering
email: phillipsj97@gmail.com
Research:  Microstructure and mechanics of the vitreoretinal interface
Yousef Alsanea – Mechanical Engineering
email: yousef.alsanea@utah.edu
Research:  Effect of skull thickness variability on skull fracture patterns.

Masters Students 

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Kyle O’Sullivan
email:  kyle.osullivan@utah.edu
Research:  Computational modeling to improve the biocompatibility and longevity of brain-computer interfaces.

Research Engineers

Christopher ‘Kiffer’ Creveling, Ph.D.
email:  kiffer.creveling@gmail.com
Research:  Mechanical characterization of the vitreoretinal interface.

Undergraduate Students

Megan Sterrett – Bioengineering
email: u1253070@utah.edu
Research:  Modifying an existing predictive finite element model to represent the sub-concussive brain strain from kinematic inputs

Elizabeth Su – Bioengineering
email: u1154284@utah.edu
Research:  Machine Learning for Early Detection of Ocular Trauma
Nathan Bartlett – Mechanical engineering
email: nathanbartlett27@gmail.com
Research:  Three-dimensional analysis of skull fracture patterns

Alumni

Former Student
Degree
Graduation Year
Job Title
Company
Nik BenkoPh.D.2020Project EngineerJenike & Johnson
Matt ByrneM.S.2018R&D EngineerBD Medical
Jourdan ColterM.S.2016Human Factors EngineerJohnson & Johnson Vision
Christopher "Kiffer" CrevelingPh.D.2021Senior Engineer, R&D Stryker Neurovascular
Joseph EvansB.S.2012Associate Intellectual Property AttorneyDorsey & Whitney LLP
Shaun EvansM.S.2014Design EngineerASML
Ryan JohnsonM.S.2011Process Quality EngineerGE Healthcare
Justin JonesM.S.2015R&D Mechanical EngineerSandia National Labs
Kendall McMillianB.S.2017Quality Engineer IIIICU medical
Patrick MoranM.S.2012Senior Mechanical EngineerTD Williamson
Jami SaffiotiPh.D.2014Engineering & Computer Science TeacherPoint Pleasant Beach High School
Greg ScottM.S.2014Primary Design EngineerEthicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Daniel SheddPh.D.2017Research ScientistUniversity of Virginia - Center For Applied Biomechanics
Jared SpendloveB.S.2013Vice President of EngineeringREDDYPORT
Keith WarnerB.S.2018Application EngineerTrebor International, Inc.
Alex WilliamsB.S.2012Senior Quality EngineerBD Medical
Jiawei YanM.S.2020Quality EngineerICU medical