Name: Kendall McMillan Hometown: Alpine, UT Previous Degrees, Institutions: USMC – Calibration tech, BS Mechanical Engineering spring 2017 Research Interests/Project: Characterizing deformation of the eye during rapid head rotation using a custom built cyclic device and image processing. Honors/Awards: Sgt. USMC, 2007-2012 Interests outside of Research: Hiking, kayaking, running, animals, fixing things in...
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Members of the Developmental Head Injury Biomechanics group presented their work at the recent World Congress of Biomechanics in Boston, MA. Held every 4 years, this conference attracts biomechanical engineers and scientists from around the world. Dr. Coats chaired a session on head injury biomechanics, as well as presented her and...
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Congratulations to Jourdan for becoming a finalist in the BS poster competition at the World Congress of Biomechanics held July 6-11 in Boston. She presented her research titled Dynamic Moduli of Immature Ovine Vitreous using Advanced Rheology Techniques. This project was in conjunction with work from a previous Master’s student, Patrick Moran. This is...
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Congratulations to Shaun Evans who passed his thesis exam on Jun 27, 2014. His thesis, Injury Mechanisms of Abusive Head Trauma, consisted of a compilation of three studies evaluating mechanisms of brain and eye injury from infant shaking. A second congratulations is deserved as his wife gave birth to their baby girl, Hazel, later...
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