A collaboration between biomechanics, robotics, biology, and electrical engineering has led to the proposed development of a smart helmet to reduce risk of concussion. The helmet would offer active (instead of passive) impact protection and offer a unique warning system that could reduce head angular accelerations from impact. Ed Yeates and KSL recently spotlighted the project. Funding...
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Congratulations to Greg Scott for getting his final publication accepted into Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, one of the premiere modeling journals in our field. The whopping 19-page journal publication titled Utilizing multiple scale models to improve predictions of extra-axial hemorrhage in the immature piglet is an outstanding effort that describes the development and validation of...
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Name: Keith Warner Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Previous Degrees, Institutions: University of Utah, Mechanical Engineering Student Research Interests/Project: Oxygen Permeability Testing in Hydrogel Honors/Awards: 2013 Graduated with Honors, Torrey Pines High School 2012 Awarded for Research done at the Biosphere 2, University of Arizona Interests outside of Research: Pretty much any/all sports, going...
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Congratulations to our very own Kiffer Creveling who was recently named the College of Engineering’s Outstanding TA for 2015. Such a great testament to his dedication to undergraduate education. Very well deserving. Congratulations Kiffer!! Find the full article on the College of Engineering website: Kiffer Creveling Outstanding TA...
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Name: Matt Byrne Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Previous Degrees, Institutions: BS Applied Physics, BS Economics – University of Utah Research Interests/Project: Regional quantification of collagen and laminin/fibrin at the vitreoretinal interface Interests outside of Research: Outdoor adventures! Soccer and the occasional video game Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know...
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Name: Nikolaus Allan Benko Hometown: Los Osos, California Previous Degrees, Institutions: BS in Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara Research Interests/Project: Measuring intraocular pressure during blast trauma Interests outside of Research: Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Reading, Racing. Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know or guess: One summer I solo...
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Undergraduates Kendall McMillan and Boston Terry presented their research to over 70 clinical faculty from around the world at the International Conference on Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma. Kendall’s presented his research measuring tortuosity in retinal vasculature following a retinal vein occlusion. Boston presented his research developing voxel-based analysis methods to detect DTI changes following repetitive head...
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The lab was very excited to host a workshop for the high school women involved in the Hi-GEAR (Girls Engineering Abilities Realized) Camp run by the College of Engineering. The camp introduces students to engineering and computer science through hands-on learning projects. We had the women design artificial eyes to mimic the mechanical properties of real...
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Sean Liston, an upcoming Sophomore at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, is spending a few months in the Pediatric Injury Biomechanics Lab to do summer research at the University of Utah. Sean will be characterizing longevity and optical properties of hydrogels designed for ocular drug delivery. Welcome back to Utah Sean!...
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Erica Cabaluna, an upcoming Senior at San Diego State University, is spending a month in the pediatric injury biomechanics lab as part of the Graduate Preparation Institute program at the University of Utah. Erica will be improving the design on an existing material testing device in our lab. Welcome to Utah Erica!...
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