Dr. Brittany Coats, Nik Benko, Kiffer Creveling, Mitch Metcalf, Joseph Phillips, and Yousef Alsanea attended the 2019 SB3C conference in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania to present research from our lab to other bioengineers around the world. Nik gave a podium presentation on his work measuring the mechanical properties of the brain-skull interface. Mitch also gave a podium presentation on his...
Continue readingMatt Byrne successfully defended his Master’s thesis in Mechanical Engineering in front of his graduate committee as well as family and friends. His thesis, Morphology and Mechanics of Retinal Vasculature in Abusive Head Trauma, takes the first step in identifying morphological and mechanical differences in preterm and adult retinal vasculature. Congratulations on all your hard work! Best of luck...
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Congratulations Jourdan on your new engineering position at the Johnson & Johnson Vision group. Best of luck in your future endeavors as a human factors engineer!...
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Congratulations Dan on your new research position at Center for Applied Biomechanics at University of Virginia. Best of luck in your future endeavors as a research associate!...
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Congratulations to Dan Shedd who passed his PhD dissertation defense on July 27, 2017. His dissertation, Ocular Injury Following Primary Blast Exposure, had the goal to understand long-term closed globe ocular injury progression from primary blast exposure, and to identify potential physical injury mechanisms. Best of luck in your future endeavors Dan!...
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Jourdan Colter successfully defended her Master’s thesis today to her graduate committee as well as family and friends. Her thesis, Design Optimization of a Hyaluronic-Acid Based Hydrogel Drug-Delivery Device for Immobilization in the Eye, set the foundation for identifying geometrical designs and findings on the optimization of a drug delivery system for individuals with eye injuries. Congratulations on...
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Big congratulations to Kiffer Creveling, and Boston Terry who presented their research at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, & Biotransport conference at National Harbor, Maryland. Kiffer presented his work on the adhesion between the vitreous and the retina in his first podium talk. Boston presented his work developing a voxel-wise algorithm to better detect mild TBI for the undergraduate...
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Congratulations to Dan Shedd and Nik Benko for successfully completing their dissertation proposal and qualifying exam, respectively. Dan’s proposal focused on characterizing long-term visual dysfunction following blast exposure. Nik presented a literature review on wave propagation theory and proposed potential solutions for altering blast wave propagation through the eye during blast exposure. Both members performed admirably and are one...
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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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Congratulations to Jourdan Colter for getting accepted into the Lassonde Institute’s new Venture Development program. This program puts graduate students on a team with University of Utah faculty inventors and assists them in getting their products to the market. Selection to the program is competitive and most of the awardees are MBAs or JDs. Jourdan...
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