'Multi-scale mechanics and mechano-adaptation in bone' Seminar
- Time:
- 14:00 - 15:00
- Date:
- 7 December 2011
- Venue:
- Building 5, room 2015
Event details
The seminar will be given by Dr. Sandra J. Shefelbine, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London
Structural and compositional properties of bone throughout its hierarchy (from the whole bone to the molecule) are responsible for its unique mechanical properties, particularly its strength and toughness and its ability to adapt to mechanical load. Disruptions within the hierarchy or alterations in the mechanical load on the bone can result in changes in its mechanical and structural properties. The Shefelbine lab uses a combination of computational modeling, animal experiment, and clinical studies to examine multi-scale mechanics and adaptation in bone. The techniques they have developed to investigate multi-scale mechanics help in understanding bone's adaptive response, which occurs across length scales.
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Speaker information
Dr. Sandra J. Shefelbine , Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London. Dr. Sandra J. Shefelbine is currently on the faculty in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London. She received her BSE from Princeton University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, an MPhil in Engineering Design from Cambridge University, and a PhD from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering. She was recipient of the National Science Foundation International Post-Doctoral Fellowship for work at the Institute for Orthopedic Research (Ulm, Germany) and subsequently had a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Radiology at UCSF. She currently lectures mechanics and orthopaedic biomechanics and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Imperial College Rector’s Medal for Teaching Excellence.