Current Members and Collaborators

Yusif Gurbanli

Ph.D. Candidate

Mechanical Engineering

yusifgurbanli@miami.edu

Research Interest: Medical Imaging, Orthopaedics, Computational Dynamics.

Jaron Mohammed 

Undergraduate student

Mechanical Engineering

jim4226@miami.edu

Research Interest: Machine Learning, Musculoskeletal modeling, Inertial Measurement Unit devices.

Ethan Le

Undergraduate student

Mechanical Engineering (Sports Medicine minor)

ell82@miami.edu

Research Interest: Full Body Biomechanics, Sports Biomechanics

Eden Pearson

Undergraduate student

Biomedical Engineering

eep955@miami.edu

Research Interest: Computational Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering. 

Chaunté Lewis

Undergraduate student

Mechanical Engineering

calewis@miami.edu

Research Interest: Occupational Biomechanics, Orthopaedics, Medical Robotics.

Nicholas Siman

High School volunteer researcher

nsiman26431@columbushs.com

Christopher Columbus High School

Research Interest: Orthopaedics, Sports Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering.

Previous Members

Anthony El Kommos, Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering - Class 25'

Orthopaedic BioEngineering Lab (Collaborator Lab. P.I. Dr. Fotios Andreopoulos)

PhD Dissertation: Hybrid Hydrogels Augmented via Additive Network Integration (HANI) for Meniscal Tissue Engineering Applications

Sergio A. Lemus, Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering - Class 25'

Ph.D. Dissertation: The Role of Obesity in Biomechanical and Phisiological Stress Leading to Injuries in Manual Workers

Gabi Schwartz, Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering, Class 24'

Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab (Collaborator Lab. P.I. Dr. Alicia Jackson)

PhD Dissertation: Transport and Biomechanics of Porcine Meniscus Fibrocartilage

Raul Santamaria, MS

Mechanical Engineering - Class 24'

MS Thesis: An Inverse Finite Element Approach to Characterize Meniscus Mechanics and Collagen Fiber Damage Mechanisms

Andy Morejon, Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering - Class 23'

Ph.D. Dissertation: Biomechanical Analysis of Knee Meniscus Fibrocartilage

Mallory Volz, MS

Biomedical Engineering - Class 23'

MS Thesis: Assesment of the Accuracy and Robustness of Five Velocity Based Training Devices in Olympic-Style Weightlifting.

Francisco Beron-Vera, MS

Mechanical Engineering - Class 23'

MS thesis: Kinematic Dominant/Nondominant Asymmetry in Central and Lateral Positioned College and Sub-Elite Soccer Players.

Massimiliano De Rosa, Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering - Class 22'

Ph.D Dissertation: Computational Approaches to Further Knowledge of Meniscus Mechanics

Jorge Guzman, Ph.D.

Industrial Engineering - Class 22'

Ph.D Dissertation: Tibia Fracture Osteogenesis: Computational Simulation Studies

Christopher Norberg, MS

Biomedical Engineering - Class 21'

MS Thesis: A Biomechanical Analysis of Human Menisci and Electrospun Gelatin Scaffolds

Nojoud Al-Hakeem, Ph.D.

Ergonomics - Class 20'

Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Surgical Intervention for Spastic Upper Extremity on Gait in Spastic Adults