Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

CHAIR

T.R. Jenkyn​, MCSME (tjenkyn@uwo.ca)

VICE-CHAIR

TBD

MANDATE

The committee’s principal mandate is to represent CSME members active within the sector of biomechanics and biomedical engineering. A major duty is to organize a Symposium on Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (SBBE) at the annual CSME Congress; other responsibilities include the promotion of TC opportunities within the biomechanics and biomedical engineering community, participation in the SBEE by submitting or reviewing papers, and communicating with session participants.

KEYWORDS

biomedical instrumentation, biomechanics, bio-inspired design

Terms of Reference (click to download)

Membership List: 

  • Ali Ahmadi (University of Prince Edward Island) bioprinting, microfluidics
  • Tohid Didar (McMaster University) lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip
  • ​Dana Grecov (University of British Columbia) biofluid mechanics, rheology and tribology
  • Arman Hemmati (University of Alberta) bio-inspired design, cardiovascular flows
  • T.R. Jenkyn (Western University) Orthopaedic biomechanics, musculoskeletal modeling
  • Mohammad Pakanahad (University of Toronto) biosensing, microfabrication
  • Pouya Rezai (York University) biomicrofluidics, organism-on-a-chip
  • Dan Romanyk (University of Alberta) mechanics of dental tissues, orthodontic biomechanics
  • Hossein Rouhani (University of Alberta) musculoskeletal biomechanics, wearable systems
  • Ryan Willing (Western University) human joint biomechanics, implant design

Current Activities:

  1. Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Symposium at 2021 CSME Congress at University of Prince Edward Island

Past Activities:

  1. Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Symposium at 2019 CSME Congress at Western University
  2. Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Symposium at 2018 CSME Congress at York University