Biosolid Mechanics
Biosolid Mechanics seeks to apply the principles of mechanics to the understanding and description of biological systems.
To enable students to pursue a graduate program with an emphasis in biomechanics, there are a number of formal courses and ongoing research projects, including formal courses in the traditional areas of solid mechanics and specialized courses in biomechanics.
Ongoing research projects exist in the modeling and simulation of human movements, orthopedic biomechanics with emphasis on muscles and joints of the lower limbs, muscle mechanics, spine biomechanics, finite element formulations of hard and soft tissue. In addition, sport biomechanics considers alpine skiing, bobsledding, cycling, Nordic ski jumping, and throwing and jumping events in track and field. Extensive laboratory facilities support the various programs.
Faculty
| Hess, Ron | http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hess/hess.html |
| rahess@ucdavis.edu | |
| Hubbard, Mont | http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hubbard/hubbard.html |
| mhubbard@ucdavis.edu | |
| Hull, Maury L. | http://mae.engr.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hull/hull.html |
| mlhull@ucdavis.edu | |
| Ravani, Bahram | http://www.ahmct.ucdavis.edu/people/ravani.htm |
| bravani@ucdavis.edu | |
| Sarigul-Klijn, Nesrin | http://mae.engr.ucdavis.edu/faculty/sarigul/sarigul.html |
| nsarigulklijn@ucdavis.edu | |
| Wexler, Anthony | http://mae.ucdavis.edu/wexler/ |
| aswexler@ucdavis.edu | |
Centers and Labs
Biomechanical Engineering in Sports Laboratory
Orthopedics Biomechanics Laboratory
Sports Biomechanics Laboratory