Marjolein van der Meulen

Marjolein van der Meulen is an American engineer who currently serves as James M. and Marsha McCormick Director of Biomedical Engineering and Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University and is a Senior Scientist in the Research Division of the Hospital for Special Surgery.[1]

Biography

Education

Van der Meulen received her BS in Mechanical Engineering[2] at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987.[1] She went on to graduate from Stanford University with a MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering[2] in 1989 and 1993 respectively.[1]

Career

Van der Meulen worked at the Rehabilitation R&D Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, California for three years as a biomedical engineer before joining Cornell University as a professor.[1]

She currently runs the van der Meulen research group at Cornell University.[3] Van der Meulen's research in the field of orthopaedic biomechanics "focuses on the interaction between mechanical stimuli and the skeleton, and the mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissues."[1][4] In 2013, the van der Meulen research group created a model that simulates prolonged joint loading and published a study in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism.[5]

Honors and awards

Some of Van der Meulen's honors have included:

Van der Meulen is a member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, the American and European Societies of Biomechanics, and the Orthopaedic Research Society.[6]

Personal life

Van der Meulen is Dutch-American.

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References
  1. "Cornell University".
  2. "EngineerGirl". www.engineergirl.org. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. "CU Biomechanics- van der Meulen Group - Cornell Biomechanics Group - Dashboard". confluence.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. "Invited Speakers | Canadian Bone and Joint Conference". boneandjoint.imaging.robarts.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  5. "Model recreates wear and tear of osteoarthritis". medicalxpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  6. "Montana State University" (PDF).
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