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Kevin defends M.S. thesis

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Congrats to Kevin for successfully defending his MS thesis entitled “Age-Related Changes in the Mechanical Properties of Arteries”!...

Paper reporting umbilical artery mechanical properties to be published

May 14, 2014May 14, 2014

Congratulations to Kevin for acceptance of his paper entitled Umbilical cord artery mechanical properties at various gestational ages for publication in the American Journal of Perinatology!...

The lab has been awarded a 1-year seed grant from the University of Utah to develop a large animal model allowing investigation of changes in cerebral blood vessels following trauma. Collaborators include the Kurt Albertine lab in the School of Medicine....

Presenters at World Congress of Biomechanics

April 24, 2014April 24, 2014

Congrats to Dave Bell, Nan-Wei Liu, Matt Converse, and Kevin Nye who will present at the World Congress of Biomechanics in Boston July 6-11, 2014!...

Dr. Brennan receives DOD grant

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014

Dr. Monson is a co-investigator on a DOD CDMRP grant recently awarded to Dr. KC Brennan. The project is entitled “Dissecting the Roles of Brain Injury and Combat-Related Stress in Post-Traumatic Headache” and will run from 2014-2017. Congratulations, KC!...

Nan-Wei wins 1st prize for his poster!

September 12, 2013September 12, 2013

Congratulations to Nan-Wei for his first place finish in the poster contest at the Utah Bioengineering Conference this last weekend (Sep 7)! His poster was entitled “Mechanics of Blast Loading on an Isolated Blood Vessel: A Finite Element Approach.”...