Biomechanical

Biomechanical engineers apply all aspects of civil engineering including engineering principles and techniques into the medical field.

The U of A is at the forefront of medical breakthroughs that are coming directly from biomechanical engineers studying here. Students look at age-old challenges in new ways with a focus on articular cartilage, mechanics of joints, artificial joints, tissue engineering, biofluidics, imaging, human motion capture and computational methods.

Career opportunities

• Medical device design
• Clinical applications
• Research specialists

Areas of Specialization

• Reconstruction of the ulnar coronoid
• Scoliosis and bracing
• Maxillary expansion appliance
• MRI signal distribution within the intervertebral disk
• Home retrofitting for various levels of disabilities
• Sizing the Hill Sachs Lesion

Researchers

Dr. Samer Adeeb

Dr. Marwan El-Rich