PEOPLE
Rika Wright Carlsen, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Won Joo, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Rika Wright Carlsen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Robert Morris University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Bioengineering) from the University of Pittsburgh. Her expertise is in injury biomechanics, soft tissue mechanics, finite element modeling, and bio-hybrid systems.
Won Joo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Robert Morris University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He was a senior R&D engineer/manager in the medical device industry for 8 years before joining RMU. His research interests include the mechanics of materials, biological tissue/joint biomechanics, orthopedic medical devices, and finite element analysis.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Manik Bansal, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(PANTHER Project)
Yaohui Wang, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(PANTHER Project)
Anu Tripathi, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(Pediatric TBI Project)
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Logan Byers
Project: Optic Nerve Testing & Medical Image Analysis
Jazmin Ingram
Project: Medical Image Analysis
Victoria Kutzmonich
Project: Optic Nerve Testing & Medical Image Analysis
Thandi Pfuma
Project: Optic Nerve Testing & Medical Image Analysis
Caitlin Workmaster
Project: Additive Manufacturing of Prosthetics
Alexis Hammond
Project: Medical Image Analysis
Moody Juan
Project: Optic Nerve Testing & Medical Image Analysis
Jordan Myers
Project: Medical Image Analysis (CAREERS Program)
