People
Lab Director
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Chi-Tay Tsai, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
tsaict@fau.edu
561.297.2824
Research Interests
- Spine biomechanics
- Finite element modeling
- Computational mechanics and materials
- Dislocation dynamics of semiconductor crystals
- Laminated plates and shells
- Structural stability
Post Doc
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Maohua Lin, Ph.D.
Post Doc & Adjunt Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
mlin2014@fau.edu
Research Interests
- Biomechanics Study of Spine
- Modeling and Simulation
- Medical Image
- Sensors
- Soft-Robotics
- 3D-Printing
Doctoral Degree Students
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Utpal Kanti Dhar
Doctoral Degree Student
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
udhar2020@fau.edu
Research Interests
- Finite Element Modeling
- Biomechanics
- Spinal Implants
- Cage Subsidence
- Spondylolisthesis
- Testing
- Material Properties
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Sushil Chapai
Doctoral Degree Student
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
schapai2023@fau.edu
Research Interests
- Finite Element Modeling
- Shoulder - Biomechanics
- Applications of Machine Learning
- 3D – Printing and Advanced Materials
- Fracture Mechanics
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Isha Khan, MS MEng
Doctoral Degree Student
Department of Electrical Engineering, Neuroengineering Concentration
ikhan2020@fau.edu
Research Interests
- Spine Biomechanics
- Spine Implants
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Medical Imaging
- Structural Stability
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Hadi Sultan
Medical Degree Student
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
hsultan2023@health.fau.edu
Research Interests
- Finite element analysis
- spine biomechanics
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Saahas Rajendran
Medical Degree Student
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
srajendran2023@health.fau.edu
Research Interests
- Biomechanics
- Spinal Implants
- Spine finite element modeling
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Sofia Blanco
Dual-Enrolled Student
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
blancos2021@fau.ed
Research Interests
- Spine Biomechanics
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Adolescent Scoliosis
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Emma Lilly Menzer
Undergraduate student
Department of Biological Sciences
emenzer2018@fau.edu
Research Interests
- Laminectomy
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Cage subsidence