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EDUCATION:
1988 Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, California Dissertation topic: "Development and Application of a Method for Determining the In Situ Forces in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber Bundles", Dissertation Advisor: Professor Savio L.Y. Woo
1983 M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Thesis Advisor: Professor Jack E. Lemons
1979 B.S. Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL Registered Professional Engineer, State of Alabama,
LICENSE: Registration Number: 15069
EXPERIENCE:
1996 - Present: Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
1995 - Present: Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
1988-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Head, Section of Biomechanics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
1984-1988 Research Associate, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab,
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
1983 Instructor Fortran Programming, School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
1979-1982 Structural Design Engineer, BE&K Engineering Company, Birmingham, Alabama
MEMBERSHIPS: Society for Biomaterials
Orthopaedic Research Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Testing and Materials
AWARDS: The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Excellence in Research as
Applied to Sports Medicine Award Clinical Science (Coauthor), 1990.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Excellence in Basic Science Research Award
Sports Science (Coauthor), 1986.
Mechanical Engineering