Ellen Arruda, Phd, NAE
Ellen M. Arruda, PhD, NAE
Tim Manganello / Borg Warner Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering
Maria Comninou Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering;
Joint Appointment as Professor, Biomedical Engineering and as Professor, Macromolecular Science, and Engineering
Degrees:
BS (with Honors) Eng Sci ’85, Pennsylvania State University
MS Eng Mech ’88, Pennsylvania State University
PhD ME ’92, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Research Interest:
Mechanical behavior of materials including elastomers, polymers, polymer composites and nanocomposites, and soft tissue; experimental and analytical investigations of the high strain rate response of polymers and polymer composites; nanoscale design, manufacturing, and analysis of tough nanocomposites; the mechanics of growth in soft tissue; tissue engineering of ligament, tendon, muscle, and their interfaces; soft tissue biomechanics; knee biomechanics; design of blast and impact resistant materials and structures.
Major Funding Sources:
ARO; ONR; DARPA; NIH; NSF; Sandia; Ford; Visteon; Proctor and Gamble; 3M; Dow Chemical; GE/NFL/NIST/UnderArmour; Tissue Genesis; NextGen; STEL Technologies; Coulter Foundation
U.S. Mailing Address:
Ellen M. Arruda
Mechanical Engineering
Univ of Michigan CoE / 2250 GG Brown Lab
2350 Hayward St
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2125
Campus Address:
ME / 3674 GG Brown / 2370D