BS (with Honors) Eng Sci ’85, Pennsylvania State University
MS Eng Mech ’88, Pennsylvania State University
PhD ME ’92, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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.
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
Ellen M. Arruda
Mechanical Engineering
Univ of Michigan CoE / 2250 GG Brown Lab
2350 Hayward St
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2125
ME / 3674 GG Brown / 2370D