Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
The research objective is to establish an ultrastructurally-based computational finite element model of the ocular lens subjected to dynamic loading to attempt to better understand the mechanisms of traumatic cataract formation and how it may be treated clinically.
I am currently seeking 1 PhD student to work on this research project. The research entails developing the following: (i) multiscale finite strain poromechanical solid-shell finite element formulation and implementation in an open source C++ code Tahoe for the ocular lens capsule; and (ii)multiscale finite strain viscoelastic constitutive model and 3D finite element implementation for the lens fiber cell substance, with application to simulating mechanical loading of the ocular lens.
Requirements: (1) Master of Science (MS) degree in one of the following: Solid Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Applied Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Biomechanics, or a related degree; (2) strong interest and background in nonlinear continuum mechanics, finite element modeling, mathematics, computer programming, and computational biomechanics; and (3) preferably, at least 1 peer-reviewed article in review or in print in an international journal.
If interested, apply to the Engineering Science PhD program within the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. For information on the application process, refer to the following link http://ceae.colorado.edu/prospective-students/graduate-studies/