Metallic Medical Implant Material Fatigue Research

With the growing use of Nitinol in medical implants, there is a need for improved characterization of the material behavior of Nitinol and methodologies for better product design and engineering. While it is a good starting point, the typical approach of employing the force-deformation response from uniaxial tension tests for input and validation of material [...]

Teaching Kindergarten and Elementary School Mathematics

As much fun as Nitinol, FEA, moire interferometry, medical devices and all the other cool stuff I get to work on is, nothing is more rewarding and enjoyable than the couple of days a week that I teach math to kindergarten and elementary school children.  I am fortunate to have been invited into my children’s [...]