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In 2018, the SB3C conference paired with World Congress of Biomechanics in Dublin, Ireland.
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Student Paper Competition Results
BS Level:
| Title | Name | Affiliation | |
| Locomotion, Musculoskeletal, Sports Biomechanics, and Central Nervous System | |||
| 1st | Asymmetry in peak ground/pedal reaction forces for transtibial amputees in gait, cycling, and elliptical training | Greg Orekhov | California Polytechnic State University |
| 2nd | Relationship between bilateral asymmetry of the trunk muscle volume and club head speed in collegiate golfers | Yoka Izumoto | Ritsumeikan University |
| 3rd | Electromyography normalization strategies in individuals with Achilles tendon rupture | Sheridan Parker | University of Delaware |
| Cardiovascular Biomechanics, Cellular & Tissue Biomechanics, Biofluid & Biotransport, and Emerging Areas | |||
| 1st | Work and Dissipation During Morphogenesis: Developing 3D Finite Element Models to Understand the Balance of Elastic and Viscous Losses During Convergence and Extension | David Denberg | University of Pittsburgh |
| 2nd | Haemodynamics in the feto-placental vasculature of healthy and intrauterine growth restricted fetuses | Nikhilesh Bappoo | University of Western Australia, Perth |
| 3rd | Modeling cell motility in repsonse to dynamic changes in substrate mechanical environment | Spencer Halberg | University of Iowa |
MS Level:
| Title | Name | Affiliation | |
| Biofluid & Biotransport, Cellular & Molecular Biomechanics, Muscoloskeletal Biomechanical | |||
| 1st | Structural Characterization of Human Lamina Cribrosa and Its Correlation to Pressure-induced Strains | Yik Tung Tracy Ling | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2nd (tie) | The Effect of EMG Biofeedback during Scapular Plane Elevation/Lowering and Functional Task in Patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome | Lin-Ling Huang | National Taiwan University |
| 2nd (tie) | Data-driven sonification of CFD aneurysm models | Daniel MacDonald | University of Toronto |
| 3rd | Universal glass-forming behavior of living cytoplasm | Masahiro Ikenaga | Kyushu Univ. |
| Sport Biomechanics, Devices, Emerging areas, Cardiovascular Biomechanics | |||
| 1st | A Novel Bioreactor that Applies Dynamic Distortion to 3D Cellular Constructs | John Everingham | Boise State University |
| 2nd | Direct comparison of 4D Flow MRI and Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry on a patient-specific intracranial aneurysm model | Katrina Ruedinger | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI |
| 3rd | Protein nanoparticles derived from lung extracellular matrix induce pro-regenerative phenotype of macrophages in vitro | Patrick Link | Virginia Commonwealth University |
PhD Level:
| Title | Name | Affiliation | |
| Biotransport, Cryopreservation and Cardiovascular Modeling | |||
| 1st Place | FSI models of murine hemodynamics in wild type and Fbln5-/- populations | Federica Cuomo | Univ of Michigan & Yale |
| 2nd Place | Effects of spleno-mesenteric confluence angle on helicity and flow distribution in the portal vein | David Rutkowski | Univ of Wisconsin |
| 3rd Place | The development of phase change electrodes for electroporation-based therapies | Timothy O’Brien | Virginia Tech |
| Cardiovascular Imaging and Modeling | |||
| 1st Place | Multidirectional failure of human ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms: a multiscale modeling approach | Christopher Korenczuk | Univ of Minnesota |
| 2nd Place | Propagation-based phase-contrast imaging of aortic dissection in mice: from individual elastic lamella to 3D analysis | Gerlinde Logghe | Ghent University |
| 3rd Place | The mechanical modulation of cardiac wound healing and scar formation | Laura Caggiano | Univ of Virginia |
| Cardiovascular Mechanics and Cell Biomechanics | |||
| 1st Place | Degradation of Arterial Collagen with Applied Strain: Critical Influence of Matrix Content and Collagen Crimp | Robert Gaul | Trinity College |
| 2nd Place | Emergence of neuro-muscular junction and neural network in a novel co-culture platform | Onur Aydin | Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| 3rd Place (tie) | The osteocyte primary cilium mediates flow-induced changes in actin organization and cell shape | Michael P. Duffy | Columbia University |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Thermodynamic framework for cell spreading and dynamic contractility | Eoin McEvoy | National University of Ireland, Galway |
| Biomechanics at the Cell, Tissue and Multiscale Level | |||
| 1st Place | Actomyosin contractility-dependent matrix stretch and recoil induces rapid cell migration | William Wang | Univ of Michigan |
| 2nd Place | Stribeck curve analysis of temporomandibular joint condylar cartilage reveals friction coefficients are dependent on anatomic location | Jill Middendorf | Cornell University |
| 3rd Place | Multiscale model of the effects of mechanical loading on tendon healing | Kellen Chen | Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville |
| Musculoskeletal Mechanics | |||
| 1st Place | A combined statistical shape modelling and musculoskeletal simulation approach to investigate the effect of patellofemoral geometry on joint mechanics in tibial tubercle osteotomy | Allison Clouthier | Queens University |
| 2nd Place | ER-alpha deletion from mature osteoblasts increases severity of load-induced osteoarthritis in female mice | Sophia Ziemian | Cornell |
| 3rd Place | Exploring mechanisms for functional changes in the major bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee during skeletal growth | Stephanie Cone | NC State Univ & UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Sports Biomechanics | |||
| 1st Place | Constant force shock absorbers for preventing traumatic brain injury | Michael Fanton | Stanford |
| 2nd Place | Injury Criterion Assessment of High Rate Lateral Loading | Don Sherman | Wayne State University |
| 3rd Place | Axolemma vulnerability in axonal injury: a computational perspective | Annaclaudia Montanino | Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |