New blood to improve life of artificial joints
Understanding why some joint implants fail and others are successful is the key research focus of Flinders new Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mark Taylor.
Understanding why some joint implants fail and others are successful is the key research focus of Flinders new Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mark Taylor.
A record number of school-leavers have enrolled into Flinders University’s engineering programs this year.
Two Flinders University academics, psychologist Professor Marika Tiggemann and medical bioengineer Professor Karen Reynolds, have been elected as Fellows by their respective peak academic bodies, the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Flinders University’s ratings in the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) report confirm its strength in medical research, with rankings above or well above world standard.
Flinders University is experiencing strong demand for its courses in 2011, resulting in increased offers this year, and there are still places available.
Flinders University biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds has finessed her earlier State award by being named Australian Professional Engineer of the Year at the 2010 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in Canberra on November 24.
Flinders University’s newest building and its builders, Mossop Constructions, have received a national award from the Master Builders’ Association.
Biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds, who designed her first mechanical device, a water pump, at the age of six, this month received Engineering Australia’s highest accolade by winning the 2010 Professional Engineer of the Year in South Australia.
Flinders lecturer and self-styled ‘digital blacksmith’, Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen, is the winner of this week’s episode of the ABC’s The New Inventors program.