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Mei Wang, PhD

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Mei Wang, PhD

Associate Professor, Director of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory

Locations

  • Marquette University, Biomechanics Lab
    Cramer Hall, 606 N. 16th St.
    Room 165

Contact Information

General Interests

Spine Biomechanics, Orthopaedic Trauma, Sports Injuries

Education

MSc, Mechanical Engineering,, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1991
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1996

Biography

Dr. Mei Wang is Associate Professor and Director of Biomechanics Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. She also holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University. Her major research interests include spine biomechanics, biomechanics of orthopaedic trauma and sports injuries, and multi-segment kinematics and kinetic modeling for rehabilitation research. Dr. Wang joined the Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery of MCW in late 1999 after three and half years of post-doctoral training in the Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory of University of Louisville. She previously received Master of Science and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1991 and 1996 respectively. Dr. Wang is a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In November 2011, Dr. Wang was a featured speaker at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, in Chicago, IL.

Research Experience

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Fracture Fixation
  • Joints
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Phenomena
  • Mechanics
  • Models, Biological
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Stress, Mechanical

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Publications

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