Dr. Ellen M. Arruda

Faculty Positions

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Professor, Macromolecular Science & Engineering

Maria Comninou Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Degrees

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992

M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, 1988

B.S., Engineering Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1985

Contact

arruda@umich.edu

(734) 763-5328

3680 G.G. Brown

Research interests

Design of blast and impact resistant materials and structures
Mechanical behavior of materials including elastomers, polymers, polymer composites and nanocomposites, and soft tissue
Experimental and analytical investigations of the high strain rate response of polymers and polymer composites
Nanoscale design, manufacturing and analysis of polymer nanocomposites
Biomechanics of the knee – accurate constitutive models of soft tissues and full knee biomechanics simulations
Tissue engineering of ligament, tendon, muscle and their interfaces

Honors and Awards

2016 Southwest Mechanics Seminar Series Speaker – Nominated to speak at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas A&M University, College Station, and the University of Houston, Houston, February 16-18, 2016
Winner, Head Health Challenge III, NFL, NIST, GE, Under Armour, 2015.
Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award, Pennsylvania State University, 2015
Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, University of Michigan, 2014
Trudy Huebner Service Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2014
Ann Arbor Spark Best of Boot Camp Award, 2012
Ted Kennedy Family Team Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012
Excellence in Research Award, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2012
Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics, 2009
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008
Fellow, Society of Engineering Science, 2008
Research Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2006-2007
Centennial Fellow, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Outstanding Achievement Award, ME Department, University of Michigan, 2004
NSF CAREER Award, 1997-2002
3M Untenured Faculty Research Award, 1997-2000
Career Development Award, University of Michigan, 1995
Outstanding Teaching Award, MEAM Department, University of Michigan, 1995
General Electric Junior Faculty Fellowship, 1993
S. with Honors, The Pennsylvania State University, 1985
Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation Scholarship, 1981-1985
Member of Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)

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