Post-doc in Biomechanics

[Heidi Feigenbaum]

Dr. Heidi Feigenbaum, Professor at Northern Arizona University (NAU), Steve Sanghi College of Engineering (SCE), Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to conduct finite element modeling of childbirth after an episiotomy as part of a research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The broad goals of the project are to characterize and model the mechanical behavior of pelvic floor muscles, using finite element analysis to simulate childbirth after an episiotomy and evaluate crack-tip stresses, determine the fracture toughness of pelvic floor muscles, and apply a fracture criterion in the finite element simulations to determine if, when, and why tearing occurs after an episiotomy. The experimental aspects of this work are all in collaboration with the University of California at Riverside (UCR) and the research team of Dr. Mona Eskandari.


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