Prof.dr.ir. Gabriëlle Tuijthof new chair of Department Biomechanical Engineering

Last October 1^st, Prof. dr. ir. Gabriëlle Tuijthof was installed as chair of the department Biomechanical Engineering (BE) for the Faculty of Engineering Technology. As a Chair, Gabriëlle will be representing the department. Together with the members of the daily management team she is responsible for the research, education and long-term strategy of the department.

Gabriëlle: “I feel honoured to have the opportunity to contribute to the department as whole. Excellent research is performed by people, and my aim is to facilitate that every member of our department feels part of our community, which is the basis to make meaningful impact.”

In addition to the position as Chair of the department, Gabriëlle will continue her work as research chair of Biomedical Device Design and Production Technology where the chair focuses on development of personalized and circular medical device design and related biomechanical models.

Biomechanical Engineering

The BE department specialises in the application area of Biomedical Technology, integrating the tools of several engineering disciplines to analyse aspects of human functioning. The research in this department, covers the special mechanical properties of living biological tissue and the dynamics of the human system and applies this knowledge to the development of instruments, devices, and methodologies to support how individuals function in daily life.

At the department, 70 colleagues work together on education and research in biomedical technology. You can read more about BE at their website.

prof.dr.ir. G.J.M. Tuijthof (Gabriëlle) Full Professor

+31534899322

 g.j.m.tuijthof@utwente.nl

Building: Horst Complex W113

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