Dawn M. Elliott is the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware. Her research program investigates structure-function relationships in load-bearing fiber-reinforced tissues and joints and the associated changes that occur during development, with degeneration and injury, and following therapeutic intervention. She focuses on determining mechanical factors that contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of intervertebral disc degeneration, tendinopathy, and meniscus injury and repair. Prof Elliott obtained her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University (1999), her M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Cincinnati (1995), and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan (1988).
Alvin W. Su is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, and an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at University of Delaware. He is a full-time practicing orthopedic surgeon in the US. His surgical practice focuses on youth sports medicine, including knee, shoulder, hip, and elbow arthroscopic surgeries, ligamentous reconstruction for ACL injuries and patellar instability, cartilage repair/restoration, meniscus procedures, and general fracture care. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California, San Diego. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, is a principle reviewer for the top-ranked American Journal of Sports Medicine, and serves on committees of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.
