Michele Grimm

Michele J. Grimm
NationalityBritish-American
Alma materThe Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania
Known forBiomechanics of injury, brachial plexus injuries in newborn children
AwardsASME Fellow (2010), Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award (2019), Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Medal (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsBiomechanical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity at Albany, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, National Science Foundation
Thesis Ultrasound propagation through the calcaneus: Dependence on "bone quality" and prediction by Biot's theory  (1995)
Doctoral advisorJohn Leicester Williams

Michele J. Grimm is a British-American biomechanical engineer. She took on the role of Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (now the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering) at the University at Albany in 2022.[1] She was previously the Wielenga Creative Engineering Endowed Professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering at Michigan State University. Her research concerns the biomechanics of injury, particularly injuries in newborn children to the brachial plexus, a part of the nervous system connecting it to the upper body.[2]

  1. ^ "Michele J. Grimm Named Dean of College of Engineering and Applied Sciences". University at Albany. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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