Travis Burgers

Title

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Office Building

Crothers Engineering Hall

Office

216

Mailing Address

Crothers Engineering Hall 216
Mechanical Engineering-Box 2219
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, biomechanics emphasis | University of Wisconsin–Madison | 2008
• M.S. in civil engineering, structural engineering emphasis | Colorado State University | 2005
• B.S.E. in mechanical engineering emphasis | Dordt University | 2003

Work Experience

• 2019–present, staff research engineer, Raven Industries, Sioux Falls
• 2019–present, adjunct assistant professor, SDSU, Brookings
• 2020–present, adjunct assistant professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls
• 2015–2018, senior mechanical design engineer, Philips Health Systems, Highland Heights, Ohio
• 2013–2015, senior test engineer, Phillips-Medisize, Hudson, Wisconsin 
• 2010–2013, postdoctoral fellow, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan 
• 2012–2013, adjunct research faculty, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 2012–2013, adjunct researcher, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, Michigan 

Areas of Research

• Solid mechanics
• Biomechanics
• Medical devices
• Orthopedics
• Computational modeling
• Finite element analysis
• Bone
• Fracture healing
• Mechanotransduction
• Mechanobiology
• Agriculture
• Precision agriculture