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Travis Burgers

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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

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