Kajsa Duke, PhD, PEng
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
- kkduke@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-4710
- Address
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10-239 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
- kkduke@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Biomechanics And Biomedical Engineering Respiratory Mechanics Orthopaedics Design And Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Manufacturing Management Design of Experiments
About
Education:
- BSc (University of Alberta)
- MSc (University of Alberta)
- PhD (Ecole Polytechnique, Montréal)
Research
Dr. Duke’s research is in the area of biomechanics with a strong focus in orthopaedics and design. If you are interested in obtaining more detailed information please contact her directly.
Courses
MEC E 485 - Biomechanical Modelling of Human Tissues and Systems
Biomechanics; mechanical characterization of biological tissues using elastic and viscoelastic models. Rheology of blood and flow properties. Static and dynamic analyses of selected physiological systems. Application of biomaterials in external and internal prostheses. Prerequisites: BME 320 and 321; MEC E 300, 362, 380; and MEC E 330 or 331. Credit cannot be obtained in both MEC E 585 and 485.
MEC E 668 - Design of Experiments in Mechanical Engineering
Introduction to Experimental Design, with particular emphasis on mechanical engineering. Randomized factorial and fractional factorial experiments. Fitting regression models and optimization. Applications to analytical and computer models.