Abstract: Leveraging the expertise of biomedical engineering, foundational mechanics, and sciences permits solving significant health and technological challenges.  The work of my laboratory has merged these fields in multiple ways. Diarthrodial joints function as an intricate interplay of multiple structures to permit activities of daily living. Injuries or structural abnormalities impair this function while surgical procedures attempt to restore function. Our large, computationally intensive kinematic simulations of the joints of the extremities help to understand the contributions of different structures to joint behavior as well as efficacy of reparative techniques. This approach has been taken to examine foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, and shoulder biomechanics.  We have further developed automated analyses of the pelvis and hip to determine common clinical measures of biomechanical function without user intervention.  Other work designs medical devices with clinical translational goals while also developing virtual reality for training purposes.

Biography:  Dr. Jennifer S. Wayne received her BS degree in Engineering Mechanics (summa cum laude) from Virginia Tech, MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University, and PhD degree in Bioengineering from the University of California at San Diego.  She began her faculty career at Virginia Commonwealth University in a joint appointment with Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery. She directed the VCU Orthopaedic Research Laboratory and served as Associate Chair and Graduate Program Director of Biomedical Engineering. She mentored over 125 residents, fellows, and medical students in basic research as well as over 30 senior capstone projects and 30 graduate theses.  She came full circle in 2019, returning to her alma mater as Professor and Department Head of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (BEAM) at Virginia Tech. She currently works in the College of Engineering and BEAM.

Dr. Wayne served ASME in multiple capacities including the first female chair of the Bioengineering Division. She received the prestigious ASME H.R. Lissner Medal in June 2019, the first female to receive this honor in its 42-year history. She was further honored by ASME with the Dedicated Service Award in 2023. Dr. Wayne is chair of the Academic Council of AIMBE.  She is a Program Evaluator for ABET, the international accrediting body for engineering, technology, and applied science and an ABET Commissioner to the Engineering Accreditation Commission. She is a member of the BMES Accreditation Activities Committee. In addition, she served on the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and was a member of the World Council of Biomechanics, an Associate Editor for JBME, and an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. Dr. Wayne is a Fellow of ASME, of AIMBE, of ORS, and of BMES.

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