| Full Name |
Dr Melanie Franklyn |
| Position |
Research Fellow |
| Contact Details |
Phone: +61 3 9905 4684
Fax: +61 3 9905 4363
Email: Melanie.Franklyn@muarc.monash.edu.au |
| Qualifications |
PhD (Biomedical Engineering/Biomechanics)
Masters Prelim. (Biomedical Engineering)
BSc (Applied Mathematics/Immunology)
CAISS
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| Research Interests |
- Computer modelling (e.g. LS-DYNA Finite Element Analysis and MADYMO) to study the injury biomechanics of
motor vehicle occupants, particularly brain injuries
- Physical crash test reconstruction of real-world crashes
- Mechanical properties of human tissue, predominately paediatric tissue properties
- Injury assessment functions of anthropomorphic test devices (ATD’s) i.e. crash test dummies
- Training researchers in injury coding using the AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale)
- Biomechanics of sports injuries (stress fractures and medial tibial stress syndrome) using computational and mathematical models.
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| Student projects available for 2010 |
Honours and PhD projects in the areas:
- vehicle safety biomechanics
- sports biomechanics
- medical imaging
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Melanie Franklyn