Susan S. Margulies, Ph.D.
George H. Stephenson Term Chair in Bioengineering and Professor of Bioengineering
Member of the Institute for Medicine and Engineering
Graduate Group Chair, Bioengineering
Since being recruited to Penn's faculty in 1993, Dr. Margulies has received the prestigious Whitaker Young Investigator Award and NSF CAREER Awards, and serves on grant review committees for NIH, NSF and CDC. Her work on using computational and experimental techniques to determine injury tolerances and mechanisms has appeared in more than 50 publications. In addition, Dr. Margulies has been recognized for her teaching with the S. Reid Warren, Jr. Award for stimulating and guiding the intellectual development of undergraduate students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Penn.
Research Expertise:
Biomechanics, Cell Mechanics, Tissue Engineering
Honors & Awards:
ALA Young Investigator Award, Whitaker Foundation Young Investigator Award, NSF CAREER Award, Stapp Car Crash Conference Award, Proctor and Gamble Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineering Award, Association of Women in Science Award, Fellow - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering - 2007, Fellow - American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 2009
Dr. Margulies' Injury Biomechanics Lab
University of Pennsylvania's Department of Bioengineering
Email address: margulie@seas.upenn.edu