Research Interests
Neuromuscular Biomechanics
Movement Disorders
Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation
Medical Imaging
Constitutive Modeling
Skeletal Muscle Architecture, Mechanics, Physiology, and Remodeling

Degrees
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2004
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1999
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1997

Selected Honors and Awards
Pre-doctoral Young Scientist Award, American Society of Biomechanics, 2004

Journal of Biomechanics Award, American Society of Biomechanics, 2003

Biomedical Computation at Stanford Conference Podium Outstanding Presentation Award, 2003

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2002

Representative Publications

Blemker and Delp. Rectus femoris and vastus intermedius fiber excursions predicted by three-dimensional muscle models. Journal of Biomechanics , in press, 2005.

Blemker and Delp. Three-dimensional representation of complex muscle architectures and geometries. Annals of Biomedical Engineering , vol 33, pp 661-673, 2005.

Blemker, Pinsky, and Delp. A 3D model of muscle reveals the causes of nonuniform strains in the biceps brachii. Journal of Biomechanics , vol 38, pp 657-665, 2005.

Asakawa, Blemker, Rab, Bagley, and Delp. Three-dimensional muscle-tendon geometry after rectus femoris transfer. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, vol 86-A, pp 348-354, 2004.

Asakawa, Blemker, Gold, and Delp. In vivo motion of the rectus femoris after tendon transfer surgery, Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 35, pp. 1029-1037, 2002.

Arnold, Salinas, Asakawa, and Delp, S. Accuracy of muscle moment arms estimated from MRI-based musculoskeletal models of the lower extremity. Computer-Aided Surgery, vol. 5, pp. 108-119, 2000.

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Hobbies
Hiking, Dancing, and Traveling

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