Scott L. Delp, Ph.D.

Administrative Appointments

• Chairman, Bioengineering Department (2002 - 2007)
• Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Computation (2001 - present)
• Chairman, Biomechanical Engineering Division (2000 - 2002)

Honors and Awards

• Van C. Mow Medal, Am Soc. Mech. Eng (2008)
• Charles Lee Powell Professor, Stanford University (2006-)
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, Colorado State University (2005)
• Maurice E Muller Award, Excellence in Computer Assisted Surgery (2004)
• Fellow, American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineers (2003)

Professional Education

• Ph.D., Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (1990)
• M.S., Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (1986)
• B.S., Colorado State University, Mechanical Engineering (1983)

Postdoctoral Advisees

Saikat Pal, Ajay Seth

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Biomechanical Engineering
• Neurosciences
• Bioengineering

Web Site Links

• Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab

Research Interests

Experimental and computational approaches to study human movement. Development of biomechanical models to analyze muscle function, study movement abnormalities, design new medical products, and guide surgery. Testing of new computational models of human movement with medical image data and experimental measurements.

Publications

• Using real-time MRI to quantify altered joint kinematics in subjects with patellofemoral pain and to evaluate the effects of a patellar brace or sleeve on joint motion. Draper CE, Besier TF, Santos JM, Jennings F, Fredericson M, Gold GE, Beaupre GS, Delp SL "J Orthop Res" 2009 ; 5 (27) : 571-7
• The influence of femoral internal and external rotation on cartilage stresses within the patellofemoral joint. Besier TF, Gold GE, Delp SL, Fredericson M, Beaupré GS "J Orthop Res" 2008 ; 12 (26) : 1627-35
• Feasibility of using real-time MRI to measure joint kinematics in 1.5T and open-bore 0.5T systems. Draper CE, Santos JM, Kourtis LC, Besier TF, Fredericson M, Beaupre GS, Gold GE, Delp SL "J Magn Reson Imaging" 2008 ; 1 (28) : 158-66
• Minimally invasive high-speed imaging of sarcomere contractile dynamics in mice and humans. Llewellyn ME, Barretto RP, Delp SL, Schnitzer MJ "Nature" 2008 ; 7205 (454) : 784-8
• Contributions of muscles to terminal-swing knee motions vary with walking speed. Arnold AS, Schwartz MH, Thelen DG, Delp SL "J Biomech" 2007 ; 16 (40) : 3660-71