People

Michelle L. Oyen, PI

Michelle L. Oyen is a Lecturer in Mechanics of Biological Materials in the Mechanics and Materials Division and the Engineering for the Life Sciences group in the Cambridge University Engineering Department. She holds a B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering and an M.S. Degree in Engineering Mechanics, both from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. degree in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics from the University of Minnesota. She joined Cambridge Engineering in 2006 following an appointment as Research Scientist at the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics. She is a member of the Materials Research Society and the ASME Bioengineering Division, a principal editor for the Journal of Materials Research, a moderator of iMechanica and a founding committee member for the new UK-based bioengineering society.


Matteo Galli, post-doc


Dr Galli is collaborating with Dr Michelle L. Oyen. The project has the objective of establishing a methodology for the assessment of the time-dependent response of biomimetic bone-like nanocomposites. The characterization of the material behaviour is carried out according to a combined experimental-numerical multiscale approach. His publications may be found on his website


Joel Cugnoni, visiting researcher


Tamaryn Shean, PhD student


Oliver Hudson, PhD student


Project students

Current MEng projects

  • Kirsty Main
  • Dan Strange
  • Rosanne Furniss

Past MEng projects

  • Graham Macaree
  • Tamaryn Shean

Undergraduate summer projects (UROPs)

  • Wesley Chua (medicine)
  • Tarun Gupta (medicine)
  • Kirsty Main

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

You must be logged in to post a comment.