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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Travis Burgers

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Title

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

Gear Center Suite 100
Biomedical Engineering
4800 N. Career Avenue, Suite 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Education

PhD Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics emphasis, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2008
MS Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering emphasis, Colorado State University, 2005
BSE, Mechanical Engineering emphasis, Dordt College, 2003

Work Experience

2019–present, Staff Design Engineer, Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, SD
2019–present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, SDSU, Brookings, SD
2020–present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD
2015–2018, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Philips Health Systems, Highland Heights, OH
2013–2015, Senior Test Engineer, Phillips-Medisize, Hudson, WI
2010–2013, Postdoctoral Fellow, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI
2012–2013, Adjunct Research Faculty, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
2012–2013, Adjunct Researcher, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, MI

Area(s) of Research

solid mechanics, biomechanics, medical devices, orthopedics, computational modeling, finite element analysis, bone, fracture healing, mechanotransduction, mechanobiology, agriculture

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