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Faculty - Jeffrey A. Reinbolt

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Jeffrey A. Reinbolt
Assistant Professor

207 Dougherty Engineering Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865)974-5308
Fax: (865)974-5274
Email: reinbolt@utk.edu
Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

TEACHING

  • Biomechanics of Movement
  • Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement
  • Physics-Based Simulation of Biological Structures
  • Mechanics of the Human Locomotor System
  • Biodynamics
  • Analytical Dynamics
  • Numerical Methods

EDUCATION

  • Postdoc, 2008, Stanford University, Bioengineering
  • Ph.D., 2006, University of Florida, Mechanical Engineering
  • M.S., 2003, University of Florida, Biomedical Engineering
  • B.S., 1996, University of Florida, Engineering Science

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)

  • Development of computational tools and their application to complex biodynamic systems
  • Forward dynamics simulation-based treatment planning (to yield more reliable outcomes)
  • Patient-specific modeling (beyond basic scaling methods)
  • Inverse dynamics simulation (to predict novel movements)
  • Optimization techniques (for system identification problems)
  • Surgical robotics (for minimally invasive surgery)
  • Clinical feasibility and investigative studies (for product development)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)

2009-Present Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2008 – 2009 Engineering Research Associate, Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2006 – 2008 Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2001 – 2006 Research Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2000 – 2001 Regional Site Manager, Computer Motion, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA
1997 – 2000 Clinical Development Specialist, Computer Motion, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)


  • International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on Computer Simulation
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Tissue Mechanics Working Group, National Institutes of Health Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

Reinbolt, J.A., Fox, M.D., Schwartz, M.H., and Delp, S.L. "Predicting outcomes of rectus femoris transfer surgery." Gait & Posture, 30(1):100-105, 2009.

Tawhai, M., Bischoff, J., Einstein, D., Erdemir, A., Guess, T., Reinbolt, J. "Multiscale modeling in computational biomechanics: determining computational priorities and addressing current challenges." IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 28(3):41-49, 2009

Reinbolt, J.A., Fox, M.D., Arnold, A.S., Aunpuu, S., and Delp, S.L. "Importance of Preswing Rectus Femoris Activity in Stiff-Knee Gait." Journal of Biomechanics, 41(11):2362-2369, 2008.

Reinbolt, J.A., Haftka, R.T., Chmielewski, T.L., and Fregly, B.J.  "A computational framework to predict post-treatment outcome for gait-related disorders."  Medical Engineering & Physics, 30(4):434-443, 2008.

Reinbolt, J.A., Haftka, R.T., Chmielewski, T.L., and Fregly, B.J.  "Are patient-specific joint and inertial parameters necessary for accurate inverse dynamics analyses of gait?"  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 54(5):782-793, 2007.

Reinbolt, J.A., Schutte, J.F., Fregly, B.J., Haftka, R.T., George, A.D., and Mitchell, K.H.  "Determination of patient-specific multi-joint kinematic models through two-level optimization."  Journal of Biomechanics, 38(3):621-626, 2005.

 

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