2007 - Chemical & Biomedical Engineering - University of South ...

Dr. William E. Lee, III
Professor
Director of BME program
lee@eng.usf.edu
(813) 974-2136
Education:
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 1984
B.S/M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 1978
Research Interests: Biomechanics, Biomedical Product Development, various topics at
the interface between Engineering/Technology and the Visual and Performing Arts.
Investigation of the Performance and Design
of Orthopedic Implant Devices
This study involves an interdisciplinary team consisting of
engineers and orthopedic surgeons. The study focuses on
the evaluation and design of a new generation of
orthopedic implant devices, focusing on shoulder joint
replacements. This includes the mathematical modeling
of the human shoulder and the implant device, cadaver
testing, human subject evaluations, and the mechanical
testing of various prototype devices. Other projects have
focused on knee replacements, artificial finer joints, and
artificial breast implants.
Recent Research Projects:
‣ Characterization of Shoulder Joint Designs
‣ Investigation of Creativity and Related Issues
Across Disciplines
‣ Investigation of Falls and Related Injuries in
Health Care Facilities
‣ Investigation of Injury Causation Mechanisms
for Rotator Cuff Tears and Lumbar Soft Issue
Injuries
‣ Investigation of Lumbar Forces in Human
Subjects During Activities of Daily Living
‣ Investigation of the Role of Student
Immersion in Visual and Performing Arts on
Undergraduate Education
Recent Publications:
Lee, W.E. III and Lunsford, D. Communication
apprehension in undergraduate engineering
students: The influence of the performing arts and
related activities. Paper presented at the 2007
ASEE Conference, Honolulu, June 25-27 and
published in the Proceedings 2007 ASEE
Conference.
Guiterrez, S., Levy, J.C. Lee, W.E. III, Maitland,
M.E., and Keller, T.S. Center of rotation affect
sabduction range of motion of reverse shoulder
arthroplasty. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 458: 78-82,
2007.
Guiterrez, S., Greiwe, M.R., Frankle, M.A., and
Lee, W.E. III. Biomechanical comparison of
component position and hardware failure in
reverse shoulder prostheses. J. Shoulder Elbow
Surg. 16(3 Suppl): S9-S12, 2007.
Lee, W.E. III and Barnes, J.L. Activities of daily
living: lumbar region measurements. Paper
presented at the Biomedical Engineering Society
2007 Annual Meeting,Sept. 26-29,Los Angeles,CA.
Yantzer, B.K., Freeman, T.B., Lee, W.E. III,
Nichols, T., Inamasu, J, Guiot, B., Johnson, W.M.
Torsion-induced pressure distribution changes in
human intervertebral discs: an in
vitrostudy. Spine 32(8): 881-884, 2007.
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