Marjolein Christine Hermance van der Meulen is an American engineer who currently serves as James M. and Marsha McCormick Director of Biomedical Engineering and Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

and is a Senior Scientist in the Research Division of the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Biography

Education

van der Meulen received her BS in Mechanical Engineering at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in 1987. She went on to graduate from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

with a MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 and 1993 respectively.

Career

van der Meulen worked at the Rehabilitation R&D Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in

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for three years as a biomedical engineer before joining Cornell University as a professor. She currently runs the van der Meulen research group at Cornell University. van der Meulen's research in the field of orthopaedic biomechanics "focuses on the interaction between mechanical stimuli and the skeleton, and the mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissues." In 2013, the van der Meulen research group created a model that simulates prolonged joint loading and published a study in the journal ''Arthritis and Rheumatism.''

Honors and awards

Some of van der Meulen's honors include: * Fellow (

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991, and headquartered in Washington. It represents 50,000 medical and biomedical engineers, and academic institutions, private industry, ...

, 2008) * Fellow (

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...

, 2010) * Robert '55 and Vanne '57 Cowie Excellence in Teaching Award (Cornell University, College of Engineering, 2011) * Fellow (

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...

, 2015) * Women's Leadership Award ( Orthopaedic Research Society, 2015) * van der Meulen is a member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, the American and European Societies of Biomechanics, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. * President of the Orthopaedic Research Society (Orthopaedic Research Society), 202
2023
* Fellow (Orthopaedic Research Society, 2024) * Recipient, H.R. Lissner Medal, 2024 (Bioengineering Division of ASME) in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of bioengineering.

Personal life

van der Meulen is

Dutch-American Dutch Americans ( nl, Nederlandse Amerikanen) are Americans of Dutch descent whose ancestors came from the Netherlands in the recent or distant past. Dutch settlement in the Americas started in 1613 with New Amsterdam, which was exchanged with ...

References

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