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Andrew Speirs is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate - Academic Advising in Mechanical Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. His research focuses on understanding the biomechanics of disease processes in the musculoskeletal system, with a particular emphasis on cartilage and osteoarthritis. His doctoral research examined the changes in subchondral bone and cartilage associated with hip impingement and assessed the influence of these changes on cartilage tissue pressure and stresses. Currently, he is developing methods to model cartilage dynamic simulations to study joint incongruity that is associated with arthritis. Additionally, Dr. Speirs is investigating quantitative MRI techniques for measuring cartilage composition and mechanical integrity, as well as the potential role of ultrasound in diagnosing hip impingement. His interests include orthopaedic biomechanics, cartilage biomechanics in the context of osteoarthritis, femoroacetabular impingement, and the biomechanical causes of musculoskeletal diseases and degeneration, along with medical imaging of tissue function.
Includes MEng and MASc options.