Dr. Claire Acevedo

Associate Professor

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Biography

Claire Acevedo's research focuses on biomechanics, fracture mechanics, and skeletal tissues. Her lab investigates deformation mechanisms and fracture biological responses in skeletal tissues and biomaterials, spanning from molecular to macro scales. By bridging the gap between materials mechanics and biology using experimental high-energy X-ray physics, her work strives to unravel the origins of bone fragility and skeletal diseases, which informs the design principles of biomaterials. Before joining UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering in Fall 2023 as an Associate Professor, Acevedo served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. She earned her Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).