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Dr Alex Lennon

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr Alex Lennon

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr Lennon’s research seeks to apply engineering science to a variety of applications at the interface of physical and medical sciences, including surgical planning, medical devices, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine.

Specific research topics undertaken with colleagues in the Bioengineering Research Group, Health Sciences, Musgrave Park Hospital, and international collaborators include orthopaedic and cardiovascular biomechanics, mechanics of cells and tissues, and combining physical and computational testing to characterise short and long term performance of biomaterials and medical devices.

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  • a.lennon@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4114

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Biomechanics/biomaterials for surgical planning
  • Medical device design/evaluation
  • Fundamental mechanobiology of cells/tissues.

Individuals interested in working with Dr Lennon are welcome to contact him to discuss ideas and/or possible collaborations.

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Research students

PhD area Population-Level Variability in Biomechanical Modelling of Total Hip Replacement
Name John O’Connor
Years of study 2014-2018
Country Ireland
   
PhD area Pelvic Positioning and Acetabular Orientation in Total Hip Replacement
Name Megan Rutherford
Years of study 2013-2018
Country Northern Ireland
   
PhD area Investigation of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Bone Cement Fatigue in Orthopaedic Implants
Name Chiara McBrien
Years of study 2012-2017 [Submitted]
Country Northern Ireland

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area Investigation of Mechanisms and Factors Influencing the Delivery of Calcium Phosphate Pastes for Minimally Invasive Surgical Applications
Name Dr Rory O’Neill
Years of study 2011-2015
Country Northern Ireland
Current Position Post-doctoral researcher, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
   
PhD area Stochastic Failure Modelling of Total Hip Replacement 
Name Dr Pavel Galibarov 
Years of study 2005-2009 
Country Russia 
Current Position Anybody Technologies A/S, Aalborg, Denmark
   
PhD area Computational Investigations of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Ageing in Mechanobiological Simulations of Tissue Differentiation 
Name Dr Feng Xue 
Years of study 2009-2013 
Country China 
Current Position Post-doctoral researcher, University of Limerick, Ireland

 

 


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