Background

Dr. Bischoff's research and interests include Biomedical Engineering, passive mechanics of soft tissue, theoretical framework for modeling growth in tissue, analysis of structural and constitutive evolution in artificial tissue scaffolding, and constitutive testing and modeling of hypertrophic scars.

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2001
• B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 1997

Honors and Awards

• Top Twenty Faculty Teachers, University of Auckland, 2002
• Finalist, Thirteenth Annual Robert J. Melosh Medal Competition for the Best Student Paper on Finite Element Analysis, Duke University, 2001
• Best Poster Presentation, Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Symposium, University of Michigan, 2000
• Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Michigan, 1999
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Duke University, University of Michigan, 1996-1999
• Fellow, Duke NSF/Engineering Research Center for Emerging Cardiovascular Technologies, 1995-1997