Ryan E. Breighner, M.S.M.E.
Contact
Ryan E. Breighner
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1021
Email: ryan.e.breighner@ttu.edu
Education
- M.S.M.E, Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2009
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude in Honors Studies, Texas Tech University, 2006
Experience
- Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University, January 2007 - Present
- Research Assistant, Texas Tech University, May 2007 - Present
- Engineering CO-OP, BWXT Pantex, Panhandle, TX, Spring/Summer 2005
Research Interests
- ACL Injury and Reconstruction
- Injury Biomechanics and Motion Simulation
- Implant Design and Analysis
- Biomedical Imaging
Publications/Presentations
R. Breighner, T.H. Jang, S. Ekwaro-Osire, N. Chandrashekar, and J. Hashemi. An In-Vitro Investigation of the Role of Quadriceps Load During One-Legged Jump Landing. Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress of Sports Injury Prevention, Tromsų, Norway, June 26-28, 2008.
J. Hashemi, R. Breighner, T.H. Jang, S. Ekwaro-Osire, N. Chandrashekar, J. Slauterbeck. The Role of Unopposed Quadriceps Force in Loading the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During Jump Landing. Anual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Motion Analysis Society, Denver, Colorado, March 10-13, 2009.
J. Hashemi, R. Breighner, T.H. Jang, S. Ekwaro-Osire, N. Chandrashekar, J. Slauterbeck. The Role of Un-Opposed Quadriceps Forces in Loading the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During Jump Landing: In-Vitro Simulation. 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 22-25, 2009. (Poster).
Background
I am a Doctoral student from Austin, TX. Solid mechanics is my area of concentration within Mechanical Engineering. My area of research is injury biomechanics, particularly injury of the ACL.
TTU, Mechanical Engineering Dept., 7th and Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409
(806) 742-3563