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i am excited about teaching and lifelong learning. in all my courses, I strive to create a motivating, energetic, and engaging learning experience. at stanford, i have taught the core me undergraduate/graduate courses  
 
i am excited about teaching and lifelong learning. in all my courses, I strive to create a motivating, energetic, and engaging learning experience. at stanford, i have taught the core me undergraduate/graduate courses  
e14 statics,
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/Statics e14 statics],
me309 finite elements, and
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/Finite_elements_in_mechanical_design_09 me309 finite elements], and
me338 continuum mechanics.  
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/Continuum_mechanics_13 me338 continuum mechanics].  
 
i have also introduced three new multidisciplinary undergraduate/graduate courses,  
 
i have also introduced three new multidisciplinary undergraduate/graduate courses,  
me239 mechanics of the cell,
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/Mechanics_of_the_cell_12 me239 mechanics of the cell],
me334 mechanics of the brain, and  
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/Mechanics_of_the_brain_14 me334 mechanics of the brain], and  
me337 mechanics of growth.  
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/Mechanics_of_growth_14 me337 mechanics of growth].  
 
prior to joining stanford,  
 
prior to joining stanford,  
 
i taught
 
i taught
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linear and nonlinear continuum mechanics at the universities of hannover, stuttgart, and kaiserslautern. at kaiserslautern, i taught the undergraduate courses  
 
linear and nonlinear continuum mechanics at the universities of hannover, stuttgart, and kaiserslautern. at kaiserslautern, i taught the undergraduate courses  
 
statics, dynamics, and strength of materials with an enrollment of 314 and 289 students. at eth zurich, i taught the undergraduate course mechanics with an enrollment of 155 students.  
 
statics, dynamics, and strength of materials with an enrollment of 314 and 289 students. at eth zurich, i taught the undergraduate course mechanics with an enrollment of 155 students.  
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in my e14 statics course, students took photographs of themselves, to create free body diagrams, which we summarized in a  
 
in my e14 statics course, students took photographs of themselves, to create free body diagrams, which we summarized in a  
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brzKndsq4I0 youtube movie].
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brzKndsq4I0 youtube movie].
 
in my me337 mechanics of growth course, students work in groups on individual research projects. every year, we publish successful projects as peer-reviewed journal article:
 
in my me337 mechanics of growth course, students work in groups on individual research projects. every year, we publish successful projects as peer-reviewed journal article:
bone growth in a stanford tennis player (Taylor et al.\,2009),
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/paper/CMBBE08.pdf bone growth in a stanford tennis player],
skin growth in plastic surgery (Buganza Tepole et al.\,2011),
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/paper/JMPS11a.pdf skin growth in plastic surgery],
bone growth in response to gait (Pang et al.\,2012),
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/paper/BMMB12.pdf bone growth in response to gait],
muscle growth in limb lengthening (Z\"ollner et al.\,2012),
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/paper/PLOS12.pdf muscle growth in limb lengthening],
airway wall growth in asthma (Eskandari et al.\,2013), and
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/paper/MATER13.pdf airway wall growth in asthma], and
skeletal muscle growth (Wisdom et al.\,2014).  
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[http://biomechanics.stanford.edu/paper/BMMB15b.pdf skeletal muscle growth].  
 
i have just introduced a new course, me334 mechanics of the brain, which was a tremendous success with both undergraduate and graduate students. within my twenty years of undergraduate and graduate teaching, i have always tried to challenge my students and create a stimulating atmosphere in class. for me, sharing knowledge with others and broadening my own horizon through interacting with students is one of the most rewarding experiences of being a professor at stanford!
 
i have just introduced a new course, me334 mechanics of the brain, which was a tremendous success with both undergraduate and graduate students. within my twenty years of undergraduate and graduate teaching, i have always tried to challenge my students and create a stimulating atmosphere in class. for me, sharing knowledge with others and broadening my own horizon through interacting with students is one of the most rewarding experiences of being a professor at stanford!
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spring 2015
 
spring 2015

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i am excited about teaching and lifelong learning. in all my courses, I strive to create a motivating, energetic, and engaging learning experience. at stanford, i have taught the core me undergraduate/graduate courses e14 statics, me309 finite elements, and me338 continuum mechanics. i have also introduced three new multidisciplinary undergraduate/graduate courses, me239 mechanics of the cell, me334 mechanics of the brain, and me337 mechanics of growth. prior to joining stanford, i taught linear and nonlinear finite element methods and linear and nonlinear continuum mechanics at the universities of hannover, stuttgart, and kaiserslautern. at kaiserslautern, i taught the undergraduate courses statics, dynamics, and strength of materials with an enrollment of 314 and 289 students. at eth zurich, i taught the undergraduate course mechanics with an enrollment of 155 students.

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in my e14 statics course, students took photographs of themselves, to create free body diagrams, which we summarized in a youtube movie. in my mechanics course at eth zurich, the students wanted to copy this idea, and made a similar youtube movie. in my me337 mechanics of growth course, students work in groups on individual research projects. every year, we publish successful projects as peer-reviewed journal article: bone growth in a stanford tennis player, skin growth in plastic surgery, bone growth in response to gait, muscle growth in limb lengthening, airway wall growth in asthma, and skeletal muscle growth. i have just introduced a new course, me334 mechanics of the brain, which was a tremendous success with both undergraduate and graduate students. within my twenty years of undergraduate and graduate teaching, i have always tried to challenge my students and create a stimulating atmosphere in class. for me, sharing knowledge with others and broadening my own horizon through interacting with students is one of the most rewarding experiences of being a professor at stanford!

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spring 2015