Prof. Glen L. Niebur

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University of Notre Dame
College of Engineering
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2006
National University of Ireland, Galway
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Regenerative Medicine Center
Visiting FellowAppointed: 2009

Mailing Address

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
147 Multidisciplinary Research
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (574) 631-3327
Fax: (574) 631-8341
gniebur@nd.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
M.S., University of Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering, 1995.
B.S., University of Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering, 1986.

Expertise and Research Interests

Finite element modeling of bone microstructures, with applications to multi scale modeling and virtual experiments.

Failure and damage mechanisms in cancellous bone.

Experimental biomechanics, including joint motion measurement and joint surface contact analysis.

Other Expertise

Linear and nonlinear finite element analysis
Large scale computations, parallel computing

Future Research

Stem cell mechanobiology and mechanical modeling

Industrial Relevance

Bone/device interactions, bone adaptation around implantable devices, bone quality assessment methods

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics, Skeletal Disease.

Additional Terms:

Bone Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, Damage Mechanics, Micromechanics.

Memberships

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
American Society of Biomechanics
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Bioengineering Division
Biomedical Engineering Society
Orthopaedic Research Society

Honors and Awards

2009-2010, E.T.S. Walton Visiting Scholar, Science Foundation Ireland
2005-2005, Young Investigator Travel Award, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
2002, New Investigator Recognition Award, ABJS, Orthopaedic Research Society, Basic Science

Previous Positions

2001-2006, Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, College of Engineering, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
1996-2000, Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Mechanical Engineering, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
1990-1996, Orthopedic Research Engineer, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory
1986-1990, Programmer Analyst, Control Data Corporation, Computer Integrated Manufacutring Applications

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Microdamage Growth in Trabecular Bone Due to Off-Axis Loading, $1,100,000, 2005 to 2010.

Publications

  • Korecki CL, Zinser G, Liu X, Siedler J, Welsh J, Niebur GL (Sep 2009) Effect of the Vitamin D Receptor on Bone Geometry and Strength During Gestation and Lactation in Mice., Calcified tissue international Abstract
  • Garrison JG, Slaboch CL, Niebur GL (May 2009) Density and architecture have greater effects on the toughness of trabecular bone than damage., Bone, 44 (5), 924-9 Abstract
  • Dai Y, Niebur GL (Mar 2009) A semi-automated method for hexahedral mesh construction of human vertebrae from CT scans., Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 1 Abstract
  • Shi X, Wang X, Niebur GL (Feb 2009) Effects of loading orientation on the morphology of the predicted yielded regions in trabecular bone., Annals of biomedical engineering, 37 (2), 354-62 Abstract
  • Zhang J, Niebur GL, Ovaert TC (2008) Mechanical property determination of bone through nano- and micro-indentation testing and finite element simulation., Journal of biomechanics, 41 (2), 267-75 Abstract
  • Burgers TA, Mason J, Niebur G, Ploeg HL (2008) Compressive properties of trabecular bone in the distal femur., Journal of biomechanics, 41 (5), 1077-85 Abstract
  • Leng H, Wang X, Ross RD, Niebur GL, Roeder RK (Jan 2008) Micro-Computed Tomography of Fatigue Microdamage in Cortical Bone Using a Barium Sulfate Contrast Agent., Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 1 (1), 68-75 Abstract
  • Liu X, Niebur GL (Aug 2007) Bone ingrowth into a porous coated implant predicted by a mechano-regulatory tissue differentiation algorithm., Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology Abstract
  • Wang X, Masse DB, Leng H, Hess KP, Ross RD, Roeder RK, Niebur GL (2007) Detection of trabecular bone microdamage by micro-computed tomography., Journal of biomechanics, 40 (15), 3397-403 Abstract
  • Wang, X, Niebur, GL (2006) Microdamage propagation in trabecular bone due to changes in loading mode., Journal of Biomechanics, 39 (5), 781-790
  • Wang X, Liu X, Niebur GL, Preparation of On-axis Cylindrical Trabecular Bone Specimens Using Micro-CT Imaging, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 126(1), 122-5, Feb 2004
  • Bayraktar HH, Morgan EF, Niebur GL, Morris GE, Wong EK, Keaveny TM, Comparison of the Elastic and Yield Properties of Human Femoral Trabecular and Cortical Bone Tissue, Journal of Biomechanics, 37(1), 27-35, Jan 2004
  • Liu X, Wang X, Niebur GL, Effects of Damage on the Orthotropic Material Symmetry of Bovine Tibial Trabecular Bone, Journal of Biomechanics, 36(12), 1753-9, Dec 2003
  • Niebur GL, Feldstein MJ, Keaveny TM, Biaxial Failure Behavior of Bovine Tibial Trabecular Bone, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 124(6), 699-705, Dec 2002
  • Jaasma MJ, Bayraktar HH, Niebur GL, Keaveny TM, Biomechanical Effects of Intraspecimen Variations in Tissue Modulus For Trabecular Bone, Journal of Biomechanics, 35(2), 237-46, Feb 2002
  • Niebur GL, Yuen JC, Burghardt AJ, Keaveny TM, Sensitivity of damage predictions to tissue level yield properties and apparent loading conditions, Journal of Biomechanics, 34(5), 699-706, May 2001 Abstract
  • Keaveny TM, Morgan EF, Niebur GL, Yeh OC, Biomechanics of Trabecular Bone., Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 3, 307-33, 2001 Abstract
  • Niebur GL, Feldstein MJ, Yuen JC, Chen TJ, Keaveny TM, High-resolution finite element models with tissue strength asymmetry accurately predict failure of trabecular bone, Journal of Biomechanics, 33(12), 1575-83, December 2000 Abstract
  • Kuechle DK, Newman SR, Itoi E, Niebur GL, Morrey BF, An KN, The relevance of the moment arm of shoulder muscles with respect to axial rotation of the glenohumeral joint in four positions, Clinical Biomechanics (bristol, Avon), 15(5), 322-9, June 2000 Abstract
  • Uchiyama S, Cooney WP, Linscheid RL, Niebur G, An KN, Kinematics of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger after surface replacement, Journal of Hand Surgery. American Volume, 25(2), 305-12, March 2000 Abstract
  • Niebur GL, Yuen JC, Hsia AC, Keaveny TM, Convergence behavior of high-resolution finite element models of trabecular bone, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 121(6), 629-35, December 1999 Abstract
  • Uchiyama S, Cooney WP, Niebur G, An KN, Linscheid RL, Biomechanical analysis of the trapeziometacarpal joint after surface replacement arthroplasty, Journal of Hand Surgery. American Volume, 24(3), 483-90, May 1999 Abstract
  • Ishikawa J, Cooney WP, Niebur G, An KN, Minami A, Kaneda K, The effects of wrist distraction on carpal kinematics, Journal of Hand Surgery. American Volume, 24(1), 113-20, Jan 1999 Abstract
  • Smutz WP, Kongsayreepong A, Hughes RE, Niebur G, Cooney WP, An KN, Mechanical advantage of the thumb muscles, Journal of Biomechanics, 31(6), 565-70, June 1998 Abstract
  • Hughes RE, Niebur G, Liu J, An KN, Comparison of two methods for computing abduction moment arms of the rotator cuff, Journal of Biomechanics, 31(2), 157-60, February 1998 Abstract
  • Ishikawa J, Niebur GL, Uchiyama S, Linscheid RL, Minami A, Kaneda K, An KN, Feasibility of using a magnetic tracking device for measuring carpal kinematics, Journal of Biomechanics, 30(11-12), 1183-6, 1997 Abstract
  • Imaeda T, Cooney WP, Niebur GL, Linscheid RL, An KN, Kinematics of the trapeziometacarpal joint: a biomechanical analysis comparing tendon interposition arthroplasty and total-joint arthroplasty, Journal of Hand Surgery. American Volume, 21(4), 544-53, July 1996 Abstract
  • Luo ZP, Niebur GL, An KN, Determination of the proximity tolerance for measurement of surface contact areas using a magnetic tracking device, Journal of Biomechanics, 29(3), 367-72, March 1996 Abstract
  • Stone JJ, Currier BL, Niebur GL, An KN, The use of a direct current electromagnetic tracking device in a metallic environment, Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, 32, 305-11, 1996 Abstract
  • King GJ, Itoi E, Niebur GL, Morrey BF, An KN, Motion and laxity of the capitellocondylar total elbow prosthesis, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 76(7), 1000-8, July 1994 Abstract
  • Imaeda T, Niebur G, An KN, Cooney WP, Kinematics of the trapeziometacarpal joint after sectioning of ligaments, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 12(2), 205-10, March 1994 Abstract
  • Imaeda T, Niebur G, Cooney WP, Linscheid RL, An KN, Kinematics of the normal trapeziometacarpal joint, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 12(2), 197-204, March 1994 Abstract
  • King GJ, Itoi E, Risung F, Niebur GL, Morrey BF, An KN, Kinematic and stability of the Norway elbow. A cadaveric study, Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 64(6), 657-63, December 1993 Abstract

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