Christine Harper

Christine Harper has four years of work experience. In 2015, they were a Summer Research Intern at Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana LLP, where they investigated the stability of the scapular component in reverse shoulder implants, conducted a literature review to identify physiologically representative fixed points for a potting fixture, and used digital image correlation to quantify mechanical stress in strain in hip implants during loading. From 2017 to 2022, they were a Graduate Student at the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University, where they collaborated on interdisciplinary research projects that bridged mechanical engineering, microbiology, and biophysics. In 2018, they were a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the course Orthopaedic Tissue Mechanics, where they held weekly office hours to provide tutoring and mentoring to 30 students, prepared homework problem sets and solutions with real life examples to reinforce course material, and provided feedback to students through graded homework and exams and well as individual meetings. Currently, they are a R&D Microfluidics Engineer at Chronus Health.

Christine Harper attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology from 2013 to 2017, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering with a Biomechanics concentration and a minor in German Language. In 2015-2016, they took part in an exchange program at the University of Stuttgart. Currently, they are pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Cornell University, which they are expected to complete in 2022.