Dr. Scott Banks

Scott Banks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;
Affiliate Faculty, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Human Biomechanics, Skeletal Implant Design, Imaging and Instrumentation

Phone Number:

352.392.6109

E-mail:

banks@ufl.edu

318 MAE-A
PO Box 116250
Gainesville, FL 32611-6250

Education:

BS Biomedical Engineering - Case Western Reserve University, 1985
MS Biomedical Engineering - Case Western Reserve University, 1988
PhD Mechanical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Biomechanics
International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty

Positions and Employment
Technical Director, The BioMotion Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL, 1992-
Associate Professor (courtesy) of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1997-2004
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, 2002-
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2004-
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2005-
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2006-

Other Experience
Extramural Advisory Committee, Dept. Exercise Sci. & Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, 1995-2003
Curriculum Advisory Committee, Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Barry University, 1996-2001
Consultant, Stryker Corporation, 1997- 2000
Institutional Review Board, Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1998-2001
Consultant, Zimmer, Inc. 1998-2004
Board of Editors, Journal of Arthroplasty, 2001-
Consultant/Implant Designer, Encore Medical Corporation, 2000-

Honors
Best Paper, FESMAC-SIAMOC, Joint Congress, Rome, 2001
Theo Van Rens Best Paper Award, ESSKA, Rome, 2002
Hap Paul Award, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, 2003
Healthcare Heroes - Innovation in Healthcare Award, Palm Beach County Medical Society, 2004
Anderson Scholar Faculty Honoree, University of Florida, 2004
Distinguished International Educator, University of Florida, 2005