Profile InformationOverviewAffiliate FacultyAcademic Office Phone Number: 352-392-6109 E-mail: banks@ufl.eduPractice Locations: UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute3450 Hull RoadGainesville, FL 32607Maps | Directions Division: Research BackgroundBiography: 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- 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 Honors and Awards: 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 Professional Memberships and Committee Activities: American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society for Biomechanics International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 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-
