Profile InformationOverviewAffiliate FacultyProfessorAcademic 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: Professor Banks has been active in orthopaedic and joint mechanics research his entire career. He is a member of several professional societies including ASME, the Knee Society, the American Society for Biomechanics and the Orthopaedic Research Society. Professor Banks served as President and annual conference host for the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty in 2013, and remains a member of the Board of Directors. Professor Banks holds numerous medical device patents, works with several medical device companies, and has designed joint replacement implants that have been used in over 100,000 patients. Positions and Employment: 2019 – 2020Interim Chair, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida 2013 – presentProfessor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Prof. of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Affiliate Prof. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida 2009 – 2013Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Assoc. Prof. of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Affiliate Assoc. Prof. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida 2004 – 2009Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Asst. Prof. of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Affiliate Asst. Prof. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida 1992 – 2004Technical Director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, The BioMotion Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL Education: BS Biomedical Engineering - Case Western Reserve University, 1985MS Biomedical Engineering - Case Western Reserve University, 1988PhD Mechanical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992 Honors and Awards: 2019 Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award, Soc. Manufact. Eng., SME RAPID, Detroit 2018 Jacques Jenny Memorial Lecturer, Veterinary Orthopaedic Society(3rd engineer selected for this honor in 30-year history of memorial lectureship) 2017 Anderson Scholar Faculty Honoree, University of Florida 2015 UF College of Engineering E4 Lecturer (a student-voted honor to present a ‘Last Lecture’ format talk) 2014, 2007 Mark S. Bloomberg Memorial Resident Research Award, Veterinary Orthopaedic Society 2013 Elected member of The Knee Society 2012 Teacher of the Year, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida 2011 Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering, University of Florida 2010 Pramod P. Khargonekar Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Florida 2009 Presentation Prize, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Engineering in Medicine & Health Division 2009 Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Dept of Mech & Aero Eng, University of Florida 2008, 2005 Distinguished International Educator, University of Florida 2006 Winner, U.F. Howard J. Leonhardt Business Plan Competition (Inventor and Team Advisor) 2004 Healthcare Heroes – Innovation in Healthcare Award, Palm Beach County Medical Society 2003 Hap Paul Award, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, San Francisco 2002 Theo Van Rens Best Paper Award, ESSKA, Rome 2001 Best Paper Award, FESMAC-SIAMOC, Joint Congress, Rome Professional Memberships and Committee Activities: The Knee Society The International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty President and Annual Meeting Organizer, 2013 Board of Directors, 2011-2015 Program Committee, 2020 - present The Orthopaedic Research Society American Society for Mechanical Engineers 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- Research & PublicationsPublications: List of Published Works: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/scott.banks.1/bibliography/public
