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Melanie Franklyn

Full Name Dr Melanie Franklyn
Position Research Fellow
Contact Details Phone: +61 3 9905 4684
Fax: +61 3 9905 4363
Email: Melanie.Franklyn@muarc.monash.edu.au
Qualifications

PhD (Biomedical Engineering/Biomechanics)
Masters Prelim. (Biomedical Engineering)
BSc (Applied Mathematics/Immunology)
CAISS

Research Interests
  • Computer modelling (e.g. LS-DYNA Finite Element Analysis and MADYMO) to study the injury biomechanics of motor vehicle occupants, particularly brain injuries
  • Physical crash test reconstruction of real-world crashes
  • Mechanical properties of human tissue, predominately paediatric tissue properties
  • Injury assessment functions of anthropomorphic test devices (ATD’s) i.e. crash test dummies
  • Training researchers in injury coding using the AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale)
  • Biomechanics of sports injuries (stress fractures and medial tibial stress syndrome) using computational and mathematical models.