Salvatore Federico

Adjunct Professor

+1 (403) 220-5790

Mechanical Engineering 406

salvatore.federico@ucalgary.ca

Website:

http://ucalgary.ca/federico/

Research Interests

Movement Science & Musculoskeletal Health:

POSITIONS

Professor, Dept Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology

EDUCATION

2005-2007	Post-Doctoral Fellow, Human Performance Laboratory, The University of Calgary
2001-2004	PhD in Structural Mechanics, University of Catania, Italy
1994-2000	Laurea (BSc+MSc) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Catania, Italy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theoretical and applied mechanics: geometrical foundations of Continuum Mechanics, with particular regard to the theory of elasticity, anelastic phenomena, materials with inhomogeneities, fibre-reinforced composite materials, theory of porous media.

Biomechanics of Soft Tissue: mathematical models of soft tissue material properties, articular cartilage mechanics, growth and remodelling, joint mechanics, cell mechanics.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

2019	Teaching Achievement Award, Schulich School of Engineering, The University of Calgary
2018	Teaching Achievement Award, Schulich School of Engineering, The University of Calgary
2016	2015 Editor's Choice List: Grillo, Guaily, Giverso, Federico, 2015, J. Biomech. Eng., 137, 071004-8
2013	Teaching Excellence Award (Second-Year Civil-Chemical-Mechanical), The University of Calgary
2007	American Society of Biomechanics Young Scientist Post-Doctoral Award
2010	Departmental Early Research Excellence Award

SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS

2002-current	ISB, International Society of Biomechanics
2006-current	ASB, American Society of Biomechanics
2006-current	CSB, Canadian Society for Biomechanics
2006-current	IUTAM, International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
2006-current	AIMETA, Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
2008-current	ESB, European Society of Biomechanics
2009-current	EUROMECH, European Mechanics Society
2011-current	Society for Natural Philosophy
2011-current	Society of Engineering Science
2012-current	Cardiac Physiome Society

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2001-2015	Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Messina, Italy
2005-current	CAUT, Canadian Association of University Teachers
2009-current	APEGA, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Canada