Manuel Rausch
Professor
Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Rausch earned his PhD from Stanford University in 2013 before taking on the role of Director of R&D at a small medical device company. After a two year stint in industry, Dr. Rausch returned to academia as a post-doctoral fellow at Yale University. As of 2017, Dr. Rausch is an assistant professor at University of Texas, Austin's Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics. Dr. Rausch's research interests are focused on soft tissue biomechanics. He uses experimental as well as computational tools to characterize and understand the mechanical behavior of biological soft tissues such as myocardium, vascular soft tissue, heart valve tissue, and skin to improve diagnostic and therapeutic methods, and medical device design.
Research Interest
Soft Tissue Biomechanics, Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics, Material Characterization & Constitutive Modeling
Publications
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Rausch MK, Bothe W, Kvitting JP, Göktepe S, Miller DC, Kuhl E. In vivo dynamic strains of the ovine anterior mitral valve leaflet. Journal of biomechanics. 2011 Apr 7;44(6):1149-57.
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Rausch MK, Kuhl E. On the effect of prestrain and residual stress in thin biological membranes. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 2013 Sep 30;61(9):1955-69.
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Rausch MK, Humphrey JD. A Computational Model of the Biochemomechanics of an Evolving Occlusive Thrombus. Journal of Elasticity. 2017:1-20.
