Manuel Rausch
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Rausch's research focuses on soft-tissue biomechanics, nonlinear continuum mechanics, numerical modeling, and material characterization and constitutive modeling. Originally from Germany, 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 in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics and Department of Biomedical Engineering. 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. Dr. Rausch's research focuses on soft-tissue biomechanics, nonlinear continuum mechanics, numerical modeling, and material characterization and constitutive modeling. Originally from Germany, 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 in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics and Department of Biomedical Engineering. 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
Biomechanics
