Douglas W. Van Citters, PhD

professional Title

Dean of Thayer School of Engineering, Professor of Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Adjunct Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

Biography

As principal investigator of the Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center for Orthopaedics, Douglas Van Citters oversees musculoskeletal biomaterials, biomechanics, tribology, and device design research. He is also responsible for curation and research activities related to Dartmouth’s arthroplasty retrieval collection. His current research interests include polyethylene wear mechanisms at the micro- and nano- scales, fatigue properties of novel polyethylene formulations, wear and structure of alternative bearings for total hips, polymer structure, wearable technologies, and implantable technologies. Professor Van Citters teaches Thayer's two graduate courses in biomaterials, as well as classical mechanics courses. He has been an active collaborator and advisor in the biomaterials field for projects from the departments of orthopaedics, plastic surgery, pediatrics, radiology, physiology, and vascular surgery.

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1999
Bachelor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering, 2003
Master of Science, Thayer School of Engineering, 2003
Doctor of Philosophy, Thayer School of Engineering, 2006

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