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Elizabeth A. Friis
Assistant Professor (Ph.D. Wichita State University)
785-864-2104
lfriis@ku.edu

Biomaterials, Biomedical Product Design and Testing

 

Career History; Contact Information; Education; Professional Organizations; Honors and Awards; Community Service; Reviewer Activites; Patents; Publications

Career History

  • 2001-present, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas
  • 1997 - 2001, Research Scientist, Orthopaedic Research Institute, Inc., Wichita, KS.
  • 1987 - 1996, Research Group Leader, Orthopaedic Research Institute, Inc., Wichita, KS.
  • 1993 - 2001, Research Instructor, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Dept. of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics, Wichita, KS.
  • 1996 – 2000, Academic Appointment, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept., Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
  • 1995 - 1996, Adjunct Assistant Professor - Aerospace Engineering Dept., Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.

Contact Information

Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3013 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234

Office: 3134 Learned Hall

Phone: 785-864-2104
Fax: 785-864-5254
Email: lfriis@ku.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, December 1994, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 1987, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering with Distinction, May 1985, The University of Iowa, August 1983 to May 1985. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, August 1981 to May 1983.

Professional Organizations

  • Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), 1990 - present
  • Society For Biomaterials (SFB), 1991 – present; Secretary/Treasurer of Orthopaedic Biomaterials SIG, 2000
  • American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), 1989 - present
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE), 1994 – present

Honors and Awards

  • The National Dean's List, 1985.
  • Who's Who in America's Colleges and Universities, 1985 & 1994.
  • Full Tuition Dean's Scholarship, 1983-1987.
  • Tom Dimond Scholarship, 1985.
  • University of Iowa Engineering Alumni Scholarship, 1983.
  • Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society), 1985.
  • Alpha Chi (Junior Honor Society), 1983.
  • Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society), 1982.
  • Outstanding Freshman in Chemistry, 1982.
  • Presidential Advising Committee, St. Ambrose Univ., Academic Advisor, 1982-1983.
  • Session Moderator, "Vascular Grafts, Society for Biomaterials meeting, 05/02/93
  • Session Moderator, “Novel Bone Cements, Society for Biomaterials meeting, 05/20/2000

Community Service

  • Literacy Volunteers tutor; 1987-90
  • Volleyball Coach, 5th/6th grades, 1989–91
  • Religious education teacher, 5th (1991-93) and 8th grades (1996-98)
  • Society of Women Engineers, Engineering Expo Biomedical Engineering Booth Leader, 1999-2001
  • North High School Biomedical Program Advisory Board Member, 1995-present
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Research Committee Member, 1995-present
  • Via Christi Regional Medical Center Professional Library Committee Member, 1996-present

Reviewer Activities

  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, Biomechanics and Technology Study Section, National Arthritis Foundation, 1999 – 2002
  • Abstract Reviewer, Society For Biomaterials, 1998 - 2000
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 1999
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1998
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, ASTM STP: Composite Materials: Testing and Design (10th), [one article of STP], 1990

Patents

  • "Surgical Implants Incorporating Re-entrant Material", EA Friis, Patent #5,035,713, issued July 30, 1991.
  • “Mechanical Analogue Spine”, EA Friis, CD Pence, CD Graber, JA Montoya, in preparation, anticipated file date August 2001.

Publications

Since 1998:

Books:

  • A Primer of Biomechanics. Authors: GL Lucas, FW Cooke and EA Friis. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, 1999. ISBN 0-387-98456-9.

    Various Publications:

  • Banwart JC, McQueen DA, Friis EA, Graber CD: “Negative pressure intrusion cementing technique for total knee arthroplasty”, Journal of Arthroplasty, 15(3):360-7, 2000.
  • Friis EA, Cooke FW, Kumar B, Graber CD, McQueen DA: “Effect of Fiber Length and Loading on Mixing Behavior and Fracture and Fatigue Resistance of Composite PMMA Bone Cement”, Conditionally accepted pending revisions by the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.
  • Hansen CL, McQueen DA, Friis EA, Heilmann C, Cooke FW, Graber CD, Widenhouse CW: “Porosity of Neat and Composite Bone Cement Mantles”, in preparation, Conditionally accepted by the Journal of Arthroplasty in June 2001.
  • Ryan RM, Friis EA: “Experimental Results: Characteristics of Metallic Reentrant Structures,” in preparation, anticipated submission to the Journal of Materials Science in August 2001.
  • Kumar B, Cooke FW, Friis EA, Horn WJ: “Effect of Fiber Reinforcement on the Fatigue Life of Acrylic Bone Cement: A Statistical Study”, in preparation, anticipated submission to the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research in September 2001.

    Presentations - Peer Reviewed:

  • Banwart JC, McQueen DA, Friis EA, Graber CD: “Negative Pressure Intrusion (NPI) Cementing Technique for Total Knee Arthroplasty”, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, May 18, 1998. Scientific poster presentation.
  • Friis EA, Cooke FW, Kumar B, Graber CD, Blake DJ, McQueen DA: “Effect of Fiber Length and Loading on Mixing Behavior and Fatigue Resistance of PMMA Composite Bone Cement”, Transactions of the 45st Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, p. 181, Anaheim, CA, February 3, 1999.
  • Friis EA, Cooke FW, Kumar B, Graber CD, Blake DJ, McQueen DA: “Fatigue Resistance and Clinical Potential of Fiber Reinforced Bone Cement”, Trans 25rd Annual Society Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 94, Providence, RI, April 28 - May 2, 1999.
  • Cooke FW, Friis EA, Kumar B, Graber CD, Blake DJ, McQueen DA: “Endurance Limit and Fatigue Strength of PMMA Bone Cements”, Trans 25rd Annual Society Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 97, Providence, RI, April 28 - May 2, 1999.
  • Kumar B, Friis EA, Cooke FW, Graber CD, Blake DJ, McQueen DA: “Effect of Fiber Type and Treatment on Fatigue Resistance and Endurance Limit of PMMA Composite Bone Cement”, Trans 25rd Annual Society Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 98, Providence, RI, April 28 - May 2, 1999.
  • Kumar B, Cooke FW, Friis EA, Horn WJ, McQueen DA: “The Use of Weibull Statistics to Generate High Reliability S-N Curves which Quantify the Improvement in Fatigue Resistance of Bone Cement due to Composite Reinforcement”, Trans 26th Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 415, Kamuela, HI, May 15-20, 2000.
  • Cooke FW, Friis EA, Kumar B, Graber CD, McQueen DA: “The Influence of Long Term Simulated Physiological Aging on the Fatigue Resistance of Neat and Composite Bone Cements”, Trans 26th Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 538, Kamuela, HI, May 15-20, 2000.
  • Friis EA, Hafner D, Roth CA, McQueen DA: “Analysis of a Novel Metal-on-Metal Acetabular Component for THA”, Trans 26th Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 556, Kamuela, HI, May 15-20, 2000.
  • Dressler M, Topoleski LDT, Friis EA, Cooke FW, Que L: “Do Third Body Particles of Fiber Reinforced PMMA Bone Cement Increase Wear of CoCrMo and UHMWPE?”, Trans 26th Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 484, Kamuela, HI, May 15-20, 2000.
  • Cooke FW, Kumar B, Friis EA, Graber CD, McQueen DA, Blake DJ: “The Microtopography of Fatigue and Tensile Fracture Surfaces in PMMA Bone Cements: The Effect of Fiber Reinforcement”, Trans 26th Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 1479, Kamuela, HI, May 15-20, 2000.
  • Friis EA, Cooke FW, Kumar B, Graber CD, McQueen DA: “Effect of Specimen Fabrication Technique on Fatigue Resistance of PMMA Bone Cement”, Trans 26th Annual Society For Biomaterials, p. 1461, Kamuela, HI, May 15-20, 2000.
  • Friis EA, Pence CD, Montoya JA, Graber CD, Brown SB: “Pedicle Strains During Distraction: Effect of Construct Configuration”, Trans 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, p 907, San Francisco, February 25-29, 2001.
  • Friis EA, Pence CD, Montoya JA, Graber CD: Mechanical Analogue Model of the Human Lumbar Spine: Development and Initial Evaluation. Trans 27th Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials, St. Paul, MN, April 25-29, 2001.
  • Hansen CL, McQueen DA, Friis EA, Heilmann, Pizzola J, Cooke FW, Graber CD, Widenhouse CW: “Quality of Neat and Composite Bone Cement Mantles”, Trans 27th Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials, St. Paul, MN, April 25-29, 2001.
  • Friis EA, Cooke FW, McQueen DA, Graber CD, Czuwala PJ: Does Molding Medium Affect Cement Porosity and Properties? Trans 27th Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials, St. Paul, MN, April 25-29, 2001.
  • Friis EA, Pence CD, Graber CD, Montoya JA: Mechanical Analogue Model of the Human Lumbar Spine:
  • Development and Initial Evaluation. Accepted for presentation at the Symposium “Spinal Implants: Are We Evaluating Them Appropriately?”, sponsored by ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices and the AAOS Committee on Biomedical Engineering, Dallas, TX, Nov. 6-7, 2001.

    Presentations - Invited:

  • Friis EA: “Prosthesis Engineering”, Invited Presentation, Fall 1998 Midwest Regional Conference of the Society of Women Engineers, Wichita, KS, October 3, 1998.
  • Friis EA: “Quality of the Cement Mantle in Total Hip Arthroplasty”, Invited Presentation, “Perspectives in Total Joint Arthroplasty”, Seventh Annual CME conference, Flint Oak Ranch, Fall River, Kansas, October 8, 1999.
  • Friis EA: “Working with Physicians on Biomedical Research”, Invited Presentation, The University of Iowa, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar, March 23, 2000.
  • Friis EA: “The Reentrant Structure: Structural Materials with a Negative Poisson’s Ratio”, Invited Presentation, Materials Forum Group, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, August 14, 2000.

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