EXPERT SUMMARY

Ms. Julia de Lange is a Biomechanics specialist at 30 Forensic Engineering, within the Biomechanics and Personal Injury Assessment group. She is also currently a Ph.D. student investigating the fracture tolerance of the human upper extremity for behind-armour blunt trauma applications. She has injury biomechanics experience investigating the injury tolerance thresholds for the human foot/ankle complex under combined ankle rotations for vehicular collision applications.

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Injury Biomechanics
• Biomechanical Modelling of Human Movement

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, ongoing

M.A.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 2019

• M.A.Sc. Thesis: Biomechanical Tools for Assessing Foot and Ankle Injury Risk in Frontal Automotive Collisions

B.Eng., Biomedical Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, 2016

Graduate Level Courses

McMaster University:

• BIOMED 715 – Biomechanics of Injury and Prevention, School of Biomedical Engineering
• BIOMED 705 – Biomedical Engineering II, School of Biomedical Engineering
• MECHENG 717 – Current Topics in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Mechanical Engineering Department

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Quantifying Injury Limits of the Forearm, Ph.D Thesis Project, Ongoing

• Develop injury risk curves for discrete locations in the forearm for evaluating risk of behind-armour blunt trauma, conducted in partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)
• Based upon experimental data obtained, develop a finite element model of the upper extremity

Instrumented Boot to Detect Fracture Risk at Alternate Ankle Postures, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 2019

• Optimized a previously developed and calibrated instrumented boot for foot injury risk prediction in frontal automotive collisions through a new calibration protocol
• Impacted cadaver lower leg specimens to assess fracture tolerance in combined ankle postures and compare these results to forces obtained through crash test dummies under similar impact conditions, in order to develop injury risk curves and assess the biofidelity of two commonly used dummies

Employment Background

30 Forensic Engineering  
Associate, Biomechanics & Personal Injury Group
2020 – Present, Toronto, ON

• Conducting technical investigations involving the determination of the mechanics of injury and performance of restraint systems and protective devices

Hastings, Boulding, Correia Consulting Engineers & Scientists
Biomechanics Consultant
2018, Hamilton, ON

• Assisted with forensics cases as a biomechanics consultant to perform assessments of injury mechanisms based upon the medical documentation provided, and the circumstances in which the injuries occurred

McMaster University, Mechanical Engineering Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2019, Hamilton, ON

• Relevant courses:
  • MECH ENG 3M03
• Hand selected for this course to instruct mechanical engineering students from a variety of disciplines on the use of machinery equipment

McMaster University, Electrical Engineering Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2017–2018, Hamilton, ON

• Relevant courses:
  • ENG 2MM3, Electrical Circuits and Power
  • EE 2C15, Introduction to Electrical Engineering
• Instructed 130 second- and third-year undergraduate engineering students from a variety of disciplines on electrical circuit theory
• Provided leadership during tutorials and office hours by guiding students through their coursework to ensure a thorough understanding of the material being instructed
• Evaluated and graded coursework, provided constructive feedback to students, and invigilated midterms to clarify test material when required