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Douglas W. Van Citters

Assistant Professor of Engineering

1-603-646-6406
douglas.van.citters@dartmouth.edu

Education

A.B., Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, 1999
M.S., Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, 2003
Ph.D., Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, 2006

Research Interests

Orthopaedic failure analysis and design; wear of polymers; polymer processing; biomaterials and surgical device design

Current Research Projects

Teaching

ENGS 140: Applied Mechanics: Dynamics
ENGS 165: Biomaterials
ENGG 365: Advanced Biomaterials

Selected Publications

Atwood SA, Currier JH, Mayor MB, Collier JP, Van Citters DW, Kennedy FE: Clinical Wear Measurement on LCS Rotating Platform Knee Bearings. Journal of Arthroplasty. 23(3): 431-40, 2008
Van Citters DW, Kennedy FE, Collier JP: Rolling Sliding Wear of UHMWPE for Knee Bearing Applications. Wear. 263:1087-1094, 2007
Kennedy FE, Van Citters DW, Wongseedakaew K, Mongkolwongrojn M: Lubrication and Wear of Artificial Knee Joint Materials in a Rolling/Sliding Tribotester. Journal of Tribology. 129: 326-335, 2007
Currier BH, Currier JH, Mayor MB, Lyford KA, Van Citters DW, Collier JP: In Vivo Oxidation of Gamma-Barrier UHMWPE Bearings. Journal of Arthroplasty. 22(5):721-731, 2007
Van Citters DW, Collier JP: The Retrieval Laboratory: Making Sense of Knee Implant Revisions. In: Surgery of the Knee. Ed by J Insall and N Scott, Elsevier, 2005
Van Citters DW, Kennedy FE, Currier JH, Collier JP, Nichols TD: A Multi-Station Rolling/Sliding Tribotester for Knee Bearing Materials. ASME Journal of Tribology. 126:380-385, 2004

Awards

ASME Journal of Tribology: Best Paper of 2007 Award, 2008
The Dean's Service Award, 2006
The Charles F. and Ruth D. Goodrich Prize, 2003
The Myron Tribus Fellowship, 2003
The Henry J. McCarthy 1931 Fellowship, 2001

Professional Activities

Advisor for Tau Beta Pi student chapter
Formula Hybrid Chief Engineering Examiner
Review board member and sponsor: Engineering Design Methodology
ASME Upper Valley Subsection Treasurer
Member of ASME, ORS, ASTM, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and STLE

News

An Eye-Opening Discovery
December 14, 2012
Engineering student team is finalist in Collegiate Inventors Competition
Invent Now, Inc.
October 16, 2012
What’s gaining traction in orthopedics?
ODT Magazine
September 21, 2012
Community-integrated classes engage students
The Dartmouth
February 17, 2012
Dartmouth Engineering Students Selected for NASA’s Zero-Gravity Research Program
January 13, 2011
Thayer students’ project takes flight
The Dartmouth
January 7, 2011
Group creates safer surgical sponge
The Dartmouth
November 5, 2010
Dartmouth Student Team Wins 2nd Prize in 2010 Collegiate Inventors Competition
October 29, 2010
Simbex Partners with Thayer School on $3.4m National Infrastructure Resource Award
Simbex
January 11, 2010

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

Kudos
Winter 2013
Lab Reports: Next Big Thing in Orthopedics
Winter 2013
The Engineering Pipeline
Summer 2012
Engineering Design: Students Create Eye-Socket Implant
Summer 2012
The New Guard: Thayer's eight new tenure-track assistant professors will influence the next few generations of students.
Winter 2011
Engineering in Medicine: Behind every great medical advance, there's a great engineer
Summer 2009
Random Walk
Summer 2009
Faculty: Thayer Gains Five New Professors
Winter 2008
Investiture: Class of 2006
Fall 2006
Lab Reports: Taking the Pain Out of Joint Replacements
Spring 2005