Valerie Norman-Gerum

I'm a PhD student at the University of Waterloo. I’m working to learn why we move the way we do.

I build biomechanical models and design simulations to test hypotheses about how movements of everyday living are achieved. 

Interests

• Modelling and simulation of systems
• Optimal control and motion prediction
• Biomechanics
• Design for wellness and rehabilitation

Research

PhD

• 
  High fidelity musculoskeletal modelling
• Modelling of soft biological tissues and contacts
• Predictive simulation of sit-to-stand

Undergrad

• 
  Designed an assistive garden tool
• Researched percutaneous vertebroplasty for treatment of spine metastases
• Designed and built a pulmonary pressure monitoring device for use with a bag valve mask
• Developed mechanical load tests and sterilization protocols for medical instruments
• Theorized a system for thrombolysis in an inferior vena cava filter

More info