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J. Wallace Grant, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering Science & Mechanics
Director
VT-WFU School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Virginia Tech
222 Norris Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-4573
Fax: 540-231-4574
jgrant@vt.edu
EDUCATION:
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B.S., WV Inst. of Tech., Montgomery, WV, Mechanical Engineering, 1965 |
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M.S., Tulane U., New Orleans, LA, Mechanical Engineering, 1970 |
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Ph.D., Tulane U., New Orleans, LA, Mechanical Engineering, 1974 |
RESEARCH:
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Mathematical modeling of inner ear |
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Encoding of linear and angular acceleration of head |
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Mechanotransduction aspects of receptor cells |
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Theoretical and experimental work on vestibular mechanics |
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
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W .T. Cook, M. M. Smith, M.D. Markel, J. W. Grant, 2001. "Influence of an interdental full pin on stability of an acrylic external fixator for rostral mandibular fractures." Am J Vet Res, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 576-580. |
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J. R. Cotton, J.W. Grant, 2000. "A Finite Element Method for mechanical response of Hair Cell ciliary bundles." J. Biomechanical Engr., Vol. 122, pp.44-50. |
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M.C. Barrett, E.H. Peterson, and J.W. Grant, 1999. "Extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer for measuring the stiffness of ciliary bundles on hair cells." IEEE Trans. in Bio. Med. Engr., Vol.46, No. 3, pp.331-339. |
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Fajardo, A.B., B.L. Luke, J. W. Grant, 1998. "A technique for determining convergence in human subjects undergoing rotational acceleration using a binocular eye-tracking system." Aviation, Space, and Env. Med. Vol 69, No. 8, pp. 750-754. |
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Duncan, R. K., J. W. Grant, 1997. "Finite element model of the vestibular stereocilia bundle." Hearing Research, Vol. 104, pp. 15-26. |
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