Susan P. James, BS, Ph.D.

Susan P. James, BS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director, Rocky Mountain Materials Research Research Interests: Biomaterials, wear of orthopaedic implants and design evaluation of a joint simulator. Dr. James joined the faculty at CSU in 1994 after receiving her PhD in polymer science and technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993 and working for a year as an engineer at Failure Analysis Associates in California. Dr. James has been instrumental in the collaboration between bioengineering and the orthopaedic research program in the Department of Clinical Sciences.

Honors include: Outstanding Faculty Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, CSU Student Section in 1996 and the Engineering Faculty Award of Excellence at CSU in 1997.