Douglas W. Van Citters
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Lecturer
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, 2008-2010
- ENGS 140 Applied Mechanics: Dynamics (course description)
- ENGS 165 Biomaterials (course description)
- ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation (course description, home page)
Selected Publications
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 and Honors
- 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
- Formula Hybrid Mechanical Technical Inspector
- Review board member and sponsor: Engineering Design Methodology
- Thayer School Annual Fund Executive Committee member
- ASME Upper Valley Subsection Program Director
- Member of ASME, ORS, ASTM, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and STLE