Dr John Costi

Senior Lecturer, Biomechanical Engineer
School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Engineering Building
Flinders University
GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001
Australia

Location: Room 456 Engineering Building
Phone : +61 8 8201 3323
Fax : +61 8 8201 2904
Email: john.costi@flinders.edu.au
Website: http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/john.costi

Qualifications:
BEng (Mechanical, Hons)    The University of Adelaide 1992
PhD (Biomechanics)     Flinders University 2004

Major research interests are to understand the multiscale (nano, micro, macro), complex mechanical behaviour and failure mechanisms of the discs and mechanisms of spine disc degeneration, injury and biomechanics, knee ligament reconstruction, soft tissue and bone mechanics and hip implant micromotion.

Topic co-ordinator/lecturer: Biomechanics, Mechanics and Structures, Mechanics of Machines

Student supervision: Four PhD students, three masters students, four honours students and has examined two PhD theses.

Chief Investigator on one NHMRC Project Grant and was associate investigator on three NHMRC Project/Development grants. NHMRC external assessor.

Senior Lecturer (adjunct status): School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide

Membership:
Secretary: Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society
Committee member: College of Biomedical Engineers (SA Branch), Institution of Engineers Australia
Scientific member: Spine Society of Australia
                              Orthopaedic Research Society

Journal Reviewer: Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Orthopaedic Research and Spine.

He has presently co-authored one book chapter and 17 articles, and has delivered over 70 papers both nationally and internationally on a wide range of biomechanical topics.