SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS
SPEAKERS
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Kevin J. Deluzio, PhD, P.Eng
Dr. Deluzio began his academic career at Dalhousie University in 1999 as one of the first faculty members of the new  School of Biomedical Engineering, with a cross-appointment in the Dept. of Surgery. He established the Dynamics of Human Motion Laboratory where his research focussed on the investigation of the biomechanical factors of knee osteoarthritis and its treatment. He is currently the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University, a Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical and Materials engineering and the Laboratory Head of the Human Mobility Research Laboratory. Dr. Deluzio has served on the executive of both the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society and the Canadian Society for Biomechanics. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the immediate Past-Chair of Engineering Deans Canada.
Dr. Deluzio's research involves the study of human locomotion to investigate the biomechanical factors of musculskeletal diseases such as knee osteoarthritis. He is interested in the design and evaluation of non-invasive therapies as well as surgical treatments such as total knee replacement. Dr. Deluzio’s work in quantitative human motion analysis combined with pattern recognition techniques provides the means for objective and sensitive measurement of joint function.
Roshni Rainbow, PhD, P.Eng
Hi! My name is Roshni Rainbow and I am an assistant professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering. In addition to teaching in the department, I am a biomedical researcher and study musculoskeletal tissue regeneration. My research focuses on how native tissues develop during early life and how we can apply what we have learned from development toward new paradigms for tissue engineering.
Graeme Howe, PhD
​Graeme received his Hon. B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Toronto. After graduation, Graeme remained in Toronto and carried out his doctoral studies with Prof. Ronald Kluger, studying the mechanisms of decarboxylation of vitamin B1-derived intermediates and aromatic acids. After receiving his doctorate in 2016, Graeme traveled south of the border to study enzyme mechanisms under the supervision of Prof. Wilfred van der Donk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow. Graeme began his independent career in the Department of Chemistry at Queen’s University in July of 2019. His research program is focused on understanding how enzymes evolve and the engineering of enzymes into new and improved biocatalysts.
Xian Wang, PhD
​Prof. Xian Wang is an assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University. His research interests focus on developing small-scale medical robotics. During his Ph.D. study at University of Toronto, he has developed micro/nano robotic platform technologies to study the mechanical properties of the cell and tissue. As a research fellow at the Hospital for Sick Children from 2022 to 2023, he has explored using external-controlled microrobots to cause mechanical ablation of brain tumors.
PANELISTS
Quinn Yetman
My name is Quinn Yetman and I'm going into my 3rd year of PhD studies in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University in the Skeletal Observation Lab supervised by Dr. Michael Rainbow. My research uses biplanar videoradiography and computational modeling to study the coordination of the foot and ankle during movement. My goal is to enhance running performance by designing better footwear and lowering musculoskeletal injury rates.
Danika Wotten
Hi, my name is Danika Wotten. I currently work as a Project Engineer at StarFish Medical, Canada's largest medical device design, development, and contract manufacturing company. I graduated from Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University in 2021. I am interested in the development of medical devices that improve health and save lives.
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Victor Di Donato
Hi, my name is Victor. I am in my final year of Chemical Engineering at Queen's and I was the director of the 2022-2023 QGEM team. We created a water pathogen detection and filtration device and presented at the Grand Jamboree in Paris, France, earning a gold medal!