Noyel Thibbotuwawa
Research Officer - Engineer
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Currently working as a Research Engineer, I'm responsible for providing technical assistance, execution of research experiments and analysis, the preparation of research data, and day-to-day maintenance of the biomechanics laboratory for the Spinal Research Group and Centre for Orthopaedics and Trauma research program. The Biomechanics Laboratory of the Spinal Research Group and the Centre for Orthopaedics and Trauma Research is focussed on improving understanding of the biomechanics of the spine, and more generally the musculoskeletal system, in healthy, diseased and injured states. In addition to clinical research, variety of laboratory-based models and techniques including human and animal cadaveric tissue, computational models, pre-clinical animal models, and human participants are used.
Research Engineer, Centre for Orthopaedic & Trauma Research, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide : As a Research Engineer Namal is responsible for providing technical assistance, execution of research experiments and analysis, the preparation of research data, and day-to-day maintenance of the biomechanics laboratory for the Spinal Research Group and Centre for Orthopaedics and Trauma research program. The Biomechanics Laboratory of the Spinal Research Group and the Centre for Orthopaedics and Trauma Research is focussed on improving understanding of the biomechanics of the spine, and more generally the musculoskeletal system, in healthy, diseased and injured states. In addition to clinical research, variety of laboratory-based models and techniques including human and animal cadaveric tissue, computational models, pre-clinical animal models, and human participants are used.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 - 2017 Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 2012 - 2015 Research Scholar and Teaching Assistant Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 2010 - 2012 Lecturer University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa 2009 - 2010 Research Scholar and Teaching Assistant Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2015 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia PhD 2009 - 2011 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Hong Kong MPhil 2004 - 2008 University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa Sri Lanka BSc -
Research Interests
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Journals
- Teaching Assistant, School of Chemistry Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (Feb 2012 - Apr 2017); Area/Subject: Mechanical Design
- Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Moratuwa (Dec 2010 - Feb 2012); Area/Subject: Biomechanics, Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Engineering in product and system design, Industrial Ergonomics, Mechanical design, Mechanics of Machinery, Humanitarian Engineering design.
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Feb 2009 - Oct 2010) ; Area/Subject: Human Factors Engineering, Product design, Occupational Biomechanics
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing Member Human Factors and Ergonomics Society(HFES) United States 2017 - ongoing Member Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Australia (HFESA) Australia
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