Jennifer Love, MS

Assistant Academic Specialist     Mechanical Engineering Technology Office: 473 Snell Engineering Center Phone: 617.373.3551 Fax: 617.373.2501 E-mail: jlove@coe.neu.edu

Education

• MS (1997) Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
• BS (1993) Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Teaching Area

• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Dynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Measurement and Analysis
• Mechanical Design
• Stress Analysis
• Biomechanical Engineering

Background/Research Area

I spent 10 years working as an engineer: 2 years in the medical device industry and 8 years in the biomechanical/athletic footwear industry. My research interests include footwear biomechanics, advanced footwear design, and prosthetic engineering.

Professional Activities

• International Society of Biomechanics

Awards

• A shoe-mounted ultrasonic 3D motion tracking system for training and competition, Winner of Engineering Design Contest, United States Olympic Committee, Sports Science & Technology Division (1996)

Publications

• Inter & Intra-Subject Classifications of Outsole Wear in Running Shoes, J. Cappaert, J. Ocif, B. Rich, Reebok International, International Society of Biomechanics Footwear Symposium Proceedings, 2005
• A Method for Using an Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge to Assess Outsole Wear in Running Shoes, J. Ocif, J. Cappaert, B. Rich, Reebok International Ltd., Human Performance Engineering Lab, Northeast Bioengineering IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2004