{"645672":{"#nid":"645672","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ethier Named Editor of Journal of Biomechanical Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/C.%20Ross-Ethier\u0022\u003EC. Ross Ethier\u003C\/a\u003E has been appointed co-editor-in-chief of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asmedigitalcollection.asme.org\/biomechanical\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Biomechanical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPublished by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the journal focuses on the application of mechanical engineering principles to improve human health. Ethier assumes his new responsibilities immediately.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is one of the best-established journals in biomechanics, having published many classic articles,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/C.%20Ross-Ethier\u0022\u003EEthier, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and Georgia Research Alliance Lawrence L. Gellerstedt Jr. Eminent Scholar in Bioengineering. \u0026ldquo;We will continue to be relentlessly focused on article quality, and I am looking forward to continuing to increase the diversity of our editorial board, referees, and authors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEthier works at the intersection of mechanics, physiology, and cell biology to understand the role of mechanics in disease and prevent mechanically triggered damage to tissues and organs. He has done extensive research on the eye disease glaucoma and osteoarthritis, which affects the joints.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEthier said he aims to publish more special issues and review articles as editor, and he would like to create a new type of article focused on measurement and computational techniques in biomechanics and mechanobiology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to publishing his own research in the journal, Ethier has served as an associate editor and chair of the society\u0026rsquo;s division that oversees the journal. He\u0026rsquo;s the second editor-in-chief to hail from Georgia Tech: Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience Founding Director Bob Nerem served in the role for nearly a decade.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe journal focuses on the application of mechanical engineering principles to improve human health\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" The journal focuses on the application of mechanical engineering principles to improve human health"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2021-03-24 14:42:23","changed_gmt":"2021-03-24 14:44:29","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"627768":{"id":"627768","type":"image","title":"Ross Ethier","body":null,"created":"1571409927","gmt_created":"2019-10-18 14:45:27","changed":"1616597049","gmt_changed":"2021-03-24 14:44:09","alt":"Ross Ethier sits at a bench in his research lab.","file":{"fid":"239041","name":"Ross in lab.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ross%20in%20lab_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ross%20in%20lab_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3417053,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Ross%20in%20lab_0.jpg?itok=joBh8IMi"}}},"media_ids":["627768"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/C.%20Ross-Ethier","title":"C. Ross Ethier"},{"url":"https:\/\/asmedigitalcollection.asme.org\/biomechanical","title":"Journal of Biomechanical Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"180128","name":"C. Ross Ethier"},{"id":"41331","name":"Ross Ethier"},{"id":"187372","name":"Journal of Biomechanical Engineering"},{"id":"2855","name":"American Society of Mechanical Engineers"},{"id":"2728","name":"asme"},{"id":"126571","name":"go-PetitInstitute"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}