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Dr. Virginia L. Ferguson is a tenured Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, holding the Hudson Moore Jr. Chair in Engineering. She is affiliated with the College of Engineering and Applied Science and leads the MIMIC core facility, which specializes in advanced materials characterization. Her research focuses on soft-hard tissue interfaces, nanoindentation of biological materials, and biomaterials for tissue regeneration. She has pioneered methods combining microscopy and mechanical testing to study musculoskeletal tissues and their responses to aging, metabolic diseases, and microgravity environments.
Dr. Ferguson's work extends to biomimetic materials development using 3D printing and computational modeling of tissue mechanics. Notably, her lab has conducted spaceflight experiments to study bone and muscle degeneration in microgravity. She is also committed to STEM outreach, co-founding the YOU'RE@CU program to engage underrepresented students in engineering research.
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- Labs: ECES 1B17 (primary lab) and MIMIC core facility.
Her awards include the AIMBE College of Fellows (2022), NSF CAREER Award (2011), and multiple leadership fellowships. Current research emphasizes regenerative biomaterials, musculoskeletal biomechanics, and translational applications of advanced manufacturing in medicine.
