Blake Ashby, Ph.D

Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Office Address: 325 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6753
Email: [email protected]

Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering

Brief Biography: Dr. Ashby joined the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University in 2010. Prior to coming to Grand Valley State, he worked for several years as a consulting engineer with Woolley Engineering Research Corporation in Provo, Utah and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates in Phoenix, Arizona.

Degrees: Dr. Ashby received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Dr. Ashby’s areas of interest and expertise include musculoskeletal biomechanics, injury biomechanics, accident reconstruction, dynamics, and solid mechanics.

Dr. Blake Ashby’s area of specialty is biomechanics. Prior to joining GVSU, he worked several years as a biomechanical engineer at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates in Phoenix, Arizona, and at Woolley Engineering Research Corporation in Provo, Utah, providing technical expertise in the areas of injury biomechanics, sports biomechanics, occupant kinematics, accident reconstruction, vehicle dynamics, component and systems testing, and computer simulation of human movements. Dr. Ashby has collaborated with the Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy programs at GVSU on projects investigating work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers and the limits of stability in sitting for children and adults. Other research projects include the biomechanics of human jumping and the effect of laminectomies on improving gait and balance.