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Dr Kambiz Saber-Sheikh (BEng, PhD, MIMechE, CEng)

Research Fellow

contact:
Health Professions
Darley Road
Eastbourne
BN20 7UR

Telephone: +44 (0)1273 644166

Email: K.Saber-Sheikh@brighton.ac.uk

Profile

Dr Kambiz Saber-Sheikh graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Sussex in 1993 with a degree project investigating the stress stiffening effects of radial turbine blades using the finite element method. He was awarded his PhD in Biomedical Materials in 1998 at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) in Biomedical Materials, QMUL, the UK centre of excellence in biomaterials. His PhD research, funded by EPSRC and industrially sponsored, was concerned with characterisation of 'soft' biomedical polymers, in particularly their viscoelastic behaviour.

He has since worked in a range of industries, and has experience of working in research, design, consultancy and teaching roles. In 1998 he was employed as a research fellow at the University of Southampton working on finite element modelling of the non-linear contact behaviour total knee replacement prosthetics. From 1999 to 2001 he was responsible for engineering analysis and design optimisation (FEA) of an astronomical instrument for the state of the art Gemini South telescope now commissioned at Cerro Pachon, Chile. From 2001 to 2003 he worked in an engineering consultancy (Mott MacDonald), where he gained status as a chartered engineer (CEng), having analysis, design and development responsibilities on a number of national and international projects. From 2003-2005 he qualified and worked as a secondary school teacher.

In 2006 he joined the Clinical Research Centre, School of Health Professions at the University of Brighton. He is currently coordinating the Human Movement Laboratory as well as being involved in a number of research projects within the school and the university.

Current research projects

  • The effect of temperature on the viscoelastic behaviour of the lumbar spine.
  • The effect of temperature and humidity on the viscoelastic properties of pedal skin.
  • Modelling the poroelastic effects of osteoporosis on the intervertebral disc using finite element analysis.

General research interests

  • Application of finite element analysis
  • Bioengineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomechanics
  • Quantifying stiffness and viscoelasticity of joints and tissue
  • Measurement of spinal motion
  • Instrumentation

Journal articles

Number of items: 3.

Ha, TH, SABER-SHEIKH, KAMBIZ, MOORE, A and JONES, MARK (2013) Measurement of lumbar spine range of movement and coupled motion using inertial sensors - a protocol validity study Manual Therapy, 18 (1). ISSN 1356-689X

SABER-SHEIKH, KAMBIZ, MOORE, A and JONES, MARK (2012) Errors in three dimensional spinal motion measurement using skin surface motion sensors Journal of Innovation in Engineering Technology and Education, 1 . ISSN 2232-1357

Saber-Sheikh, K., Bryant, E.C., Glazzard, C., Hamel, A. and Lee, R. (2010) Feasibility of using inertial sensors to assess human movement Manual Therapy, 15 (1). pp. 122-125. ISSN 1356-689X

This list was generated on Tue Jun 11 15:10:02 2013 BST.

Conference papers

Ha TH, Moore AP, Lee RYW, Saber-Sheikh K, Jones MP, 2008, Measurement of Spinal Motion Using Inertial Sensors - Comparison of different Computational Methods, 10th International Symposium 3D Analysis of Human Movement. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Saber-Sheikh K, Bryant EC, Glazzard C, Hamel A, Lee RYW. 2008 The feasibility of using inertial sensors to assess human movement. Knowledge Transfer through partnership: Delivering innovation in Healthcare: 9-14. Brighton. UK.

D'Arrigo P, Bingham R, Charalambous A, Saber-Sheikh K, Savidge T. 2000. Active Flexure compensation for the HROS spectrograph. Proc. SPIE. Vol 4008. Optical and IR telescope instrumentation and detectors. 2000: 861-865.

Charalambous A, Percival JF, Saber-Sheikh K, Savidge T. 2000. Designing the Gemini high resolution optical spectrograph structure to meet the flexural performance required at a Cassegrain focus. Proc. SPIE. Vol 4008. Optical and IR telescope instrumentation and detectors: 148-158.

Clarke RL, Saber-Sheikh K. 1998. The water content and viscoelasticity of soft lining materials. J Dent Res Vol 77 B pp763 IADR conference, Nice, France.

Clarke RL, Saber-Sheikh K. 1997. Dynamic mechanical analysis of soft lining materials. J Dent Res. Vol 76 No 5 pp1021 BADR conference, Brighton, UK.

Saber-Sheikh K, Clarke RL. 1996. The viscoelastic frequency response of soft prosthesis materials. Institute of Materials. Polymers In Medicine and Surgery pp301-308 Glasgow UK.

Saber-Sheikh K, Clarke RL. 1996. Water absorption and viscoelasticity of soft polymers. 5th World Biomaterials Congress Volume 2 pp 756 Toronto. Canada.

Saber-Sheikh K, Clarke RL. 1995. The dynamic mechanical method for the testing of soft-lining materials. Biological Engineering Society, Biomaterials in Medicine Conference, Cambridge, UK.

Grants

Modelling the poroelastic effects of osteoporosis on the intervertebral disc using finite element analysis.
D Covill; P Harris; K Saber-Sheikh. 2008
University of Brighton: Brief encounters Networking awards. £5000.

The effect of temperature and humidity on the viscoelastic properties of pedal skin.
F Hashmi; K Saber-Sheikh. 2008
Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation. £2000.

Teaching

Supervising PhD and MSc students.