Ruth Okamoto
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
- Phone
314-935-6068 - Office
Jubel Hall, Room 303L
Google ScholarEducation
DSc, Washington University in St. Louis, 1997MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985
Research areas
Expertise
Teaches hands-on engineering design courses and studies brain biomechanics
Biography
Dr. Okamoto worked as a design engineer and software consultant for Digital Equipment Corporation from 1987 to 1993, then earned her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Washington University. Since joining the department faculty in 1997, she has taught courses in engineering design, engineering mechanics, biomechanics, and numerical methods, as well mentoring student researchers at the BS, MS, and doctoral levels. She currently serves as director of the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace and teaches undergraduate engineering design courses. She is a member of Prof. Philip Bayly’s research group, where she studies brain biomechanics.
