Scott Banks

Scott A. Banks, Ph.D., is a professor in the University of Florida Departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (affiliate), and Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (by courtesy). He received bachelor and master of science degrees in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and the doctor of philosophy degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been active in orthopaedics and joint mechanics research his entire career. He is a member of professional societies including ASME, the Knee Society, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. Scott served as president and conference host for the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty in 2013. Scott has coauthored more than 170 peer-reviewed journal papers that have been cited over 5,500 times (h-index 40). He holds numerous medical device patents, resulting in over $1.75 million in royalties to the University of Florida. In additional to mentoring engineering students, Scott has mentored 40 orthopaedic surgeons as long-term research fellows. He continues to work with several startups and established medical-device companies and has designed joint replacement implants that have been used in well over 100,000 patients. Scott loves sharing his excitement for engineering in the classroom and has been named the MAE and College of Engineering Teacher or the Year, as well as the student-selected E4 Lecturer.