Donald Russell - Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng.; Associate Dean, Academic - Planning and Policy, Faculty of Engineering and Design

• Degrees: B.Eng. (TUNS), M.S. (MIT), Ph.D. (MIT)
• Phone: 613-520-2600 x 5658
• Email: donald_russell@carleton.ca
• Office: 3091 MC

Research

Dynamics and Modelling of mechanical systems; biomechanics; interaction between mechanical and biological systems; prosthetic limbs; biomechanics of piano playing and related injuries; patient simulators.

Application

Improved design of prosthetic limbs; evaluating the relationship between piano techniques and the occurrencee of piano playing related injuries.

Activities

• Past-President of the Canadian Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society
• Adjunct Professor for the School of Music, University of Ottawa

Journal Articles

C. English, and D. Russell (2008), “Representations of Multi-Joint Stiffness for Prosthetic Limb Design,” Mechanism and Machine Theory 43(3): 297-309.