University of Calgary

Ryan Lewinson, PhD’15

Submitted by alumni on Wed, 04/12/2017 - 21:52.

Ryan Lewinson, PhD’15

Glacier RX

At just 28, Ryan Lewinson has already one PhD in biomedical engineering from UCalgary, and is now back in the stacks studying medicine at Cumming School of Medicine.

While still a student, he discovered that a bent-shaft shovel reduces mechanical loads on the lower back. In another study, he developed a method for predicting the type of footwear a person needs to reduce loading in the knee — plus, he formed a company, GlacierRx, with epidemiologist and medical student Isabelle Vallerand.

The busy duo now uses their expertise to help industry, academia and governments develop and test new products, technologies and workflow systems.



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