Dr Philippe Young is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at The University of Exeter, an Advanced Fellow of the EPSRC and a member of the EPSRC College.  His research interests are in structural mechanics and dynamics, and in particular on the response of bio-structures to loading. A range of techniques, (experimental, analytical and computational) has been applied to the study of the response of the human head to impact as part of an on-going research project.  This work has also led to the development of novel techniques for the generation of computer simulation models based on three dimensional medical imaging data (such as CT, MRI.). These techniques are being successfully applied to the study of the structural characterization of implants and work is being carried out on the re-design of a peri-prosthetic fracture plate as well as on modeling the structural response of THR implants based on in vivo clinical scans. He currently supervises eight post-graduate students from both engineering and computer science backgrounds.

In addition to his academic duties, he is The Managing Director of Simpleware Ltd (www.simpleware.co.uk) a University spin-out company developing medical software for the orthopaedic implant industry. Simpleware markets software tools based on proprietary technology which assist in both pre and post clinical evaluation of implant performance.