Rate My Professor Lynne Bilston

Professor Lynne Bilston is a Professor and the Paul Trainor Chair in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of New South Wales. A biomechanical engineer, her research examines how mechanical forces contribute to physiological and pathophysiological processes in the body, with particular emphasis on injury biomechanics, neural tissue biomechanics, respiratory biomechanics, cerebrospinal fluid biomechanics, and other soft tissue mechanics. She develops advanced imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance methods, to measure biomechanical properties in vivo and applies this work to create new treatments for conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea and cerebrospinal fluid flow disorders including Chiari malformation and syringomyelia.

Professor Bilston maintains a long-standing focus on the mechanisms of brain and spinal cord injury, especially in children, and on injury prevention strategies. Her research on road crashes has informed changes to legislation and safety standards. She currently investigates improved transport safety for children with disabilities. She serves as Chair of the Australian Standards Committee for Child Restraints and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. In 2011 she edited the book Neural Tissue Biomechanics. Her professional email address is not publicly listed on official UNSW profiles.