Hannah Spece, PhD Assistant Research Professor, and Deputy Director, Implant Research Core School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University Email: hgs29@drexel.edu

Bio

Hannah Space, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor in Drexel University's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, and is also the Deputy Director of the Implant Research Core. She received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, followed by her MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University. Thesis: Development and Characterization of 3D Printed Porous Polyetheretherketone for Orthopaedic Applications (2021). [PDF]

Dr. Spece's current research focuses on the creation and evaulation of 3D printed porous PEEK surfaces for bone ingrowth. Additional research involves tribological evaluation and wear debris analysis of conical tapers in retrieved modular total knee arthroplasty, inspection of retrieved knee and hip devices to analyze prevalent damage mechanisms and associated factors, and analysis of relationships between implant characteristics and histological changes in perisprosthetic tissue.

Education

• PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2021
• MS, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2018
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 2014

Research Interests

3D printed porous PEEK surfaces for bone ingrowth, arthroplasty, computational biomechanics, implant characteristics, knee and hip devices, perisprosthetic tissue, and orthopaedic biomaterials.