Dr Michelle Oyen

Michelle Oyen has a background in materials and biomechanics and has worked on many problems within tissue mechanics and biomimetic materials. For over twenty years, she has had an increasing interest in pregnancy and women's health research, particularly in engineering approaches for prevention of and intervention into preterm birth.

Prior to returning to the US and joining the faculty of Wayne State University, she was a member of the faculty at the Cambridge University Engineering Department in Cambridge, UK (2006-2018) and a Fellow and Director of Studies at Homerton College (2013-2018).