August 1, 2023 Franck & PANTHER TBI research featured by Futurum Careers Written By: Caitlin Scott Departments: Mechanical Engineering Categories: Faculty|Research Bjorn Borgen Professor of Mechanical Engineering Christian Franck and his research colleagues in the PANTHER program were recently featured by Futurum Careers. The Futurum article explores why traumatic brain injury research is important and what the PANTHER program is learning about our brains along the way. Futurum Careers is a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). Many familiar faces from UW Engineering are highlighted in the article, including Dr. Jing Zhang, Assistant Professor Joseph Andrews, Assistant Professor Ramathasan Thevamaran, PhD student Jamie Sergay, and Masters student Annalise Daul. Check out the materials Futurum created to make this biomechanical engineering research accessible to a young audience! Article: How can we detect and prevent brain injuries Activity sheet (PDF) Animated video Screenshot from the Futurum Careers animation highlighting Prof. Franck’s research at UW-Madison. This article was produced by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). For more information, teaching resources, and course and career guides, see www.futurumcareers.com.