Callan Luetkemeyer.Callan Luetkemeyer, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering and a faculty affiliate with the Materials Research Lab and Department of Bioengineering, has accepted a faculty position at the Beckman Institute.

Her research aims to develop non-invasive diagnostic imaging that uses large-scale mechanics to "see" small-scale structure indicative of disease and degeneration. Current projects involve image-based mechanical modeling of structure-function relationships in soft tissue injury and endometrial dysfunction.

"As an interdisciplinary scientist, I know team science is the best science. I'm looking forward to combining my background in mechanics of materials with that of experts in imaging, biology, and beyond," she said.