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Biography
2003-2009: PhD (part time) in Medical Physics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh,
UK
1996-2000: BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Steven Hammer is a Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University. He began his research career in 2002 with
a post at Medical Physics in the University of Edinburgh. During this period, he developed 3D ultrasound
based tools for image-guided modelling to improve the diagnosis and modelling of atherosclerosis. He worked
on the design of ultrasound scanning systems and imaging phantoms, developed arterial segmentation tools,
and worked on arterial blood flow modelling. In a later post, he worked in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI), developing an MR elastography actuator for the Clinical Research Imaging Centre (CRIC) at the
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He has also worked for a laboratory automation company, where he aided in the
development of mechanics and optics for measurements in microfluidic devices, and a prosthetics company,
developing control strategies for advanced upper-limb prosthetics and imaging tools for the accurate colour
reproduction of silicon prosthetic hand covers. He is currently working on the eFinger project with Paul
Scanlan, Will Shu and Bob Reuben from Heriot-Watt University, along with clinical collaborators from the
Department of Urology at the University of Edinburgh. This aims to improve the diagnosis of prostate cancer
using a dynamically actuated tissue stiffness measurement system.
Affiliations: Member of the Bioengineering Society, Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers (AMIMechE).
Homepage,
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Selected Publications
Hammer SJ, Jeays A, Lee WT, Barber D, Hose R, Easson WJ and Hoskins PR. (2007). P6B-14 A 3D Ultrasound System for Image Guided Modeling of Patient-Specific Artery Geometries. Ultrasonics Symposium, 2007. IEEE, pp.2469-2472. Available at: Link.