Dr Elise Pegg is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath, and an Orthopaedic Research UK Early-career Research Fellow. Dr Pegg's research is in the field of orthopaedic biomaterials and biomechanics. After completing her doctorate at the University of Nottingham, Dr Pegg worked in the orthopaedic industry for three years as a research engineer, after which she decided to return to academia and moved to the University of Oxford to become a post-doctoral researcher within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences where she gained valuable insight into clinical practice. Dr Pegg moved to the University of Bath to take up at lectureship position in 2015.

Dr Pegg and her research team at the University of Bath focus on addressing healthcare challenges of the lower limb. Work includes the development of new biomaterials and structures for medical device design, computational tools to assist diagnosis, and numerical simulation to predict the success of surgical treatments.

Dr Pegg teaches units relating to solid mechanics, materials and finite element analysis. She also regularly supervises group projects and research projects for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• External Examiner for Medical Engineering programmes at the University of Leeds
• Membership secretary for the UK Society for Biomaterials
• Member of the Department Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team  for the Department Silver Athena Swan
• Member of the Faculty Digital Leaders Group
• Member of the University Equality and Diversity Network
• Member of the Department Admissions Team

If you are interested in undertaking a PhD with Dr Pegg in the fields of biomechanics or biomaterials, please email [email protected].