“I'm very interested in trying to create models of the human body (joints, bones, muscles) to better understand their mechanics and how they move. This knowledge can be used to improve all types of medical areas such as robotic surgery (helping the machine understand the body's materials and how they move is important for coding precise tiny movements), joint implants (understanding forces and movements they are under), and even radiation therapy RT (new technologies now currently trying to understand how the organs move during RT in order to get the radiant to target the tumour only and not have it affect healthy tissue.) My grandmother had to have a hip implant in her 70s after a fracture and unfortunately, she still suffered major pains and discomforts. She never fully recovered. I hope that with my work in this field I can contribute to improving the life quality of elderly joint replacement patients.”
Meet Joudi…
Joudi was born in Damascus, Syria and is currently completing an MSc in Mechanical Engineering. Joudi is specifically interested in creating models of the human body to better understand its mechanics.
During her undergraduate degree, where she studied Mechanical Engineering, Joudi was the President of the Mechanical Engineering Society and a peer mentor. She is also on the board of volunteer trustees for a Leeds-based charity called PAFRAS: Positive Action for Asylum Seekers which is a a brilliant grassroots charity. Through her extracurricular activities and community engagements, Joudi has developed a proactive nature, with a focus on teamwork and leadership skills.
She chose to apply Imperial College London as the facilities for her research interests are second to none. Joudi was very impressed by the brilliant selection of modules and believes that Imperial College London prepares students for a long and successful career in numerous fields. She has also recently been elected as the Mechanical Engineering MSc course student representative.
Joudi’s career aspirations are largely inspired by the work of research institutes such as IRCAD’s Visible PatientTM and she would like to pursue a job that entails research into simulation methods that can realistically predict motion in biological structures.