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P. C. Gri÷ths

Originating from Cornwall, Peter Griffiths studied initially at University
College, North Wales (1985–88), and subsequently the University of Bristol
(PhD, 1991). After post-doctoral positions in Bristol and Stockholm, he
moved to a lectureship at Cardiff in 1995. Aged 32, his research interests
centre around colloidal systems, in particular polymer/surfactant interac-
tions.

Marjolein C. H. van der Meulen

Born in 1965 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Marjolein van der Meulen
received her Bachelors’ degree in mechanical engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. Thereafter, she received
her MS (1989) and PhD (1993) from Stanford University. She spent three
years as a biomedical engineer at the Rehabilitation R&D Center of the
Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, CA. In 1996, Marjolein joined
the faculty of Cornell University as an Assistant Professor in the Sibley
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She is also an Assistant
Scientist at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. She received a
FIRST Award from the National Institutes of Health in 1995 and a Faculty
Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation
in 1999. Her scientific interests include skeletal mechanobiology and bone
structural behavior.