Rowan Nicholls
South Africa
MSc (Res) Biomedical Engineering, 2017
Somerville College
Funding: Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann
Rowan is currently a Biomedical Data Scientist at Perspectum Diagnostics Ltd, a medical imaging company that was founded as a spin-out from Oxford University in 2012. For his MSc (Res) in Engineering Science, Rowan investigated the mechanics and structure of human tissue, especially the Achilles tendon. Specifically, factors such as diabetes and how these affect the ease with which tissue damage is being looked at. He has previously worked on prosthetic elbow joints, extendible bone implants for growing patients, low-cost heart valve replacements and ankle orthotics for children.
Rowan has a BSc in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town.
