Biographies of Authors and Editors
Pohler, Ortrun E.M. Ph.D.
Professor and
Head of Research and Development Materials, Standardization, Regulations
STRATEC Medical, Eimattstr. 3, CH-4436 Oberdorf, Switzerland
E-mail: ortrun.pohler@stratec.com
Web-site: www.stratec.com
Ortrun Pohler, Ph.D., is Head of Materials Research and Development at STRATEC Medical, Oberdorf in Switzerland, the successor of Institute Straumann AG, where she had similar functions. She had received her Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering in 1983 at the Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio USA where she also worked as a Research Associate and Professor. She is a Scientific Member of AO/ASIF (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation) and an active member of a series of national and international standardization organizations. She works in the field of the development of orthopaedic implants and instruments in conjunction with surgeons and research institutions and is devoted to interdisciplinary research in metallurgy, material sciences, failure analysis, biomechanics and biocompatibility.
