Ivars Knēts

Biography

• 1961–1963 — Junior Research Associate, Riga Polytechnic Institute,
• 1963–1969 — Senior Research Associate, Senior Engineer, Head of Research Group, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Latvian Academy of Sciences.
• 1969–1987 — Director, Research Laboratory of Biomechanics, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Latvian Academy of Sciences,
• 1990 – 1999 — Pro-Rector for Research and International Relations, Riga Technical University
• 2001 — Director, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomechanics of the Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University
• 1999 – Rector, Riga Technical University.

  Research Projects

• I.Knets.. Development of Functional Materials Based on the Investigation of the Structure and Biomechanical Properties of Biological Tissues. Latvian Council of Science.
• I.Knets.. Investigation of the Biomechanical Reactions of Biomaterials in Biological Systems and its Computer Modelling. Latvian Council of Science
• I.Knets.. Development of Educational Systems in Bioengineering, Biomechanics, and Biomedical Engineering. EC TEMPUS S-JEP-4962/92.
• I.Knets.. Integration of Engineering Education and Research in Latvia. EC TEMPUS S-JEP-09777/95.
• I.Knets.. Mechanical Behaviuor and Biomechanical Compatibility of the Facial Bone Tissue and Their Implant Materials in the Long-Term Loading Conditions. Latvian Council of Science.
• I.Knets.. Peculiarities of the Deformation and Fracture Processes in the Compact and Spongy Bone Tissue and their Implant Materials under Cyclic Loading. Latvian Council of Science.
• I.Knets Approaching Reliability of Biomedical Devices. Leonardo da Vinci Scientific Programme EC
• I.Knets.. Development of a Nonlinear Numerical Constitutive Model for the Periodontal Ligaments. NATO Scientific Project
• I.Knets. EU TEMPUS programme on "Development of Educational system in Bioengineering, biomechanics and biomedical engineering