Professor Michael Sutcliffe completed his PhD at Cambridge University on tribology in metal rolling in 1988. After working for the metals processing company Davy McKee, he returned to Cambridge University as a post-doctoral researcher in the field of composite materials. Since his appointment as a lecturer in 1992 he has been conducting research in the fields of tribology, composites and biomechanics with over 100 journal publications. Professor Michael Sutcliffe is currently Head of Division C: Mechanics, Materials and Design and Head of the Biomechanics Group and the Department of Engineering University of Cambridge. His area of interest within which he has a number of outstanding papers and projects includes: mechanical behavior of materials, biological tissue behavior (e.g. arteries, brain, Eustachian tube), joint biomechanics (e.g. human and canine knees), and composite materials.