Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022
  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2016
Licenses & Certifications
  • Professional Engineer, Georgia, #PE055846
  • Certified English XL Tribometrist (CXLT)
Professional Honors
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, 2019-2022
  • Whitaker International Fellowship, 2016-2017
Professional Affiliations
  • American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), Member
  • Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), Member

Dr. Parigoris's area of expertise lies in biomechanics, with an emphasis on how tissues respond to the application of forces. His training and education include mechanical and biomedical engineering.

Dr. Parigoris's research efforts have applied similar mechanical concepts to biological tissues as engineers do to planes, trains, and automobiles. He applies his skills and knowledge of tissue mechanics to larger scale biomechanical problems involving human injury mechanisms and tolerance. His experience includes slip, trip, and fall incidents, including falls occurring on buses, trains, and other public transportation vehicles; pedestrian-vehicle impacts; transportation-related events involving passenger vehicles and heavy trucks; occupational and recreational accidents; and the analysis of thermal injuries.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Parigoris completed his doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, where he was the recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. His doctoral research focused on the development and application of three-dimensional in vitro models to investigate disease progression and tissue mechanics in pathological states, such as breast cancer and chronic kidney disease. Dr. Parigoris also worked on the determination of the mechanical properties of model organoids, utilizing the application of continuous fluid shear stress. 

Dr. Parigoris also completed a Whitaker International Fellowship at ETH Zurich, where he studied the stiffness and deformability of cancer cells, and how these mechanical considerations may aid in the early detection of cancer. Dr. Parigoris's background in cellular biomechanics also includes analyzing the role of mechanics in drug delivery systems and in biologically-based malnutrition.