Benjamin Wheatley

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Educational Background

  • B.S. in Engineering, Trinity College, 2011
  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2017

Research Interests

  • finite element modeling
  • biological soft tissue mechanics and structure-function mechanisms
  • musculoskeletal/neuromuscular biomechanics and orthopaedics
  • bioinspired design

Courses

  • Engineering Design Experience
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Senior Design
  • Interdisciplinary Senior Design

Selected Publications

Dyer, O. L., Seeley, M. A., & Wheatley, B.B. (2024). Effects of static exercises on hip muscle fatigue and knee wobble assessed by surface electromyography and inertial measurement unit data. Scientific Reports. doi.org: 10.1038/s41598-024-61325-7

Wheatley, B.B., Dyer, O.L, Tully, E.E., & Seeley, M.A. (2023). Aponeurosis Structure-Function Properties: Evidence of Heterogeneity and Implications for Muscle Function. Acta Biomaterialia. 168. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.06.035

Wheatley, B. B., Gilmore, E. C., Fuller, L. H., Drake, A. M., & Donahue, S. W. (2023). How the geometry and mechanics of bighorn sheep horns mitigate the effects of impact and reduce the head injury criterion. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2, 18(2). doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/acb478

Wheatley, B.B., Chaclas, N.A., & Seeley, M.A. (2022). Patellofemoral Joint Load and Knee Abduction/Adduction Moment are Sensitive to Variations in Femoral Version and Individual Muscle Forces. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. doi.org/10.1002/jor.25396

Wheatley, B.B. (2020). Investigating Passive Muscle Mechanics with Biaxial Stretch. Frontiers in Physiology. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01021

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Location

302 Academic East

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