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

Vandenberg, N. W., Wheatley, B. B., Carpenter, R. D., Christiansen, C. L., Stoneback, J. W., & Gaffney, B. M. M. (2024). Feasibility of predicting changes in gait biomechanics following muscle strength perturbations using optimal control in patients with transfemoral amputation. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2024.2399038

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. https://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, 43–53. https://doi.org/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, 18(2), 026011. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25396

Wheatley, B. B. (2020). Investigating passive muscle mechanics with biaxial stretch. Frontiers in Physiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.01021

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Location

302 Academic East

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