Benjamin Wheatley

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Education

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

Faculty Research Interests

  • biological soft tissue mechanics and structure-function mechanisms
  • musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics and orthopaedics
  • bioinspired design
  • computational biomechanics

Representative Publications

Wheatley, B.B., Bhuiyan, M.U., Lorza, S.S., Moerman, K.M., & Rohan, P.Y. (2025). A Biphasic Microstructural Model of Skeletal Muscle to Study Structure-Function Mechanisms Under Multiaxial Tensile and Compressive Conditions. Acta Biomaterialia. 205. Doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.08.049

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: 10.1038/s41598-024-61325-7

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

Recent Courses Taught

  • ENGR100: Engineering Design Experience
  • MECH 475: Finite Element Modeling
  • MECH 353: Solid Mechanics
  • MECH 392: Mechanical Design
  • MECH 401/402: Senior Design
  • ENGR 451/452: Interdisciplinary Senior Design

Awards and Honors

  • 2025 Excellence in Mentorship and Advising, Bucknell College of Engineering
  • 2024 Outstanding Contributions to Enhance the Engineering Educational Experience, Bucknell College of Engineering (Co-Awarded with/ Profs. Kelly Salyards and Kat Wakabayashi)
  • 2023 President’s Diversity & Inclusion Award (Faculty), Bucknell University

Location

302 Academic East

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