Past Announcements – The Bentil Group

October 2023

- - Congratulations on your review paper acceptance, Laura! Click here to read the paper.

September 2023

- - Luke and Connor join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!

July 2023

- - Dr. Bentil was promoted to associate professor with tenure.

June 2023

- - Jenny passed her final oral defense for her Ph.D. degree. Congratulations, Dr. Jenny Marsh! Wishing you much success on your next adventure!

April 2023

- - Dulce presented her work at the the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was hosted by University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Click here to read more.
  - Dulce presented her work at Iowa State University’s Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression (SoURCE). Click here to read more.
  - Dulce presented her work at Iowa State University’s Annual McNair Research Symposium. Click here to read more.

March 2023

- - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The theme for the 2021 to 2023 campaign is More Than My Brain Injury.
    Learn more…
  - Laura is selected to receive a prestigious fellowship with Iowa State University’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Dependable Data Driven Discovery Program. Congratulations! Learn more…
  - Dr. Bentil was included in the list of women that use digital image correlation (DIC) in their research by Correlated Solutions in celebration of Women’s History Month. Learn more…

January 2023

- - Dulce joins The Bentil Group as a Concurrent B.S./M.S. student and McNair Scholar. Welcome!
  - Katherine joins The Bentil Group as a Concurrent B.S./M.S. student. Welcome!

November 2022

- - Dr. Bentil serves as a panelist to provide input to the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB).
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September 2022

- - Dr. Bentil received the 2022 Early Achievement in Research Award from Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. Read more…

August 2022

- - Laura joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!
  - Hannah and Julia join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!

July 2022

- - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited presentation (virtual) at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the American Physical Society (APS) Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (SCCM). Learn more about APS SCCM…

June 2022

- - Dr. Bentil received the 2022 Springer/Nature Publishing Young Investigator Lecture Award by the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM). Read more…

May 2022

- - Sam joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

April 2022

- - Katherine presented her work at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was held virtually. Click here to read more.

March 2022

- - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The theme for the 2021 to 2023 campaign is More Than My Brain Injury.
    Learn more…

January 2022

- - Ryan joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

September 2021

- - Hai and Megan join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!
  - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at The Ohio State University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar. Read more…

August 2021

- - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited presentation (virtual) at the 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). Learn more about MHSRS…

June 2021

- - Ling passed her final oral defense for her Ph.D. degree. Congratulations, Dr. Ling Zhang! Wishing you much success on your next adventure!
  - Oluwaponmile passed her final oral defense for her Ph.D. degree. Congratulations, Dr. Oluwaponmile Afuwape! Wishing you much success on your next adventure!

May 2021

- - Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Ling and Jack! Click here to read the paper.
  - Jenny passed her preliminary exam. Congratulations!

April 2021

- - Katherine presented her work at Iowa State University’s Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression (SoURCE). Click here to read more.

March 2021

- - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The theme for the 2021 to 2023 campaign is More Than My Brain Injury.
    Learn more…
  - Congratulations on your review paper acceptance, Jenny! Click here to read the review paper.

February 2021

- - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture (virtual) at Washington University in Saint Louis’ Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Seminar. Read more…

January 2021

- - Dr. Bentil was featured in a news article sharing her experiences as a fellow for the 2020 Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP). Click here to read more.
  - Katherine joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

December 2020

- - Oluwaponmile passed her preliminary exam. Congratulations!

September 2020

- - Jenny presented her research at the 2020 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Conference. Click here to read more.

August 2020

- - Rachel joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

June 2020

- - Ling presented her research at the 2020 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C). Click here to read more.

May 2020

- - Annastacia completed her Master’s degree. Congratulations!

April 2020

- - Sarah presented her work at Iowa State University’s Honors Poster Session (UHPS). Click here to read more.
  - Josh, Cassidy, and Ian presented their work at Iowa State University’s Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression (SoURCE). Click here to read more.

March 2020

- - Dr. Bentil was selected as a fellow for the 2020 Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP). Click here to read more.
  - Dr. Bentil hosted the 2020 Midwest Graduate Student SEM Symposium at Iowa State University. Click here to read more.
  - Annastacia successfully defended her Master’s thesis. Congratulations!
  - Congratulations, Ling, on making the cover of the Cyclone Engineering Research newsletter! Click here to read more.
  - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The theme for the 2018 to 2020 campaign is Change Your Mind.
    Learn more…

February 2020

- - Cassidy wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study the impact of shock waves on neural cell viability. Congratulations!
  - Josh wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study the influence of brain tissue hydration on speckle adhesion. Congratulations!
  - Ian wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study conditions affecting cavitation bubble properties. Congratulations!
  - Carter joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

January 2020

- - Cassidy, Josh, and Ian join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants through the First-Year Honors Mentor Program. Welcome!

December 2019

- - Dr. Bentil attended and presented at the 8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, in Waikoloa Beach, HI.

October 2019

- - Ling presented her research at the Society of Engineering Science’s (SES) Technical Meeting. Click here to read more.

September 2019

- - Jenny presented her work at Iowa State University’s 11th Annual Neuroscience Research Day. Click here to read more.
  - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at University of Iowa’s Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar. Click here to read more.

August 2019

- - Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Annastacia, Ling, Sarah, and Jack! Click here to read the paper.
  - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited presentation at Iowa State University’s Neuroscience retreat.

June 2019

- - Dr. Bentil attended and presented at the 2019 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), in Seven Springs, PA.
  - Jenny and Ling hosted activities for children at the STEM InCYte Summer Day Camp. Read more…
  - Annastacia and Ling presented their research at the Society for Experimental Mechanics’ (SEM) Annual Conference and Exposition. Click here to read more.
  - Ling received a travel award to present her work at SEM, held in Reno, Nevada. Congratulations!

May 2019

- - Congratulations, Ling, on making the cover of the Dimensions newsletter! Click here to read more.
  - Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Annastacia, Ling, Sarah, and Jack! Click here to read the paper.
  - Dr. Bentil attended and presented at the 16th Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics (PACAM), in Ann Arbor, MI.
  - Ling passed her preliminary exam. Congratulations!
  - Abigail presented her work at Iowa State University’s Honors Poster Session (UHPS). Click here to read more.

April 2019

- - Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Ling and Jack! Click here to read the paper.
  - Dr. Bentil is a co-author on a paper involving brain mimetic hydrogels. This paper is part of the Biomaterials for Mechanobiology special issue. Click here to read the paper.
  - Lucas presented his work with Sarah at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was hosted by Kennesaw State University. Click here to read more.
  - Marcelo, Megan, and Lucas presented their work at Iowa State University’s Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression (SoURCE). Click here to read more.

March 2019

- - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The theme for the 2018 to 2020 campaign is Change Your Mind.
    Learn more…
  - Anna Buchholz organizes an outreach activity at the 3rd Annual STEM Fest. Read more…
  - Ling presented her brain surrogate work at Iowa State University’s Soft Matter Colloquium.
  - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at Lehigh University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Seminar. Read more…

February 2019

- - Jenny joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!
  - Sebastien joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!
  - Abigail wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study soft tissue deformation from multiple angles, using a single camera. Congratulations!

January 2019

- - Anna Buchholz organizes outreach activities at a 5th grade classroom and the First Lego League State Championships. Read more…
  - Abigail joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant through the First-Year Honors Mentor Program. Welcome!

December 2018

- - Tim completed his Master’s degree. Congratulations!

November 2018

- - Annastacia presented her undergraduate research at ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE). She also received a travel award to present her work. Congratulations! Read more…
  - Tim successfully defended his Master’s thesis. Congratulations!
  - Natalie joins The Bentil Group as a McNair Scholar. Welcome!

October 2018

- - Oluwaponmile joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!
  - Dominic joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

September 2018

- - Dr. Bentil presented her research at the 10th Annual Neuroscience Research Day, held at Iowa State University.
  - Marcelo and Anna join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!

August 2018

- - Dr. Bentil joins Iowa State University’s Neuroscience Interdepartmental Graduate Program, as a faculty member.

May 2018

- - Tim presented his research at the 14th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium. Read more…
  - Lucas joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!
  - Dr. Bentil presented her research at the 8th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference. Read more…

March 2018

- - Tim’s abstract has been selected for an oral presentation at the 14th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium. He also received a travel award to present his work. Congratulations!
  - Dr. Sirivolu presented his research at ISU Research Day. Read more…
  - Dr. Bentil’s paper on improving the biocompatibility of neural electrodes was accepted for publication. Read more…

January 2018

- - Megan joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

Nov 2017

- - Jeremy, Sarah, and Brad join The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!

Oct 2017

- - Dr. Dushyanth Sirivolu joins The Bentil Group as a postdoctoral scholar. Welcome!

Sep 2017

- - Shen joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

Aug 2017

- - Ling joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!

Jul 2017

- - Dr. Bentil receives a research grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. Read more…

Apr 2017

- - Sarah presented her research at UHPS. Read more…
  - Tim presented his research at GPSRC. Read more…
  - Garth and Sarah presented their research at the Undergraduate Symposium. Read more…

Mar 2017

- - Tim will present his research at Iowa State University’s Graduate and Professional Students’ Research Conference (GPSRC) in April 2017.
  - Garth and Sarah will present their research at the 2017 Iowa State University Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression in April 2017.

Feb 2017

- - Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at the 8th annual James K. Knowles Lectures and Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium. Read more…
  - Sarah wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study speckle patterns in soft tissue. Congratulations!
  - Garth was accepted into the Department of Energy (DOE) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) Program for 2017. Congratulations!
  - Sahar joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student until July 2017. Welcome!
  - Annastacia joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!

Jan 2017

- - Tim and Akshay join The Bentil Group as M.S. students. Welcome!
  - Garth joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!
  - Sarah joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant, through the First-Year Honors Mentor Program. Welcome!

Dec 2016