Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Neuroscience Interdepartmental Graduate Program
Dr. Sarah A. Bentil is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University of Science and Technology. She is also the Director of The Bentil Group. Her research interests are in the field of soft tissue biomechanics and biomaterials. Dr. Bentil’s research program is interdisciplinary and includes the application of innovative solutions to identify, treat and/or diagnose injuries and diseases in the brain. Members of her research program are developing and employing noninvasive experimental techniques to characterize the mechanical behavior of the brain and other soft materials. Computational studies are also being conducted to gain insight into how the response of the soft materials relate to various biomedical problems. In 2015, Dr. Bentil completed her one year postdoctoral appointment with the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), located at Johns Hopkins University. She received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Mechanical Engineering in 2013. Prior to her studies at The Ohio State University, she worked as an Engineer at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. She received her M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her undergraduate degrees (B.S.) in both Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics were obtained from the University of Vermont.
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About Sarah A. Bentil
Dr. Sarah A. Bentil is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University of Science and Technology. She is also the Director of The Bentil Group. Her research interests are in the field of soft tissue biomechanics and biomaterials. Dr. Bentil’s research program is interdisciplinary and includes the application of innovative solutions to identify, treat and/or diagnose injuries and diseases in the brain. Members of her research program are developing and employing noninvasive experimental techniques to characterize the mechanical behavior of the brain and other soft materials. Computational studies are also being conducted to gain insight into how the response of the soft materials relate to various biomedical problems. In 2015, Dr. Bentil completed her one year postdoctoral appointment with the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), located at Johns Hopkins University. She received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Mechanical Engineering in 2013. Prior to her studies at The Ohio State University, she worked as an Engineer at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. She received her M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her undergraduate degrees (B.S.) in both Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics were obtained from the University of Vermont.
| Present | Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
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| Present | Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Interdepartmental Graduate Program, Iowa State University | |
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Honors and Awards
- William March Scholar in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 – 2020
- Best Presentation Award in Human Factors/Biomedical category, 8th Annual Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium, 2013