{"id":331,"date":"2017-01-10T18:56:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T00:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/?p=331"},"modified":"2025-01-02T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:51:41","slug":"past-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2017\/01\/10\/past-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations on your review paper acceptance, Laura! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2772632023000521?via%3Dihub\">Click here to read the paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Luke and Connor join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>July 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil was promoted to associate professor with tenure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>June 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jenny passed her final oral defense for her Ph.D. degree. Congratulations, Dr. Jenny Marsh! Wishing you much success on your next adventure!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dulce presented her work at the the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was hosted by University of Wisconsin &#8211; Eau Claire. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2023\/04\/15\/national-conference-on-undergraduate-research-ncur-spring-2023\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dulce presented her work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Symposium on Undergraduate Research &amp; Creative Expression (SoURCE). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2023\/04\/21\/symposium-on-undergraduate-research-creative-expression-source-spring-2023\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dulce presented her work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Annual McNair Research Symposium. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2023\/04\/26\/annual-mcnair-research-symposium-spring-2023\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>March 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>March is <b>Brain Injury Awareness Month<\/b>. The theme for the 2021 to 2023 campaign is <b>More Than My Brain Injury<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biausa.org\/\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laura is selected to receive a prestigious fellowship with Iowa State University&#8217;s National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Dependable Data Driven Discovery Program. Congratulations! <a href=\"https:\/\/d4.cs.iastate.edu\/\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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&#8217;s History Month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.correlatedsolutions.com\/recent-news\/women-in-engineering-using-digital-image-correlation\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>January 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dulce joins The Bentil Group as a Concurrent B.S.\/M.S. student and McNair Scholar. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Katherine joins The Bentil Group as a Concurrent B.S.\/M.S. student. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>November 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil serves as a panelist to provide input to the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/our-work\/panel-on-assessment-of-terminal-effects\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>September 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil received the 2022 Early Achievement in Research Award from Iowa State University&#8217;s College of Engineering. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2022\/09\/23\/early-achievement-in-research-from-iowa-state-universitys-college-of-engineering\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>August 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Laura joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Hannah and Julia join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>July 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>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). <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.aps.org\/gsccm\/home\">Learn more about APS SCCM&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>June 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil received the 2022 Springer\/Nature Publishing Young Investigator Lecture Award by the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2022\/06\/14\/2022-springer-nature-publishing-young-investigator-lecture-award\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>May 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sam joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Katherine presented her work at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was held virtually. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2022\/04\/09\/national-conference-on-undergraduate-research-ncur-spring-2022\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>March 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>March is <b>Brain Injury Awareness Month<\/b>. The theme for the 2021 to 2023 campaign is <b>More Than My Brain Injury<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biausa.org\/\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>January 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ryan joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>September 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hai and Megan join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at The Ohio State University&#8217;s Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar. <a href=\"https:\/\/bme.osu.edu\/events\/2021\/09\/bme-seminar-series-dr.-sarah-bentil-iowa-state-university\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>August 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited presentation (virtual) at the 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). <a href=\"https:\/\/mhsrs.amedd.army.mil\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\">Learn more about MHSRS&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>June 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ling passed her final oral defense for her Ph.D. degree. Congratulations, Dr. Ling Zhang! Wishing you much success on your next adventure!<\/li>\n<li>Oluwaponmile passed her final oral defense for her Ph.D. degree. Congratulations, Dr. Oluwaponmile Afuwape! Wishing you much success on your next adventure!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>May 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Ling and Jack! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1751616121001983\">Click here to read the paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jenny passed her preliminary exam. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Katherine presented her work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Symposium on Undergraduate Research &amp; Creative Expression (SoURCE). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2021\/04\/22\/symposium-on-undergraduate-research-creative-expression-source-spring-2021\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>March 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>March is <b>Brain Injury Awareness Month<\/b>. The theme for the 2021 to 2023 campaign is <b>More Than My Brain Injury<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biausa.org\/\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Congratulations on your review paper acceptance, Jenny! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fneur.2021.626393\/full\">Click here to read the review paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>February 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture (virtual) at Washington University in Saint Louis\u2019 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Seminar. <a href=\"https:\/\/happenings.wustl.edu\/event\/mems_seminar_-_sarah_bentil_phd\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>January 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>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). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2021\/01\/12\/advancing-rocket-science-with-the-u-s-air-force-research-lab\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Katherine joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>December 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Oluwaponmile passed her preliminary exam. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>September 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jenny presented her research at the 2020 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Conference. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2020\/09\/20\/society-for-experimental-mechanics-sem-september-2020\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>August 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rachel joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>June 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ling presented her research at the 2020 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2021\/01\/07\/summer-biomechanics-bioengineering-and-biotransport-conference-sb3c-june-2020\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>May 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Annastacia completed her Master\u2019s degree. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sarah presented her work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Honors Poster Session (UHPS). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2020\/04\/30\/university-honors-poster-session-spring-2020\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Josh, Cassidy, and Ian presented their work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Symposium on Undergraduate Research &amp; Creative Expression (SoURCE). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2020\/04\/25\/symposium-on-undergraduate-research-creative-expression-source-spring-2020\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>March 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil was selected as a fellow for the 2020 Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2020\/03\/05\/2020-air-force-research-lab-summer-faculty-fellowship-program\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil hosted the 2020 Midwest Graduate Student SEM Symposium at Iowa State University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2020\/05\/29\/2020-midwest-graduate-student-sem-symposium\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Annastacia successfully defended her Master\u2019s thesis. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Congratulations, Ling, on making the cover of the Cyclone Engineering Research newsletter! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2020\/03\/30\/cyclone-engineering-research-newsletter-spring-2020\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>March is <b>Brain Injury Awareness Month<\/b>. The theme for the 2018 to 2020 campaign is <b>Change Your Mind<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biausa.org\/\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>February 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cassidy wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study the impact of shock waves on neural cell viability. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Josh wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study the influence of brain tissue hydration on speckle adhesion. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Ian wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study conditions affecting cavitation bubble properties. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Carter joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>January 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cassidy, Josh, and Ian join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants through the First-Year Honors Mentor Program. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>December 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil attended and presented at the 8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, in Waikoloa Beach, HI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>October 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ling presented her research at the Society of Engineering Science&#8217;s (SES) Technical Meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/10\/27\/society-of-engineering-science-ses-october-2019\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>September 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jenny presented her work at Iowa State University&#8217;s 11th Annual Neuroscience Research Day. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/09\/14\/11th-neuroscience-research-day\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at University of Iowa&#8217;s Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar. <a href=\"https:\/\/me.engineering.uiowa.edu\/event\/36071\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>August 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Annastacia, Ling, Sarah, and Jack! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1751616119303558\">Click here to read the paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited presentation at Iowa State University&#8217;s Neuroscience retreat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>June 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil attended and presented at the 2019 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), in Seven Springs, PA.<\/li>\n<li>Jenny and Ling hosted activities for children at the STEM InCYte Summer Day Camp. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/outreach\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Annastacia and Ling presented their research at the Society for Experimental Mechanics&#8217; (SEM) Annual Conference and Exposition. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/06\/10\/society-for-experimental-mechanics-sem-june-2019\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ling received a travel award to present her work at SEM, held in Reno, Nevada. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>May 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations, Ling, on making the cover of the Dimensions newsletter! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/05\/13\/may-2019-dimensions-newsletter\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Annastacia, Ling, Sarah, and Jack! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1751616119302164\">Click here to read the paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil attended and presented at the 16th Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics (PACAM), in Ann Arbor, MI.<\/li>\n<li>Ling passed her preliminary exam. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Abigail presented her work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Honors Poster Session (UHPS). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/05\/01\/university-honors-poster-session-spring-2019\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations on your paper acceptance, Ling and Jack! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1751616118316734?via%3Dihub\">Click here to read the paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil is a co-author on a paper involving brain mimetic hydrogels. This paper is part of the Biomaterials for Mechanobiology special issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsbiomaterials.8b01390\">Click here to read the paper.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lucas presented his work with Sarah at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was hosted by Kennesaw State University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/04\/16\/national-conference-on-undergraduate-research-ncur-spring-2019\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marcelo, Megan, and Lucas presented their work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Symposium on Undergraduate Research &amp; Creative Expression (SoURCE). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/04\/17\/symposium-on-undergraduate-research-creative-expression-source-spring-2019\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>March 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>March is <b>Brain Injury Awareness Month<\/b>. The theme for the 2018 to 2020 campaign is <b>Change Your Mind<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biausa.org\/\">Learn more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anna Buchholz organizes an outreach activity at the 3rd Annual STEM Fest. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/outreach\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ling presented her brain surrogate work at Iowa State University&#8217;s Soft Matter Colloquium.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at Lehigh University&#8217;s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Seminar. <a href=\"https:\/\/eventscalendar.lehigh.edu\/event\/dr_sarah_a_bentil_seminar\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>February 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jenny joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Sebastien joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>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!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>January 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Buchholz organizes outreach activities at a 5th grade classroom and the First Lego League State Championships. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/outreach\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Abigail joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant through the First-Year Honors Mentor Program. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tim completed his Master&#8217;s degree. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Annastacia presented her undergraduate research at ASME&#8217;s International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE). She also received a travel award to present her work. Congratulations! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2018\/11\/21\/asmes-international-mechanical-engineering-congress-and-exposition-imece-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tim successfully defended his Master&#8217;s thesis. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Natalie joins The Bentil Group as a McNair Scholar. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Oluwaponmile joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Dominic joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil presented her research at the 10th Annual Neuroscience Research Day, held at Iowa State University.<\/li>\n<li>Marcelo and Anna join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil joins Iowa State University&#8217;s Neuroscience Interdepartmental Graduate Program, as a faculty member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tim presented his research at the 14th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2018\/06\/04\/14th-annual-injury-biomechanics-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lucas joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil presented her research at the 8th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2018\/06\/04\/8th-annual-traumatic-brain-injury-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tim&#8217;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!<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Sirivolu presented his research at ISU Research Day. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2018\/04\/14\/iowa-state-research-day-spring-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bentil&#8217;s paper on improving the biocompatibility of neural electrodes was accepted for publication. <a href=\"https:\/\/hkvalidate.perfdrive.com\/captcha?ssa=201e1175-7006-46c8-9860-6b06793a1337&amp;ssb=hipmaim23ezmfflgkddm61d6m&amp;ssc=http%3A%2F%2Fiopscience.iop.org%2Farticle%2F10.1088%2F2057-1976%2Faab990&amp;ssd=981738964702293&amp;sse=@ddfofakfejadjb&amp;ssf=a7bdd7d9c766581c832f51f3b3b3fc80c2d1cef2&amp;ssg=fa85dd50-e841-493b-b045-fe80064c5cf7&amp;ssh=eb093def-5548-47e4-86c2-4170202d3c43&amp;ssi=34559196-8427-4f9a-a86c-71d7b44eccf6&amp;ssj=a55d14be-1cee-45a6-8385-9e214e932107&amp;ssk=support@shieldsquare.com&amp;ssl=059397997155&amp;ssm=32457652211177922108083614477269&amp;ssn=0cdcd258c57a9993b61e1c0d7eb006c6514a5cce2d3e-c1e6-4b71-bb1947&amp;sso=e4d7e8cc-94cce80323b0baeb9047448df056fd330912cdfd8e5d1aba&amp;ssp=55110744881594337778159430377685328&amp;ssq=69164554393472433730443934026787127454334&amp;ssr=MTI5LjE4Ni4yMzkuMTU3&amp;sss=Chrome\/5.0+(iPhone;+U;+CPU+iPhone+OS+3_0+like+Mac+OS+X;+en-us)+AppleWebKit\/528.18+(KHTML,+like+Gecko)+Version\/4.0+Mobile\/7A341+Safari\/528.16&amp;sst=Mozilla\/5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0;+Win64;+x64)+AppleWebKit\/537.36+(KHTML,+like+Gecko)+Chrome\/70.0.3538.102+Safari\/537.36&amp;ssu=Mozilla\/5.0+(compatible;+Googlebot\/2.1;++http:\/\/www.google.com\/bot.html)&amp;ssv=9lno3lon4psv49t&amp;ssw=&amp;ssx=817162573517367&amp;ssy=@hgdndm@gfbbdebc@oellibbhoffhaoi@oogdmma&amp;ssz=0ecad4b679f56b3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Megan joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nov 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jeremy, Sarah, and Brad join The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oct 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Dushyanth Sirivolu joins The Bentil Group as a postdoctoral scholar. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sep 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Shen joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Aug 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ling joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jul 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil receives a research grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2017\/07\/27\/roy-j-carver-charitable-trust-research-grant\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apr 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sarah presented her research at UHPS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2017\/05\/17\/university-honors-poster-session\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tim presented his research at GPSRC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2017\/04\/20\/spring-2017-gpsrc\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Garth and Sarah presented their research at the Undergraduate Symposium. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2017\/04\/20\/2017-iowa-state-university-symposium-on-undergraduate-research-creative-expression\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mar 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tim will present his research at Iowa State University&#8217;s Graduate and Professional Students\u2019 Research Conference (GPSRC) in April 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Garth and Sarah will present their research at the 2017 Iowa State University Symposium on Undergraduate Research &amp;amp; Creative Expression in April 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Feb 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bentil delivered an invited lecture at the 8th annual James K. Knowles Lectures and Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium. <a href=\"https:\/\/mce.caltech.edu\/events\/knowles_lecture\/2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sarah wins an internal grant from the First-Year Honors Mentor Program to study speckle patterns in soft tissue. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Garth was accepted into the Department of Energy (DOE) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) Program for 2017. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Sahar joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student until July 2017. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Annastacia joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jan 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tim and Akshay join The Bentil Group as M.S. students. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Garth joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant. Welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Sarah joins The Bentil Group as an undergraduate research assistant, through the First-Year Honors Mentor Program. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dec 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tariq joins The Bentil Group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Nov 2016<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Claire and Jeff join The Bentil Group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Aug 2016<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>New website is up!<\/li>\n<li>Now accepting Postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2023 Congratulations on your review paper acceptance, Laura! 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