Jonathan Wenk, Ph.D.

Jack and Linda Gill Professor; Director of Graduate Studies, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

• Cardiovascular Mechanics
• Finite Element Methods
• Multi-scale Modeling
• Nonlinear Solid Mechanics
• Numerical Optimization

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2008

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2005

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2003

Appointments

2023 – present, Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

2023 – present, Professor (joint appointment), University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery

2017 – 2023, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Mechanical Engineering

2017 – 2023, Associate Professor (joint appointment), University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery

2011 – 2017, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Mechanical Engineering

2011 – 2017, Assistant Professor (joint appointment), University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery

2009 – 2011, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Surgery

2008 – 2009, Research Consultant, CardioPolymers, Inc. (formerly Symphony Medical, Inc.)

2005 – 2008, Summer Scholar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

2004 - Summer Intern, Sandia National Laboratory