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Jonathon Blank, PH.D.

Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Kent, Ohio

Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2020
BS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2018

Areas of Interest

Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Soft Tissue Structure-Function, Noninvasive Sensing & Imaging

Honors

  • 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
  • Runner up, PhD Student Paper Competition, 2023 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference
  • Third place, MS Student Paper Competition, 2019 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference

Publications

  1. Blank JL, Roth JD. “An apparatus for measuring combined shear-tensile loading in fibrous tissues ex vivo.” J. Biomech. Eng., 146(7): 074501, 2024.
  2. Blank JL, Thelen DG. “Adjacent subcutaneous modulate shear wave propagation in axially loaded tendons.” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., V. 147-106138, 2023. 
  3. Blank JL, Thelen DG, Roth JD. “Regional shear wave speeds track regional axial stress in nonuniformly loaded fibrous soft tissues.” J. Biomech, V. 167-112071, 2024.
  4. Blomquist MB, Blank JL, Schmitz DG, Thelen DG, Roth JD. “Shear wave tensiometry tracks reductions in collateral ligament tension due to incremental releases” Journal of Orthopedic Research. Vol. 41-3, pp. 524-533. 2022.
  5. Blank JL, Blomquist MB, Arant LA, Cone SG, Roth JD. “Characterizing musculoskeletal soft tissue mechanics based on shear wave propagation - a systematic review of current methods and reported measurements.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 50, pp. 751-768. 2022. 
  6. Blank JL, Thelen DG, Allen MS, Roth JD. “Sensitivity of the Shear Wave Speed-Stress Relationship to Soft Tissue Material Properties and Fiber Alignment.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. Vol. 125, pp. 104964. 2021. 
  7. Blank JL, Thelen DG, Roth JD. “Shear Wave Speeds Track Axial Stress in Porcine Collateral Ligaments.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. Vol. 105, pp. 103705. 2020. 
  8. Blank JL, Thelen DG, Roth JD. “Ligament Shear Wave Speeds are Sensitive to Tensiometer-Tissue Interactions: A Parametric Modeling Study.” Computer Methods, Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering.Vol. 36, pp. 48-59. 2020. 

Conference Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Blank JL, Patel SA, Thelen DG, Roth JD. “Shear Wave Speeds Predict Fatigue-Induced Microdamage in Tendons.” American Society of Biomechanics, Knoxville, TN, August 2023. 
  2. Blank JL, Thelen DG, Roth JD. “Shear Strain Stiffening In Ligaments Arises from Unaligned Fibers and is Amplified by Axial Strain.” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Vail, CO, June 2023.  

Jon joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in the Fall of 2023. He enjoys golf, playing piano, making pasta, and playing with his cats.

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