Reuben Kraft
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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0320 Leonhard
University Park, PA - rhk12@psu.edu
- 814-867-4570
Research Summary
Computational methods and high performance computing to examine brain neurotrauma biomechanics; human structural connectome analysis using physics-based predictions of biomechanical brain injury.
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Miniature Kolsky Bar Experiment Techniques Applied to UHMWPE Composite Analysis
Thomas Hannah, Brian Schuster, Zachary Baker, Steve Ellis, Reuben Kraft, Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
Computation of history-dependent mechanical damage of axonal fiber tracts in the brain: towards tracking sub-concussive and occupational damage to the brain
Jesse Gerber, Harsha Garimella, Reuben Kraft, Harsha Garimella, bioRxiv
Exploring the connection between brain strain and cognitive changes: A Protocol Study
Ritika Menghani, Clayton Bardall, Martin Tanaka, Reuben Kraft, 2025, Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy
High Speed Impact Testing of UHMWPE Composite Using Orthogonal Arrays
T. Hannah, V. Martin, S. Ellis, R. H. Kraft, 2024, Experimental Mechanics on p. 823-838
Influence of Sampling Rate on Reproducibility and Accuracy of Miniature Kolsky Bar Experiments
Thomas Hannah, Valerie Martin, Stephen Ellis, Reuben H. Kraft, 2024, Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Impact of Imperfect Kolsky Bar Experiments Across Different Scales Assessed Using Finite Elements
Thomas Hannah, Valerie Martin, Stephen Ellis, Reuben H. Kraft, 2024, Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Using the Embedded Element Finite-Element Method to Simulate Impact of Dyneema<sup>®</sup> Plates
Valerie A. Martin, Thomas W. Hannah, Steve Ellis, Reuben H. Kraft, 2024, Fibers and Polymers on p. 619-630
WELCOME TO ASME 2024 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION WELCOME FROM THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR
Reuben Kraft, 2024, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Brain Tissue Strain During Adolescent Soccer Heading Using the Cloud-Based Brain Simulation Research Platform Finite Element Head Model
Colin M. Huber, Declan A. Patton, Kristy B. Arbogast, Reuben H. Kraft, 2024, Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI on p. 375-381
VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF A NOVEL MINITURIZED KOLSKY BAR USING PUBLISHED POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (PMMA) DATA
Ryan N. Grube, Thomas W. Hannah, Valerie A. Martin, Stephen Ellis, Reuben H. Kraft, 2024,
Most-Cited Papers
Modeling the mechanics of axonal fiber tracts using the embedded finite element method
Harsha T. Garimella, Reuben H. Kraft, 2017, Communications in Applied Numerical Methods
Use of Brain Biomechanical Models for Monitoring Impact Exposure in Contact Sports
Songbai Ji, Mazdak Ghajari, Haojie Mao, Reuben H. Kraft, Marzieh Hajiaghamemar, Matthew B. Panzer, Remy Willinger, Michael D. Gilchrist, Svein Kleiven, Joel D. Stitzel, 2022, Annals of Biomedical Engineering
Development of optically controlled "living electrodes" with long-projecting axon tracts for a synaptic brain-machine interface
Dayo O. Adewole, Laura A. Struzyna, Justin C. Burrell, James P. Harris, Ashley D. Nemes, Dmitriy Petrov, Reuben H. Kraft, H. Isaac Chen, Mijail D. Serruya, John A. Wolf, D. Kacy Cullen, 2021, Science advances
Engineered Axonal Tracts as “Living Electrodes” for Synaptic-Based Modulation of Neural Circuitry
Mijail D. Serruya, James P. Harris, Dayo O. Adewole, Laura A. Struzyna, Justin C. Burrell, Ashley Nemes, Dmitriy Petrov, Reuben H. Kraft, H. Isaac Chen, John A. Wolf, D. Kacy Cullen, 2018, Advanced Functional Materials
Embedded Finite Elements for Modeling Axonal Injury
Harsha T. Garimella, Ritika R. Menghani, Jesse I. Gerber, Srikumar Sridhar, Reuben H. Kraft, 2019, Annals of Biomedical Engineering on p. 1889-1907
Do blast induced skull flexures result in axonal deformation?
Harsha T. Garimella, Reuben H. Kraft, Andrzej J. Przekwas, 2018, PLoS One
Fracture toughness of advanced structural ceramics: Applying ASTM C1421
Jeffrey J. Swab, Jason Tice, Andrew A. Wereszczak, Reuben H. Kraft, 2015, Journal of the American Ceramic Society on p. 607-615
Biomechanics of blast TBI with time-resolved consecutive primary, secondary, and tertiary loads
Andrzej Przekwas, Harsha T. Garimella, X. Gary Tan, Z. J. Chen, Yuyang Miao, Vincent Harrand, Reuben H. Kraft, Raj K. Gupta, 2019, Military Medicine on p. 195-205
A computational analysis of bone formation in the cranial vault using a coupled reaction-diffusion-strain model
Chanyoung Lee, Joan T. Richtsmeier, Reuben H. Kraft, 2017, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
Assessing functional connectivity across 3D tissue engineered axonal tracts using calcium fluorescence imaging
Anjali Vijay Dhobale, Dayo O. Adewole, Andy Ho Wing Chan, Toma Marinov, Mijail D. Serruya, Reuben H. Kraft, D. Kacy Cullen, 2018, Journal of Neural Engineering