Research Interests

•	Biaxial testing of soft tissues
•	Anisotropic constitutive modeling
•	Finite element analysis of biological materials
•	Three-dimensional reconstruction of tissues from medical imaging data
•	Aneurysm mechanics, ocular mechanics
•	Structural constitutive modeling
•	Tissue engineering, smart polymer characterization
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Education

•	Ph.D.	:	Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
•	B.S.	:	Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, 2000
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Courses Taught  (since 2005)

•	AME 250	:	Dynamics
•	AME 302	:	Numerical methods
•	AME 413a/b	:	Mechanical Engineering Design Lab [supervised project]
•	AME 4/566	:	Biomechanical Engineering
•	ABE 498a	:	Senior Capstone: Biosystems Engineering Design [supervised project]
•	ENGR 498a/b	:	Cross-Disciplinary Design [supervised project]
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Employment

•	8/05-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Assistant Professor
•	8/05-date	:	BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona: Assistant Professor
•	2004	:	Department of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg: Part-time Summer Faculty
•	2002-03	:	Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh: Teaching Assistant
•	2001-04	:	Artificial Heart Program Presbyterian Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Biomedical Engineer
•	2000-05	:	Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh: Graduate Student Researcher
•	2000	:	Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh: Teaching Assistant
•	1999	:	Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa: Teaching Assistant
•	1999	:	Research and Development, UroSurge, Inc., Bioengineering Intern, Coralville, Iowa
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Honors and Awards

•	Selected to participate in the ASME Summer Bioengineering Leadership Development Luncheon, 2007
•	Elected Fellow to the New York Academy of Sciences Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Conference, 2006
•	Elected Representative to the ASME 2006 Summer Bioengineering Meeting Young Investigator Luncheon, 2006
•	Delegate to the 53rd Meeting of the Nobel Laureates, sponsored by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Lindau, Germany, 2003
•	Biomedical Engineering Society, Travel Award, 2003
•	1st prize Masters Student Competition, ASME Bioengineering Division, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), New Orleans, 2002
•	Caywood Engineering Scholarship, University of Iowa, 1999
•	President's List, University of Iowa (Fall 98 and Spring 99)
•	Dean's List, University of Iowa (Spring 97, Fall 97, Spring 98)
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Professional Societies

•	BMES	:	Biomedical Engineering Society
•	---	:	International Society of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science
•	ASME	:	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
•	ASEE	:	American Society of Engineering Education
•	NYAS	:	New York Academy of Sciences
•	ARVO	:	Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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Publications  (since 2004)

•	Layman, R., Missoum, S., and Vande Geest, J., Failure Prediction and Robust Design of Grafts for Aortic Aneurysms, Proceedings of the 48th Conference AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC on Structures, Dynamics and Materials, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2007 [CD].
•	Vande Geest, J. P., Simon, B. R., and Mortazavi, A., Towards a Model for Local Drug Delivery in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology (M. D. Tilson III, H. Kuivaniemi, G. R. Upchurch, Jr., eds.), Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 1085:396-399, 2006.
•	Vande Geest, J. P., Dillavou, E. D., Di Martino, E. S., Oberdier, M., Bohra, A., Makaroun, M. S., and Vorp, D. A., Gender-related Differences in the Tensile Strength of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology (M. D. Tilson III, H. Kuivaniemi, G. R. Upchurch, Jr., eds.), Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 1085:400-402, 2006.
•	Vande Geest , J. P., Di Martino, E. S., Bohra, A., Makaroun, M. S., and Vorp, D. A., A Biomechanics-based Rupture Potential Index for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Assessment: Demonstrative Application, The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology (M. D. Tilson III, H. Kuivaniemi, and G. R. Upchurch, Jr., eds.), Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 1085:11-21, 2006 [invited].
•	Di Martino, E. S., Bohra, A., Vande Geest, J. P., Gupta, N., Makaroun, M. S., and Vorp, D. A., Biomechanical Properties of Ruptured Versus Electively Repaired Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall Tissue, J. Vas. Surg. 43:570-576, 2006.
•	Vande Geest, J. P., Sacks, M. S., and Vorp, D. A., A Planar Biaxial Constitutive Relation for the Luminal Layer of Intro-luminal Thrombus in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, J. Biomech. 39:2347-2354, 2006.
•	Vande Geest, J. P., Wang, D. H., Wisniewski, S. R., Makaroun, M. S., and Vorp, D. A., A Noninvasive Method for the Determination of Patient-Specific Wall Strength Distribution in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Annals Biomed. Eng. 34:1098-1106, 2006.
•	Vande Geest, J. P., Sacks, M. S., and Vorp, D. A. The Effects of Aneurysm on the Biaxial Mechanical Behavior of Human Abdominal Aorta, J. Biomech. 39:1324-1334, 2006.
•	Freytes, D. O., Rundell, A. E., Vande Geest, J. P., Vorp, D. A., Webster, T. J., and Badylak, S. F., Analytically Derived Material Properties of Multilaminated Extracellular Matrix Devices using the Ball-burst Test, Biomaterials 26:5518-5531, 2005.
•	Vorp, D. A. and Vande Geest, J. P., Biomechanical Determinants of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 25:1558-1566, 2005 [invited review paper].
•	Vande Geest, J. P., Sacks, M. S., and Vorp, D. A., Age-Related Differences in the Biaxial Biomechanical Behavior of Human Abdominal Aorta, ASME J. Biomech. Eng.126:815-822, 2004.
•	Vande Geest, J. P, Di Martino, E. S., and Vorp, D. A., An Analysis of the Complete Strain Field within Flexercel™ Membranes, J. Biomech. 37: 1923-1928, 2004.
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Research Grants  (since 2005)

•	The Development of a Patient-Specific Endovascular Graft for Vascular Applications, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 7/1/07-7/1/12.
•	A Light Scattering Device for Microstructural Characterization of Arterial Tissue, VP Research, University of Arizona, 12/15/05-12/14/06.
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