Bio
Ellen Kuhl is the Walter B. Reinhold Professor in the School of Engineering and Robert Bosch Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and, by courtesy, Bioengineering. She received her PhD from the University of Stuttgart in 2000 and her Habilitation from the University of Kaiserslautern in 2004. Her area of expertise is Living Matter Physics, the design of theoretical and computational models to simulate and predict the behavior of living systems. Ellen has published more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and edited two books; she is an active reviewer for more than 20 journals at the interface of engineering and medicine and an editorial board member of seven international journals in her field. She is a founding member of the Living Heart Project, a translational research initiative to revolutionize cardiovascular science through realistic simulation with 400 participants from research, industry, and medicine from 24 countries. Ellen is the current Chair of the US National Committee on Biomechanics and a Member-Elect of the World Council of Biomechanics. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of the American Institute for Mechanical and Biological Engineering. She received the National Science Foundation Career Award in 2010, was selected as Midwest Mechanics Seminar Speaker in 2014, and received the Humboldt Research Award in 2016 and the ASME Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award in 2021. Ellen is an All American triathlete on the Wattie Ink. Elite Team, a multiple Boston, Chicago, and New York marathon runner, and a Kona Ironman World Championship finisher.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Professor (By courtesy), Bioengineering
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Chair, Stanford Mechanical Engineering (2019 - Present)
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Chair, US National Committee on Biomechanics (2018 - Present)
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Member-Elect, World Council of Biomechanics (2018 - Present)
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Chair, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Graduate Admission Committee (2018 - 2019)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee (2018 - 2019)
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Chair, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Graduate Curriculum Committee (2017 - 2018)
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Member, Stanford Long-Range Planning Steering Group Research (2017 - 2018)
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Member, Stanford Neurosciences Institute Faculty Search Committee (2017 - 2018)
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Member-at-Large, US Association for Computational Mechanics (2016 - 2020)
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Vice Chair, US National Committee on Biomechanics (2016 - 2018)
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Member, NIH IMAG Interagency Modeling Analysis Group Steering Committee (2016 - 2018)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Appointment & Promotion Committee (2016 - 2018)
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Member, Stanford Leading the Biomedical Revolution (2016 - 2017)
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Chair, US Association for Computational Mechanics Biological Systems (2015 - Present)
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Fellow, Stanford University (2015 - 2017)
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Chair, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee (2015 - 2016)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering, Advisory Committee AdCom (2014 - Present)
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Member, NIH Modeling and Analysis of Biological Systems MABS Study Section (2014 - 2018)
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Secretary, US National Committee on Biomechanics (2014 - 2016)
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Member, Stanford Faculty Voice & Influence Program (2013 - 2014)
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Chair, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Graduate Admission Committee (2012 - 2014)
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Member, Stanford Bioengineering Faculty Search Committee (2010 - 2011)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee (2009 - 2010)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Graduate Admission Committee (2008 - 2012)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search Committee (2008 - 2009)
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Member, Stanford Mechanical Engineering ABET Committee (2008 - 2009)
Honors & Awards
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ASME Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2021)
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ASME Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2017)
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Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (2016)
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AIMBE Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2014)
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NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2010-2014)
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Hellman Faculty Scholar, Hellman Faculty Scholar (2009)
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Habilitation Research Fellowship, German National Science Foundation (DFG) (2001-2004)
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Graduate Research Fellowship, German National Science Foundation (DFG) (1996-1999)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Associate Editor, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2015 - Present)
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Associate Editor, Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2015 - Present)
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Editorial Board Member, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology (2015 - Present)
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Editorial Adviser, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2013 - 2015)
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Editorial Board Member, Journal of Computational Surgery (2012 - Present)
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Associate Editor, ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews (2012 - 2016)
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Editorial Board Member, Acta Mechanica Sinica (2011 - Present)
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Editorial Board Member, Comp Methods Biomechanics and Biomed Engineering (2011 - Present)
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Editorial Board Member, Int J Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2011 - Present)
Professional Education
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habil., TU Kaiserslautern (2004)
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Ph.D., University of Stuttgart (2000)
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M.S., Leibniz University of Hanover (1995)
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B.S., Leibniz University of Hanover (1993)