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Corinne Henak

Corinne Henak

Elmer R. and Janet A. Kaiser Associate Professor
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Department

Mechanical Engineering

Contact

3031, Mechanical Engineering Bldg
1513 University Ave
Madison, WI

Featured news

Henak earns NSF CAREER Award to improve understanding of cartilage redox behavior

January 9, 2024

Professor Corinne Henak, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • PhD 2013, Univ. of Utah
  • BS 2008, Univ. of Denver

  • Mechanical and biological responses of cartilage to injury
  • Orthopedic soft tissue materials characterization
  • Finite element modeling

Affiliated Departments

  • 2024 Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Elmer R. and Janet A. Kaiser Associate Professorship
  • 2022 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Equity and Diversity Award (Faculty) Award
  • 2014 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Outstanding Young Investigator Seminar
  • 2013 ASME, ASME Summer Bioengineering PhD Student Paper Competition 2nd Place in the Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal and Injury Mechanics Category
  • 2013 CMBBE , CMBBE Student Podium Presentation Competition 2nd Place
  • 2011 ASME, ASME Summer Bioengineering PhD Student Paper Competition 3rd Place in the Orthopedic Biomechanics Category
  • 2008 College of Engineering, University of Utah , Wayne Brown Fellowship
  • 2007 ASME, ASME Summer Bioengineering B.S. Student Paper Competition 2nd Place in the Solid Mechanics, Design and Rehabilitation Category
  • 2007 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa Elected Member
  • 2004 University of Denver, Alumni Scholarship

  • Chelstrom, B. P., Chawla, D., & Henak, C. (2024). Failure in articular cartilage: Finite element predictions of stress, strain, and pressure under micro-indentation induced fracture. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 150, 106300.
  • Irandoust, S., Whitton, R. C., Muir, P., & Henak, C. (2024). Subchondral bone fatigue injury in the parasagittal condylar grooves of the third metacarpal bone in thoroughbred racehorses elevates site-specific strain concentration. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 155, 106561.
  • Chawla, D., Thao, A. K., Eriten, M., & Henak, C. (2023). Cartilage Fatigue Damage is Frequency-Dependent. Available at SSRN 4824108.
  • Irandoust, S., O'Neil, L. M., Stevenson, C. M., Franseen, F. M., Ramzan, P. H., Powell, S. E., Brounts, S. H., Loeber, S. J., Ergun, D. L., Whitton, R. C., & others, (2023). Comparison of radiography and computed tomography for condylar fracture risk assessment in Thoroughbred racehorses. bioRxiv, 2023--11.
  • Soukup, J. W., Jeffery, J., Drizin, S. R., Hetzel, S. J., Stone, D. S., Eriten, M., Ploeg, H., & Henak, C. (2023). Correlation of mineral density and elastic modulus of dog dentin using $mu$-CT and nanoindentation. Journal of biomechanics, 147, 111434.
  • Hower, C. C., Minaev, A. A., Amundson, L. A., Crenshaw, T. D., & Henak, C. (2023). Effect of mineral diets on the development of cartilage material properties. Journal of Biomechanics, 157, 111708.
  • Yerrapragada, K., Chawla, D., Henak, C., & Eriten, M. (2023). Fracture-Induced Acoustic Emissions in Gelatin. Experimental Mechanics, 63(3), 485--494.
  • Soukup, J. W., Jeffery, J., Hetzel, S. J., Ploeg, H., & Henak, C. (2023). Morphological quantification of the maxillary canine tooth in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Annals of Anatomy-Anatomischer Anzeiger, 246, 152041.
  • Irandoust, S., Whitton, R. C., Muir, P., & Henak, C. (2023). Subchondral bone fatigue injury in the parasagittal condylar grooves of the distal end of the third metacarpal bone in Thoroughbred racehorses elevates site-specific strain concentration. Available at SSRN 4555184.
  • Liu, L., Yerrapragada, K., Henak, C., & Eriten, M. (2022). Contact Nonlinearity in Indenter--Foam Dampers. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 144(5), 051003.

  • B M E 399 - Independent Study (Spring 2025)
  • B M E 890 - Pre-dissertation Research (Spring 2025)
  • E M A 611 - Advanced Mechanical Testing of Materials (Spring 2025)
  • INTEREGR 601 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Engineering (Spring 2025)
  • M E 299 - Independent Study (Spring 2025)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • B M E 399 - Independent Study (Fall 2024)
  • B M E 890 - Pre-dissertation Research (Fall 2024)
  • E M A 303 - Mechanics of Materials (Fall 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • B M E 890 - Pre-dissertation Research (Summer 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • B M E 399 - Independent Study (Spring 2024)
  • B M E 516 - Finite Elements for Biological and Other Soft Materials (Spring 2024)
  • B M E 799 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2024)
  • B M E 890 - Pre-dissertation Research (Spring 2024)
  • M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2024)
  • M E 516 - Finite Elements for Biological and Other Soft Materials (Spring 2024)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • B M E 399 - Independent Study (Fall 2023)
  • B M E 615 - Tissue Mechanics (Fall 2023)
  • B M E 890 - Pre-dissertation Research (Fall 2023)
  • M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Fall 2023)
  • M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Fall 2023)
  • M E 615 - Tissue Mechanics (Fall 2023)
  • M E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • B M E 890 - Pre-dissertation Research (Summer 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)