Curriculum Vitae

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Research.

Nine years of academic research experience. Successfully published ten peer-reviewed publications (6 first author, 4 middle author) and three in review (2 first author, 1 middle author). Reviewer for eight peer-reviewed journals for plant and human biomechanics. Four federally funded grant proposals currently in review (2 PI, 2 non-PI co-developer). One preliminary patent filed. Current research interests include biomechanics, finite element analysis, interdisciplinary science and stochastic modeling.

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Teaching.

Two years combined experience teaching. Co-developed and co-taught graduate level course, and scheduled to teach undergraduate course Spring 2020. Mentor to four graduate students and five undergraduate students. Taught GED Mathematics Equivalency Class at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center. Proven ability to provide stimulating and interactive lectures with increased student enthusiasm for learning. Qualified to teach courses related to: Finite Element Analysis, Solid Mechanics, Engineering Statics & Dynamics, Numerical Methods & Simulation, Biomechanics, Engineering Design, Plant Biomechanics, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Capstone.

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Refereed Publications

  1. Christopher J Stubbs, Yusuf Oduntan, Tyrone Keep, Scott D Noble, Daniel J Robertson, “The Effect of Plant Weight on Estimations of Stalk Flexural Stiffness and Stalk Lodging Resistance”, Plant Methods, 2020.

  2. Christopher J Stubbs, Christopher McMahan, Will Seegmiller, Taylor Spence, Daniel J Robertson, “Integrative Puncture Score: Force-Displacement Weighted Rind Penetration Tests Improve Stalk Lodging Resistance Estimations in Maize”, Plant Methods, 2020.

  3. Navajit S. Baban, Ajymurat Orozaliev, Christopher J Stubbs, Shunsuke Kasahara, Yong-Ak Song, “Understanding Interfacial Fracture Behavior Between Microinterlocked Soft Layers Using Physics-Based Cohesive Zone Modeling”, Physical Review Letters E, 2020.

  4. Christopher J Stubbs, Kate Seegmiller, Daniel J Robertson, “Diverse Maize Hybrids are Structurally Inefficient at Resisting Wind Induced Bending Forces that Cause Stalk Lodging”, Plant Methods, 2020.

  5. Samuel Sofela, Sarah Sahloul, Christopher J Stubbs, Ajymurat Orozaliev, Fathima Shaffra Refai, Abdelhady Mostafa Esmaeel, Hala Fahs, Mohamed Omar Abdelgawad, Kristin C.Gunsalus, Yong-Ak Song, “Phenotyping of the Thrashing Forces Exerted by Partially Immobilized C. elegans using Elastomeric Micropillar Arrays”, Lab on a Chip, 2019.

  6. Nathaniel Nelson, Christopher J Stubbs, Ryan Larson, Douglas D Cook, “Measurement Accuracy and Uncertainty in Plant Biomechanics”, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2019.

  7. Christopher J Stubbs, Wenhuan Sun, Douglas D Cook, “Measuring the Transverse Young’s Modulus of Maize Rind and Pith Tissues”, Journal of Biomechanics, 2019.

  8. Christopher J Stubbs, Douglas D Cook, Karl J Niklas, “A General Review of the Biomechanics of Root Anchorage”, Invited Review Article, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2019.

  9. Chao Liu, Pamela Cabahug-Zuckerman, Christopher J Stubbs, Martin Pendola, Cinyee Cai, Kenneth A. Mann, Alesha B. Castillo, “Mechanical Loading Promotes the Expansion of Primitive Osteoprogenitors and Organizes Matrix and Vascular Morphology in Long Bone Defects”, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2019.

  10. Christopher J Stubbs, Navajit S Baban, Daniel J Robertson, Loay Alzube, Douglas D Cook “Bending Stress in Plant Stems: Models and Assumptions”, Plant Biomechanics: From Structure to Function at Multiple Scales, Springer, 2018.

  11. Christopher J Stubbs, Ryan Larson, Douglas D Cook, “Mapping Spatially Distributed Material Properties in Maize Stem Finite Element Models Using Computed Tomography”, Biosystems Engineering, 2020. pre-print: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.27.968651 (in review).

  12. Christopher J Stubbs, Ryan Larson, Wenhuan Sun, Douglas D Cook, “Maize Stem Buckling Failure is Dominated by Morphological Factors”, Biosystems Engineering, 2020. preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/833863 (in review).

  13. Austin Bebee, Christopher J Stubbs, Daniel Robertson, “Large Deflection Model for Multiple, Inline, Interacting Cantilever Beams”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2020. (in-review).