Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas
• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Latvian Academy of Sciences (Physics and Mechanics of Polymers)
• M.S. in Physics, Latvian University (Electrodynamics and Mechanics of Continua)

Research Interests

• Advanced nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing
• Experimental and theoretical analysis of the electrospinning process
• Continuous polymer, carbon, and ceramic nanofibers
• Hierarchical materials and composites
• Damage and fracture mechanics
• Fatigue analysis and life prediction
• Multiscale NDE
• Cardiovascular biomechanics and tissue mechanics
• Bionanomaterials

Visiting and Adjunct Positions

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center (2008-present)
• Erskine Fellow and Visiting Professor, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2017, 2010, 2000)
• Visiting Professor, University of Trento, Italy (2009)
• Visiting Professor, University of Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris VI), Paris, France (2004, 2002)
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Texas A&M University (in conjunction with joint TAMU-UNL Engineering Study Abroad Program in Paris, France; 2002)
• Visiting Professor, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan (1996)
• Visiting Researcher, Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of California-San Diego (1996)
• Visiting Scientist, Institute of Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (1993)

Selected Publications

• Goponenko, A.V., Dzenis, Y.A., “Role of Mechanical Factors in Applications of Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Gels – Status and Prospects” (feature article, http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1TmMq7NHwzKcC), Polymer, 2016, vol 101, pp. 415–449 (cover Polymer, Volume 101, Sept 28 2016 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00323861/101 )
• Papkov, D., Zou, Y., Andalib, M.N., Goponenko, A., Cheng, S.Z.D., Dzenis, Y.A., "Simultaneously Strong and Tough Ultrafine Continuous Nanofibers,” (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn400028p) ACS Nano, 2013, 7(4), pg. 3324-3331 (Cover ACS Nano, April 23, 2013, Vol. 7, Iss. 4: http://pubs.acs.org/toc/ancac3/7/4; highlighted in Nature, 2013, Vol. 495, 284http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v495/n7441/full/495284a.html )
• Papkov, D., Goponenko, A., Compton, O.C., An, Z., Moravsky, A., Li,, X-Z., Nguyen, S.T., and Dzenis, Y.A., “Improved Graphitic Structure of Continuous Carbon Nanofibers via Graphene Oxide Templating,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 2013, 23, 5763-5770 (Frontis cover Adv. Funct. Mater., 23, Dec 2013: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201370249/abstract)
• Dzenis, Y., "Structural Nanocomposites", Science, 2008, Vol. 319, pp. 419-420
• Ritchie, R.O.; and Dzenis, Y., "The Quest for Stronger, Tougher Materials", Science, 2008, Vol. 320, p. 448
• Dzenis, Y., “Spinning Continuous Fibers for Nanotechnology”, Science, 2004, Vol. 304, pp.1917-1919
• Papkov, D., Maleckis, K., Zou, Y., Andalib, M., Goponenko, A., Dzenis, Y.A., “Chapter 6: Nano to Macro: Mechanical Evaluation of Macroscopically Long Individual Nanofibers,” MEMS and Nanotechnology, Vol 5, SEM Series, 2016, pp. 35-43. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22458-9_6
• Liu, L., Dzenis, Y., “Explicit 3D Finite Element Model of Continuous Nanofiber Networks”, Micro & Nano Letters, 2016, DOI:  10.1049/mnl.2016.0147, Available online: 04 August 2016
• Andalib, M.N., Dzenis, Y., Donahue, H.J., and Lim, J.Y., “Biomimetic Substrate Control of Cellular Mechanotransduction”, Biomaterials Research, 2016, 20:11, 9 pp (DOI: 10.1186/s40824-016-0059-1)
• Jahan, K., Goponenko, A., Dzenis, Y., “Electrospun Nanofibrous Materials as Stimuli-Responsive Polymerized Hydrogels”, Macromolecular Symposia, 2016, Vol 365, Issue 1, pp. 118–127