Professional Service

• Orthopaedic Research Society. Abstract Reviewer. 09/01/2023 - 09/30/2023
• Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference. Abstract Reviewer. 03/01/2023 - 03/31/2024
• International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Scientific Committee, Paris conference. 08/01/2022 - 02/28/2023
• Orthopaedic Research Society. Mentor to New Faculty. 02/01/2022 - 02/28/2023
• Orthopaedic Research Society. Role: Abstract Reviewer. Abstract Reviewer. 11/01/2021 - 11/30/2021
• Frontiers in Physiology. Role: Co-Editor. Co-Editor, Special Issue on Extracellular Matrix Dynamics in Biology, Bioengineering and Pathology. 03/01/2021 - 12/31/2022
• Summer Biomechanics, Biotransport and Biomedical Engineering Confernece. Role: Reviewer. Abstract Review for Annual Meeting. 02/01/2021 - 02/03/2021
• SB3C.org. Abstract reviewer. 01/01/2020 - 02/29/2020
• Orthopaedic Research Society. Abstract reviewer for annual meeting. 10/01/2019 - 11/30/2019
• Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. Role: Member. Editorial Board. 02/01/2018 - present
• National Institutes of Health. Role: Temporary Member. Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration Study Section. 01/01/2018 - 03/31/2018
• Orthopaedic Research Society. Role: Member. Program Committee. 01/01/2017 - 03/01/2019
• Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference. Abstract Reviewer. 12/01/2016 - 12/15/2016
• Summer Biomechanics, Biotransport and Bioengineering Conference. Role: Program Chair. Program Chair. 01/01/2015 - 08/31/2015
• Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. Editorial Board. 02/2014 - present
• Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Role: Member. Editorial Review Board. 01/01/2014 - 10/01/2021
• ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference. Program Chair. 06/2013 - 08/2015
• 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2014. Symposium Chair, “FEBio Methods and Applications”. 06/2013 - 08/2014
• International Conference on Computational and Experimental Biomedical Sciences, Ponta Delgada, S Miguel Island, Azores, October 20-22, 2013. Scientific Committee. 01/2013 - 12/2013
• VipIMAGE2013 – 4th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Algarve, Portugal, October 2013. Scientific Committee. 01/2013 - 12/2013
• CMBBE. Role: Chair. Conference Chair, 11th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2012-2013 (cmbbe13.sci.utah.edu). 03/01/2012 - 04/01/2013
• Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Role: Associate Editor. Journal Editorial Duties. 03/2011 - 12/2014
• ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 2011. Role: Abstract Reviewer. Program Committee. 01/2011 - 06/2011
• 10th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Role: Member. Technical Advisory Panel. 01/01/2011 - 04/30/2012
• NIH/NIAMS. Role: Grant Review. Temporary Member, NIH/NIAMS “SBSR” Study Section, 10/2010. 08/2010 - 10/2010
• NIH. Role: Grant Review. Temporary Member, NIH “Modeling and Biological Simulation (MABS) Study Section, 6/2010. 04/2010 - 07/2010
• ASME Bioengineering Division. Role: Abstract Reviewer. Abstract Reviewer, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, July 2010. 02/01/2010 - 04/01/2010
• 5th International Congress on Computational Bioengineering. Role: Scientific Committee. Scientific Committee, 5th International Congress on Computational Bioengineering, Mazatlán, México, November 2011. 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2011
• VipIMAGE2011 . Role: Scientific Committee. Scientific Committee, VipIMAGE2011 - 3rd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Algarve, Portugal, October 2011. 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2011
• CompIMAGE. Role: Program Committee. Program Committee, CompIMAGE (Computational Modeling of Objects Represented in Images), May 2010. 01/01/2010 - 05/31/2010
• Orthopaedic Research Society. Role: Abstract Reviewer. Abstract Reviewer, 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, March 2010. 01/01/2010 - 03/01/2010
• International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics. Role: Editorial Board. Editorial Board, International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics. 01/2007 - present
• ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Role: Associate Editor. Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 12/2004 - 6/2010. 12/2004 - 06/01/2010
• Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Role: Associate Editor. Associate Editor, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering . 01/2003 - present
• Journal of Applied Biomechanics. Role: Editorial Board. Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 11/1996 - present
• ASME Bioengineering Division. Role: Member. ASME Bioengineering Solid Mechanics Committee. 01/1993 - 12/31/2010

Honors & Awards

• Honored for being a Top 15% Graduate Level Instructor in the College of Engineering, University of Utah based on student evaluations. This was for BME 5250, Biomechanics II, Spring 2022. College of Engineering, University of Utah, 06/01/2022
• 2022 Class of Fellows, Orthopaedic Research Society. Orthopaedic Research Society, 12/07/2021
• 2021 Distinguished Research Award, “in recognition of his important contributions to research and scholarship in his field and contributing to the academic excellence of the University of Utah”. Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Utah, 03/05/2021
• Elected as Fellow. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 02/01/2018
• Ranked as one of the top instructors in the College of Engineering based on course evaluations. University of Utah, College of Engineering, 01/01/2016
• 2013 ASME Van C. Mow Medal, “for seminal contributions to research in biomechanics related to fundamental structure-function relationships in muculoskeletal soft tissues, subject-specific modeling of joint mechanics, image-based biomechanics, the mechanics of angiogenesis, and the development and distribution of the FEBio software suite.” This is a society-level award, and the highest award offered to a mid-career bioengineering through the ASME. More information Here: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/participate/honors-awards/achievement-awards/van-c-mow-medal. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 01/2013
• 2011 William H Harris Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society, "in recognition of the outstanding quality and scientific achievement of the paper": Elkins JM, Stroud NJ, Rudert MJ, Tochigi Y, Pederson DR, Ellis BJ, Callaghan JJ, Weiss JA, Brown TD: The capsule’s contribution to total hip construct stability – A finite element analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Orthopaedic Research Society, 01/2011
• Co-author on peer-reviewed manuscript that received the 2011 William H Harris, MD Award, "in recognition of the outstanding quality and scientific achievement of the paper": Elkins JM, Stroud NJ, Rudert MJ, Tochigi Y, Pederson DR, Ellis BJ, Callaghan JJ, Weiss JA, Brown TD: The capsule’s contribution to total hip construct stability – A finite element analysis. Submitted, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, October 2010. Orthopaedic Research Society, 11/06/2010
• Lowell Edgar received 1st prize in the Student Presentation Competition for his research presentation at the Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering conference in Valencia, Spain. And 500 Euros! "Simulating the Influence of the Extracellular Matrix on 3D Angiogenesis In Vitro" Lowell T. Edgar, Scott C. Sibole, Clayton J. Underwood, James E. Guilkey, Jeffrey A. Weiss Corinne Adams received an Honorable Mention for her research presentation: "The Acetabular Labrum Alters Cartilage Contact Stresses and Load Transfer Across the Hip Joint" Corinne R. Adams, Benjamin J. Ellis, Michael D. Harris, Andrew E. Anderson, Christopher L. Peters, Jeffrey A. Weiss http://www.cmbbe2010.cf.ac.uk . Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 03/2010
• Plenary Talk, “Computational Modeling of Musculoskeletal Soft Tissues”, Third International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, Clearwater, Florida, December 2009. Third International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, 2009

Internal Service

• PhD student committees - in addition to serving as chair of my own graduate student committees, I currently serve as a member of 19 other graduate student committees (17 PhD, 2 MS). committee member, 01/01/2023 - present. Department service.
• Chair, RPT Advisory Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Chair, 07/01/2022 - present. Department service.
• SCI Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Governing Board. Member, 03/24/2022 - present. Department service.
• Member, Graduate Council Review Committee for Nutrition and Integrative Physiology Graduate Programs, 2021-2022. Member, 01/01/2022 - 02/28/2022. University service.
• SCI Faculty Search Committee, Biomedical Computing. Member, 10/01/2021 - 06/01/2022. Department service.
• PhD student committees - in addition to serving as chair of my 6 graduate student committees, I serve as a member of 19 other graduate student committees (17 PhD, 2 MS). Graduate Student Committee Member, 07/01/2020 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
• BME Faculty Workload Committee. Member, 11/01/2019 - 08/31/2021. Department service.
• Limited Submissions Committee. Member, 01/01/2017 - 03/31/2019. University service.
• Reviewer, U. Utah Seed Grants. 09/01/2016 - present. University service.
• Faculty Search Committee. Member, 10/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. Department service.
• Faculty Search Committee. Member, 09/01/2015 - 08/01/2016. Department service.
• Graduate Fellowships Committee. Chair, 01/01/2015 - present. Department service.
• Graduate Admissions Committee. Member, 01/01/2015 - present. Department service.
• Limited Submissions Committee. Member, 03/01/2014 - 01/01/2016. University service.
• Chair, RPT Committee, Department of Bioengineering, U. Utah, 2012-2014. 01/2012 - 12/2014. Department service.
• Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Bioengineering, 2013. 01/2012 - 09/2013. Department service.
• University of Utah Seed Grants. Reviewer, 12/2011 - 12/2011. University service.
• Member, Graduate Program Affairs Committee, Bioengineering, U. Utah. Member, 01/01/2010 - present. Department service.
• Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Bioengineering, U. Utah. Member, 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010. Department service.
• Review of Seed Grants. Grant Reviewer, 01/01/2010 - 03/01/2010. University service.
• Graduate Admissions Committee. Member, 03/01/2009 - 06/01/2020. Department service.
• Graduate Program Affairs Committee. Member, 03/01/2009 - 03/01/2020. Department service.
• Reviewer, University of Utah Seed Grants. 01/2008 - 01/2014. University service.
• Chair, graduate fellowships committee. 01/01/2002 - present. Department service.
• Director of the BME Biomechanics Graduate Track, 2001 - present. Approximately 40 hours per year. Director, 01/01/2001 - present. Department service.
• Graduate Admissions Committee. Member, 01/01/2001 - 12/31/2014. Department service.

In the Media

• The cover of the June, 2010 issue of the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering features images of simulations run in FEBio from the article: Ateshian GA, Maas S, Weiss JA: Finite element algorithm for frictionless contact of porous permeable media under finite deformation and sliding. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 132(6):061006, 2010. 06/2010.