Contact Information
608 East Healey Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Research Interests
Comparative evolutionary biomechanics in both vertebrates and invertebrates, particularly to examine how the laws of physics and mechanics influence evolutionary processes; combining kinematics and fracture mechanics to examine the evolution of biological cutting/puncture systems; biomechanical and morphological diversification in deep-time; evolution of multi-part biomechanical systems; paleobiomechanics
Education
PhD: University of Chicago, IL
BA: Carleton College, MN
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Associate Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
External Links
Recent Publications
Zhang, B., Baskota, B., & Anderson, P. S. L. (2024). Being thin-skinned can still reduce damage from dynamic puncture. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 21(219), Article 20240311. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2024.0311
Zhang, B., & Anderson, P. S. L. (2024). How rate-based stretchability of soft solids controls fracture morphology in dynamic conical puncture. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 187, Article 104911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2024.104911
Crofts, S. B., & Anderson, P. S. L. (2023). How venom pore placement may influence puncture performance in snake fangs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 226(17), Article jeb245666. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245666
Darcy, H. E., & Anderson, P. S. L. (2023). Morphological variation in the vomer of aquatic and terrestrial spelerpini salamanders. Journal of Morphology, 284(9), Article e21618. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21618
Scott, B. R., & Anderson, P. S. L. (2023). Examining competition during the agnathan/gnathostome transition using distance-based morphometrics. Paleobiology, 49(2), 313-328. https://doi.org/10.1017/pab.2022.32