Structural Mechanics & Materials

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Researchers in this area deal with fundamental and applied problems involving the analysis, design and testing of materials and structures. On the most extreme scale this includes ultra-high pressure material analysis under complex loading and the connection between molecular simulations of materials and their macroscopic properties, as well as artificial intelligence design of materials. Applications include bone loss in spaceflight, the interaction of wind with buildings, the design and testing of wind turbines, and non-destructive evaluation techniques to detect flaws in structures.

Faculty Expertise

Ashraf Bastawros

Ashraf Bastawros

Ph.D., Brown University

Experimental micromechanics

Thomas Chiou

Thomas Chiou

Ph.D., Iowa State University

Non-destructive evaluation

Vinay Dayal

Vinay Dayal

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Composite materials

Stephen Holland

Stephen Holland

Ph.D., Cornell University

Non-destructive evaluation

Valery Levitas

Valery Levitas

Ph.D., Institute of Superhard Materials, Kiev

Multiscale theoretical and experimental mechanics

Partha Sarkar

Brandon Runnels

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Computational mechanics of materials

Partha Sarkar

Partha Sarkar

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Vibrations and aeroelasticity

Azadeh Sheidaei

Azadeh Sheidaei

Ph.D., Michigan State University

Materials design and biomechanics

Valery Levitas

Wenjie Xia

Ph.D., Northwestern University

Multiscale modeling of materials