Leadership
Kevin Hemker
Director
Alonzo G. Decker Chair & Professor | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Area of Expertise
- Characterization/modeling of bond coat layers for thermal barrier coatings
- Characterization of materials for MEMS applications
- Intermetallic alloys
- Nanocrystalline materials
- Characterization of dislocation core structure
- High temperature mechanical behavior
- Macroscopic mechanical responses
- Microsample testing
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
James Guest
Deputy Director
Associate Professor & Vice Chair |
Department of Civil and Systems Engineering
Area of Expertise
- Topology Optimization
- Additive Manufacturing
- Architected Materials Design
- Structural Optimization
- Computational Mechanics