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
Faculty
Jochen Mueller
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Systems Engineering (starting July 2021)
Area of Expertise
Additive Manufacturing
Multimaterial Printing
Computational Design
Architected Materials
Multimaterial Printing
Computational Design
Architected Materials
Stavros Gaitanaros
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Area of Expertise
Mechanics of Architected Materials
Large Deformations and Structural Stability
Shock Formation and Impact Dynamics
Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Large Deformations and Structural Stability
Shock Formation and Impact Dynamics
Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Sung Hoon Kang
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Area of Expertise
Nature-inspired material systems/structures
Rapid Prototyping with Additive Manufacturing
Design of Experimental/Computational Models
Identification of key design parameters for tailored behavior
Rapid Prototyping with Additive Manufacturing
Design of Experimental/Computational Models
Identification of key design parameters for tailored behavior
Thao (Vicky) Nguyen
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Area of Expertise
Biomechanics
Mechanical behavior, growth and remodeling of fibrous soft tissues
Shape memory Polymers & Polymer Composites
Constitutive Modeling: thermomechanics, viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity
Fracture/failure of rate dependent materials
Mechanical behavior, growth and remodeling of fibrous soft tissues
Shape memory Polymers & Polymer Composites
Constitutive Modeling: thermomechanics, viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity
Fracture/failure of rate dependent materials
Students & Post-Doctoral Fellows
Alberto Torres
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Topology Optimization
Robust Design Optimization
Implementation of Stress Constraints
Robust Design Optimization
Implementation of Stress Constraints
Arunima Banerjee
Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor:
Kevin Hemker
Research
Mechanical Testing
Materials Characterization
Materials Characterization
Enze Chen
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
Stavros Gaitanaros
Research
Additive Manufacturing of Lattices
Failure of Cellular Solids
Mechanics of DNA nanostructures
Failure of Cellular Solids
Mechanics of DNA nanostructures
Federico Ferrari
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Topology Optimization
Solid Mechanics
Stability & Nonlinear Mechanics
Structural Dynamics
Solid Mechanics
Stability & Nonlinear Mechanics
Structural Dynamics
Hak Yong Lee
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Topology Optimization
Manufacturing Constraints
3D Woven Lattices
Dynamic Properties
Manufacturing Constraints
3D Woven Lattices
Dynamic Properties
Julia Carroll
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Topology Optimization
Nonlinear Mechanics
Manufacturing Constraints
Nonlinear Mechanics
Manufacturing Constraints
Justin Unger
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Topology Optimization
Design for AM Material Properties
Manufacturing Constraints
Design for AM Material Properties
Manufacturing Constraints
Matt Vaughn
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor:
Kevin Hemker
Research
Microstructural Characterization
Mechanical Testing
Mechanical Testing
Michael Vladimirov
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Topology Optimization
Computational Geometry
Applications in Aerospace
Computational Geometry
Applications in Aerospace
Mikhail (Misha) Osanov
Civil and Systems Engineering
Advisor:
James K. Guest
Research
Large Scale Topology Optimization
Manufacturing Constraints
Topology Optimization for Biomedical Applications
Manufacturing Constraints
Topology Optimization for Biomedical Applications
Sam Present
Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor:
Kevin Hemker
Research
Metallurgy
Structural Materials
Small Scale Mechanical Testing
Structural Materials
Small Scale Mechanical Testing
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