Research Projects
| Nanostructures and Magnetic Reversal in Ultra-Strong Magnets,sponsored by Nebraska Research Initiative. |
| Advanced Polymer Composites with Fiber-Matrix Interfaces Engineered at the Nanoscale, sponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln. |
| Durability and Intelligent Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Composites Joints, sponsored by US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. |
| Fundamentals of Electrospinning of Polymer Nanofibers and Assemblies, sponsored by National Science Foundation. |
| Manufacturing and Mechanical Behavior of Novel Composites with Improved Impact Resistance, sponsored by US Army Research Office. |
| Novel Laminated Composites with Nanoreinforced Interfaces, sponsored by National Science Foundation. |
| Polycrystal Modeling of Ceramics Subjected to High Strain Rates and Pressures, sponsored by US Army Research Office. |
| The Role of Fracture Surface Topography and Friction in Dynamic Response of Armor Ceramics, sponsored by US Army Research Office. |
| Ultrasonic Studies of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Recrystallization and Sintering of Metals, sponsored by US Department of Energy. |
| Multiscale Treatment of Solid-Fluid Interfaces: Development of Hybrid Monte Carlo and Finite Element Code, sponsored by US National Science Foundation. |
| U.S.-Brazil Dual-Degree in Infrastructure and Sustainability Engineering Program (ISEP), Federal Initiative for Post-Secondary Education, $202,000, Sept. 1, 2006-Aug. 31, 2010, PI D.H. Allen. |
| Research on Blast Mitigation and Mine Detection, Army Research Lab-Weapons and Materials Directorate, $3,900,000, July 1, 2004-July 31, 2007, PI D.H. Allen. |
| International Program for Exchange of Students in Computational Mechanics, Federal Initiative for Post-Secondary Education, $202,000, Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2007, PI D.H. Allen. |

