Solid Mechanics
Electromechanical effects, Fiber networks, Biomechanics
Thermomechanical damage & fracture with peridynamics; Modeling of diffusion, dissolution and corrosion; Damage in heterogeneous materials; Fast, convolution-based methods for peridynamic models; Optimization of material composition & optimal shape design
Advanced nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing, Experimental and theoretical analysis of electrospinning process, Continuous polymer, carbon, and ceramic nanofibers, Hierarchical materials and composites, Damage and fracture mechanics
Theoretical & experimental nonlinear dynamics & vibrations, Nonlinear system identification, Data-driven modeling & identification, Nonlinear energy guiding, Reduced-order modeling of bolted joint loosening, Multi-dimensional vibration mitigation
Theoretical, computational, and experimental studies to characterize large deformation thermo-mechanical response of materials, in particular polymers
The translation of mechanobiology to improve cardiovascular medicine and ophthalmology through integration of techniques in biomechanics, nanotechnology, molecular biology, histology, imaging, finite element analysis, and adaptive modeling
Crystallization, Self-assembly, and Material Design; Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
Experimental ultrasonics, Nanoindentation, Atomic force microscopy, Elastic wave propagation
Electromechanical materials and devices
Laboratories:
- Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Laboratories (Y. Dzenis)
- Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory (Y. Dzenis)
- Novel Biomaterials for Grafts / Scaffolds and Biomechanics Laboratory (Y. Dzenis)
- Polymer Mechanics Laboratory (M. Negahban)
- Translational Mechanobiology Lab (R. Pedrigi)
- Ultrasonic Materials Characterization Laboratory (J. Turner)