Materials Focus
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
Materials for extreme environments; Laser processing; Corrosion; Irradiation damage; Spark plasma sintering; Microstructural characterizations
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
Processing and flow-induced crystallization of polymers; Nucleation control in polymers; Conjugated polymers; Hierarchical structures and self-assembly; Biopolymers
Quantum Materials and Quantum sensing
Regulate cell function and fate via applying biomaterial cues and mechanical loading signals, Integrate molecular engineering (RNA interference or overexpression) of key signaling molecules
Theoretical, computational, and experimental studies to characterize large deformation thermo-mechanical response of materials, in particular polymers
General area of microstructural development in materials during processing; Formation of nanostructured materials; Development of nanoscale structures for functional devices; Developing novel nanomagnetic materials for high-energy permanent magnets
Crystallization, Self-assembly, and Material Design; Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
Experimental ultrasonics, Nanoindentation, Atomic force microscopy, Elastic wave propagation