The over-arching theme is to understand
how a solid body reacts to forces, how it deforms, and how it fails.
This is addressed in a variety of scales ranging from a cluster of
atoms to tectonic plates using experimental, theoretical and computational
methods. Specific topics of interest include
Active materials like shape-memory alloys and ferroelectrics
Bulk metallic glasses
Dynamic behavior and failure of materials
Mechanical properties of cellular, sub-cellular and extra-cellular
structures
Multi-scale modeling and simulation
Nano-structured materials and composites
Reliability and diagnostics of microelectronic devices
Tunable photonic and phononic materials
The research is supported out through a variety of single and multi-investigator
projects including
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