Expertise and Interests:
- Solid mechanics
- Fracture mechanics
- Mechanics of novel / non-traditional materials such as:
- layered materials
- functionally graded materials (FGM)
- syntactic structural foams and cellular structures
- additively printed materials
- micro-/nano-composites and hierarchical materials
- interpenetrating phase composites (IPC)
- interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN)
- soft materials
- Photomechanics / optical metrology
- Non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT & E)
- Optical/digital image processing
Broadly my research deals with (a) exploration of fracture and failure mechanics of advanced materials using experimental and computational methods, and (b) development of novel full-field optical sensors for experimental mechanics and metrology.
My current interests include development and high-strain rate failure characterization of non-traditional materials such as functionally graded materials, hierarchical micro-/nano-composites, structural foams, soft materials, layered structures, lightweight structures, and 3D printed materials. Modeling the failure behavior using computational methods are integral to many of my research projects.
Subject Areas:
- Fracture & Failure
- High-Strain Rate Behavior
- Experimental Mechanics
- Computational Modeling
- Mechanics of Materials
- Solid Mechanics
- Shock and Impact
- Optical Metrology
- Advanced Materials
- Composite Materials