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Research Expertise and Interest

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Department

Shirshendu Ganguly

Shirshendu Ganguly

Dept of Statistics

probability theory, statistical mechanics

David Steigmann

David J. Steigmann

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

finite elasticity, mechanics, continuum, shell theory, variational methods, stability, surface stress, capillary phenomena, mechanics of thin films

Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

contact mechanics, fracture and fatigue of engineering materials, finite element modeling of surface contact and machining, thin-film processing and characterization, adhesion and fatigue of MEMS devices, plasma-assisted surface functionalization of biomaterials, surface patterning for cell adhesion and growth control, mechanics & tribology of magnetic recording devices, microfibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering, tribology and mechanics of artificial joints, mechanical metamaterials

Michael Gollner smiles at a Fire Whirl

Michael Gollner

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

combustion, fire dynamics, wildland fire, fluid mechanics

Dept of Statistics

probability, mathematical probability, statistical mechanics

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

protein function, Structural Biology, biochemistry, membrane proteins

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

cardiovascular biomechanics, computational mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, thrombosis, medical image processing, dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, Lagrangian coherent structures, mathematical modeling

John W. Morris, Jr

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

structural materials, computational materials, the limits of strength, deformation mechanisms, non-destructive testing with SQUID microscopy, mechanisms of grain refinement in high strength steels, lead-free solders for microelectronics

Hayden Taylor (third from left) with group members and collaborators holding components produced by computed axial lithography

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

manufacturing, microfabrication, nanofabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, computational mechanics, nanoimprint lithography

Simon Schleicher

Simon Schleicher

Dept of Architecture

biomimetics, structural engineering, architectural design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, digital fabrication, fabrication, composite structures, finite element analysis, parametric design, bio-inspired structures, robotics manufacturing, robotics

picture of Robert Saxton

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

immunology, protein engineering, chemical biology, Structural Biology, inflammatory diseases

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

fluid mechanics, turbulence, wetlands, imaging, plankton, sediment transport

image of ramon weber

Ramon Weber

Dept of Architecture

computational design, sustainability, structural modeling, generative design, embodied carbon

Dept of Mathematics

applied mathematics, numerical analysis, computational solid and fluid mechanics

Per-Olof Persson

Per-Olof Persson

Dept of Mathematics

applied mathematics, numerical methods, computational fluid and solid mechanics

Lia Scott

School of Public Health

breast cancer, structural racism as predictor of breast cancer, spatial epidemiologic methods

person with dark glasses standing with water in background

Dept of Integrative Biology

genomics, genetics, computational biology, structural variation, RNA, diversity, aging, population genetics

Hans-Rudolf Wenk

Hans-Rudolf Wenk

Dept of Earth and Planetary Science

crystallography, earth & planetary science, structural geology & rock deformation, seismic anisotropy

Michael DeWeese

Dept of Neuroscience

Dept of Physics

machine learning, computation, systems neuroscience, auditory cortex, neural coding, statistical mechanics

Mary Scott

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

structural materials, electronic materials, magnetic materials, optical materials, chemical and electrochemical material

Steven E. Brenner

Steven E. Brenner

Dept of Bioengineering

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

molecular biology, computational biology, evolutionary biology, bioengineering, structural genomics, computational genomics, cellular activity, cellular functions, personal genomics

head shot of James Hurley

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Structural Biology, reconstitution, membrane biology, autophagy, HIV, x-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy

Francesco Trebbi

Francesco Trebbi

Haas School of Business

American political system, banking, structural econometrics, political economy, applied economics, regulation, lobbying

Clayton J. Radke

Clayton J. Radke

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

chemical engineering, surface & colloid science technology, protein/polymer/surfactant adsorption from solution, two-phase enzymatic catalysis, interfacial surfactant transport, electrokinetics, pore-level fluid mechanics, contact-lens & eye mechanics

Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research.

Ahmad Omar

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly