Mechanics, Materials, and Structures

Theoretical, computational, and experimental studies in this area describe the relationships between elastic properties, external stimuli, and responsive behaviors in solid matter. Material behavior is dependent on morphology, composition, and geometry across length scales with impacts on resulting structural properties and functionality. Department-based efforts to understand the ties between underlying mechanics and resulting properties are in the domains of acoustics, active materials, additive materials, biomaterials, compliant structures, composites, electronics, fluid-structure interactions, machined materials, nanomaterials, sensors, soft materials, structural dynamics, and sustainable materials.

Students have the opportunity to perform research with faculty members who have explored acoustic metamaterials, computational mechanics, material design and optimization, semiconductor physics, multi-scale composites bridging nano, micro, and macro scales, multifunctional materials, nanowires, micromechanics, electrospray-based composites, laser-based processing, ocular mechanics, additive manufacturing, manufacturing processes, adaptive and lightweight structures, compliant and soft mechanisms, biomaterials, sustainable materials, scanning probe microscopy, and vibrating structures.

Associated Faculty: Haym Benaroya, Onur Bilgen, William J. Bottega, Gerardo Callegari, Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Alberto Cuitiño, Yuebin Guo, Liping Liu, Jennifer Lynch, Aaron Mazzeo, Andrew Norris, Assimina A. Pelegri, Amin Reihani, Jerry Shan, Nikolaos Napoleon Vlassis, George Weng

Research Clusters

Solid Mechanics

Faculty: William J. Bottega, Alberto Cuitiño, Liping Liu, Andrew Norris, Assimina A. Pelegri, Nikolaos Napoleon Vlassis, George Weng

Dynamic Structures and Systems

Faculty: Haym Benaroya, Onur Bilgen, William J. Bottega, Yuebin Guo, Assimina A. Pelegri, Aaron Mazzeo, Amin Reihani, Jerry Shan

Composite Materials

Faculty: Onur Bilgen, William J. Bottega, Gerardo Callegari, Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Alberto Cuitiño, Jennifer Lynch, Aaron Mazzeo, Assimina A. Pelegri, Jerry Shan, Nikolaos Napoleon Vlassis, George Weng

Processing Mechanics

Faculty: Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Gerardo Callegari, Alberto Cuitiño, Yuebin Guo, Jennifer Lynch, Aaron Mazzeo, Jerry Shan

Functional Materials

Faculty: Onur Bilgen, Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Liping Liu, Jennifer Lynch, Aaron Mazzeo, Andrew Norris, Amin Reihani, George Weng

Multiscale Mechanics

Faculty: Yuebin Guo, Assimina A. Pelegri, Amin Reihani, Jerry Shan, Nikolaos Napoleon Vlassis, George Weng