• Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Materials Engineering Science, VPI & SU - 1988
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University - 1976
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University - 1973

Research Interests

    • Prediction of damage initiation and growth in cryogenic composites and foams
    • Multiscale computational mechanics from nano to macro
    • Multifunctional materials
    • Numerical simulation of electric double layer supercapacitor
    • Mechanics of textile composites
    • Mechanics of polymer film scratching
    • Novel finite element analysis strategies