Computational Materials Science Group
Our research lab is focused on the areas of mechanical properties of nanomaterials and new materials design driven by computer simulations. These simulations include methods such as Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo, Dislocation Dynamics and Finite Elements.
Current Research
Strengthening Metallic Nanofoams Through Ligament Scale Materials Design (NSF-CMMI-1634772)
The major goals of the project are: (1) To provide the fundamental knowledge, using a combination of computational and experimental techniques, to isolate and subsequently relate the foam geometry and individual ligament mechanical properties of composite foams to the macroscopic strength, and (2) To gain insight needed for developing novel techniques to manufacture, characterize and test composite metal foams.
High Entropy Alloys (NASA-SBIR Phase II)
The goal of this project is to develop microstructure-informed crystal plasticity based constitutive models for advanced high entropy alloy systems.
