Perry H. Leo
Professor & Department Head
Perry H. Leo
Professor & Department Head
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Professor Leo studies phase transformation, pattern formation and material properties in complex, multiphase solids. Leo and his group use theoretical and numerical analysis to couple formation of microstructure in these materials to their properties, such as strength, fracture and fatigue resistance, and electrical and magnetic response. Leo’s work encompasses a range of materials, including composite materials, biological materials, metal alloys and liquid crystals.
Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987
M.E., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1983
B.S., Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, summa cum laude Duke University, 1980
Department Head, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 2014-Present
Director of Graduate Studies, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 2006-2014
Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 2001-Present
Associate Department Head, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 1999-2014
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 1995-1998
Short term position at California Institute of Technology, Div. of Engineering, 1999
Short term position at Max-Planck Institute for Math in the Sciences, 1998-1999
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 1994-2001
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 1988-1994
Associate Fellow, Minnesota Supercomputer Institute, 1994-Present
Associate Faculty, Center for Interfacial Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1992
Senior Member, Center for Nonlinear Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University, 1992
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987-1988
2007-2008: Fellow, Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Academic Leadership Program
2002: IT Student Board Outstanding Professor
2001: IT Student Board Outstanding Professor
2000: IT Student Board Outstanding Professor
1998: Bush Foundation Sabbatical Fellowship
1990: Alcoa Foundation Fellowship
1981: Carnegie Fellowship
1980: Dow Fellowship
1977: Thomas J. Watson National Merit Scholarship
Jung, N., Seo, H. W., Leo, P. H., Kim, J., Kim, P. & Yoo, C. S., 2017, Surfactant effects on droplet dynamics and deposition patterns: A lattice gas model, Soft Matter, Vol. 13, Issue 37, p. 6529-6541, (Journal Article)
Leo, P. H., and Shield, T. W., 2016, A Lumped Energy Model for Crack Growth in Shape Memory Materials, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 83(3):031010-031010-7, (Journal Article)
Valencia-Cardona, J. J. & Leo, P. H., 2016, Magnetoelastic properties of antiferromagnetically coupled magnetic composite media, Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Article 54425, Volume 94, Issue 5, (Journal Article)
Narina Jung, Chun Sang Yoo, and Perry H. Leo, 2014, Instability deposit patterns in an evaporating droplet, Journal of PHysical Chemistry, Vol. 118, Issue 9, p. 2535-2543, (Journal Article)
Peng Zhou, W.C.Johnson, P.H.Leo, 2011, A sharp interface model of intermediate-phase growth under the influence of electromigration, Journal of Electronic Materials, 40, pp. 1876-1883