Mechanics and Materials

Renowned Research Faculty

AEM faculty members are nationally recognized for their expertise in the behavior of shape memory alloys, multi-scale theoretical and computational methods, and buckling and instability phenomena. The team has authored multiple textbooks and research monographs that are widely used across the United States and internationally.

The research-intensive instruction is designed to equip students with a deep understanding of the foundational principles of theoretical and applied mechanics through real-world, experiential learning. Although the nonlinear theories used apply to all materials, they are particularly critical to the study of today's emerging advanced and active materials and reconfigurable structures. Much of this area’s molecular research is part of the OpenKIM project, which has developed state-of-the-art software to perform atomistic materials simulations. More than 520 academic, government, and industry research teams from 43 countries are currently using the software.