Next-Generation Materials

Developing novel materials that are better, stronger, adaptive, and resilient

Discoveries and impact

Elevated understanding the scale effect in fracture and failure of quasibrittle materials
Development of new analytical and semi-analytical techniques for materials with thin and ultrathin coatings and interfaces
Development of new homogenization schemes for composite materials
Design denser and more durable asphalt materials
Non-iterative approaches to waveform tomography of catering for high-fidelity diagnosis of materials, structures, and tissues

Modeling probabilistic failure of engineered systems
Understanding the role played by thin coating layers and two-dimensional reinforcements on local fields and overall properties of emerging generation of composite materials
Developing laboratory testing methods for pavement forensic analyses
Understanding the compaction process of asphalt mixtures using experimental and numerical methods
Developing innovative materials, technologies, and asset management tools for pavement applications
Pursuing continuum mechanics explanations of fundamental physical phenomena underpinning wave control by metamaterials