Lab
Computational Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Heat Transfer
ME Research Areas
Materials & Mechanics
Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
ME Impact Areas
Next-Gen Manufacturing
Affiliations
Graduate Faculty Member of:
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering; Physics; and Scientific Computing
Education
Ph.D. 2000, Chemical Physics, Texas A&M University
M.S. 1996, Condensed Matter Physics, The "Abduis Salam" Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy
B.S. 1992, Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania
Professional Background
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2019 – Present
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2011 – 2018
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2005 – 2011
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 2000 – 2004
Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Freie Universitaet, Berlin 2003 (six months)
Teaching/Research Assistant, Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station 1996 – 2000
Scientific & Professional Societies
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Physical Society (APS)
The Society for Standards Professionals (SES)
