Faculty

Research Interests Deformation and failure response of inelastic materials — Continuum thermodynamics; Fracture mechanics; Computational micromechanics; Localization and bifurcation

Research Interests Controls and dynamical systems; Learning-based control; Information and decision systems; Machine learning; Modeling and system identification

Research Interests Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Sensors; Bio-inspired Robotics; Energy Storage System; Hydraulic Fracturing Automation

Research Interests Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control—Linear and nonlinear system identification, information synthesis, multivariable control theory, nonlinear control theory, controller design, diagnostics/prognostics, and targeted adaptive control

Research Interests Dynamic Systems and Controls—Feedback control systems analysis and design, linear and nonlinear systems theory, robust and fault-tolerant control, model reduction, filtering, system optimization

Research Interests Theoretical and computational materials science, physics of nanostructures and nanomaterials, atomistic simulations, flexoelectricity, nanoscale piezoelectricity, electromechanical behavior of biological membranes, size-dependent elasticity, micromechanics of defects and inclusions, homogenization, coupling between quantum and solid mechanics, high temperature mechanical behavior of materials, energy storage

Research Interests Smart materials and structures—Adaptive control, Robust control, Dynamics, Robotics, Friction compensation