Faculty postion at University of Houston
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Computational Modeling & Analytics (Assistant/Associate Professor)
Modeling programmable deformation of self-folding all-polymer structures with temperature-sensitive hydrogels
Combining
soft active hydrogels with hard passive polymers gives rise to all-polymer
composites. The hydrogel is sensitive to external stimuli while the passive
polymer is inert. Utilizing the different behaviors of two materials subject to
environmental variation, for example temperature, results in self-folding soft
machines. We report our efforts to model the programmable deformation of
self-folding structures with temperature-sensitive hydrogels. The self-folding
structures are realized either by constructing a bilayer structure or by
incorporating hydrogels as hinges. The methodology and the results may aid the
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Computational and Theoretical Solid Mechanics
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Computational and Theoretical Solid Mechanics
Nonlinear free and forced vibration analysis of a single-walled carbon nanotube using shell model
By :Payam SOLTANI, J SABERIAN, R BAHRAMIAN, A FARSHIDIANFAR
In this Paper, the nonlinear free and force vibration of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) with simply supported ends is
investigated based on von Karman’s geometric nonlinearity. The SWCNT described as an individual shell and the Donnell’s
equations of cylindrical shells are used to obtain the governing equations. The Galerkin's procedure is used to discretized partial
Continuum mechanics of the interaction of phase boundaries and dislocations in solids
Amit Acharya Claude Fressengeas
Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics on Differential Geometry and Continuum Mechanics, Vol. 137, pages 123-165. Ed: G. Q Chen, M. Grinfeld, R.J. Knops (Proceedings of Workshop held at the Intl. Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh, 2013.)
Visualizing LAMMPS molecular dynamics trajectories using visual molecular dynamics (VMD)
It is very important to visualize molecular dynamics (MD) trajectories since there are many aspects of MD simulations which are difficult to identify without a proper visualization tool. Improper bounday condition in MD is one of such examples. I use Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) to visualize my MD simulations. Some of my movies, created using VMD, are shown below.
Internship/Studentship positions at KAUST
Internship/Studentship position:
Post-doctoral position: 2D/3D full-field measurement based identification for extreme scales
The Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellow in Mechanical Engineering at the Composite and Heterogeneous Material Analysis and Simulation Laboratory (COHMAS, http://cohmas.kaust.edu.sa).