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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Position in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Vermont (USA)
USACM Student Chapter Seminar 0205
A Geometric Theory of Surface Elasticity and Anelasticity
Defect sensitivity of 2D lattice materials with positive, zero, and negative Poisson’s ratios
A semi-analytical model elaborates the effect of cohesive zone on the peeling behaviors of heterogeneous thin films
Mineral asperities reinforce nacre through interlocking and friction-like sliding
Fast stress wave attenuation in bioinspired composites with distributed soft particles modulating hard matrices
Failure simulation and design optimization of bioinspired heterogeneous interfaces by Floquet-based bar-spring model
Nacre-inspired topological design tuning the impact resistant behaviors of composite plates
Loss of longitudinal superiority marks the microarchitecture deterioration of osteoporotic cancellous bones

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ABAQUS UMAT
ABAQUS tutorial
Cauchy stress
Geometry & Mechanics
Large elastic deformation
Logarithmic strain
Mechanics of growth
Mesh-free methods
Objective rates of stress
Plastic potential
Poroelasticity
Stress and strain
Temperature
Timoshenko lectures
Viscoelasticity
Why is rubber incompressible?
Writing a paper
Writing a proposal
in situ Mechanics
tensor and its invariants
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