Research in mechanics of solids mainly includes fundamental theory (elasticity, plasticity, variational principles, fatigue and fracture of materials and structures,and inelastic constitutive ...

Stretchable electronics combines the electronic performance of conventional wafer-based semiconductor devices and mechanical properties of a rubber band, and thus can have very broad applications that ...

Cutting-edge materials science and engineering play a key role in clean energy conversion. Sustainable development sets the goal for researchers across disciplines, requiring active collaborations to ...

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are engineered with a gradual variation in composition and structure, yielding spatially dependent mechanical properties that facilitate superior performance and ...

During the 2022 Ted Belytschko Lecture, Harvard professor Joanna Aizenberg spoke about HAIRS. No, not the hair on top of your head, but Hydrogel-Actuated Integrated Responsive Structures. Delivered ...

Process and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (PIMM) has the following research output in the current window (1 December 2024 - 30 November 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to ...

Our CSM research includes static and dynamic analyses of complex solid bodies using computational approaches such as finite volume, finite element, discrete element, and meshless methods. The focus of ...

Recent advances in data science techniques, combined with the ever-increasing availability of high-fidelity simulation/measurement data open up new opportunities for developing data-enabled ...

The Mechanics and Materials (MM) emphasis in the Department of Mechanical Engineering allows students to explore the science of materials and how those materials move and deform in response to ...

Mechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. (Nanowerk News) Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily ...

Matt Smith joined the Hope College faculty in 2012. He primarily teaches engineering mechanics and materials courses, including Introduction to Engineering Materials, Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanical ...