USA-Brazil Workshop on Applied Mechanics National Science Foundation.

USA-Brazil Workshop on USA-Brazil Workshop on Applied MechanicsApplied Mechanics

National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation

NSF DelegationNSF Delegation

Research Area: 

Continuum Mechanics Piezoelectric Materials Mechanics of Fiber Networks Plasticity Mechanics of Living Cells

Education:Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics, University of California at Berkeley, (1998)

Eveline BaesuEveline Baesu

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Engineering Mechanics

Teaching: 

Nonlinear Mechanics Analytic methods in Engineering

Support of international cooperation in science and engineering is an integral part of NSF's mission. The Office of International Science and Engineering (INT) promotes and coordinates international cooperation by supporting new partnerships between U.S. scientists and engineers and their foreign colleagues, or new cooperative projects between established collaborators.

Vicki B. BookerVicki B. Booker

Program ManagerAmericas ProgramOffice of International Science and Engineering (INT)

Education:

Research Area: 

Computational Mechanics Fracture Mechanics

Teaching:

Computer methods in civil engineering Steel structures, fatigue and fracture Matrix Analysis of framed Structures

Education:Ph.D. University of Illinois (1978)

Robert H. DoddsRobert H. DoddsProfessorM.T. Geoffrey Yeh ChairDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Petro-Chemical Industry (HSS, welding, pipelines)

Reusable Launch Vehicle Naval Surface Ships, Submarines

Applications Driving Research:

Frederico FurtadoFrederico Furtado

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Mathematics

Education:

Ph.D., Mathematics, Courant Institute - NYU, 1989

Research Area: 

Flow in Porous Media Hyperbolic Systems of Conservations Laws, Riemann Problems Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Computational Fluid Dynamics

Teaching:

Calculus I Partial Differential Equations II

Research Area: Nano- and micro-scale science and engineering

Model-based simulation - integration of experiment and analysis

Environmental design and technologies - materials and sensors

Hazards and extreme events research

Infrastructure Systems - IT and SES

Jorn Larsen-BasseJorn Larsen-Basse

Program DirectorSolid Mechanics and Materials Engineering (SMME)Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems

Education:

Teaching:

Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures Structural Analysis: Theory and Applications Prestressed Concrete Structures

Khalid M. MosalamKhalid M. Mosalam

Assistant ProfessorStructural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials (SEMM)Civil & Environmental Engineering

Education:Ph.D, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA (1996)

Research Area:

Probabilistic models for seismic fragility of structural components & systems Stochastic fiber element models for reinforced concrete component & systems Computational modeling of prestressed bridges

Research Area:

Astrophysics Vortex creep theory and the internal temperature of neutron stars

Responsibilities:

Managing and coordinating all aspects of resources/data Customer relations and information management on supercomputing research projects Resource allocations, peer review processes and technology transfer

Radha NandkumarRadha Nandkumar

Assistant DirectorOffice of Campus relationsSenior Research ScientistScientific Computing Division

Education:Ph.D, Physics, University of Illinois (1985)

Teaching:

Computer Applications in Construction Soils and Foundations Concrete Technology Temporary Construction Structures Advanced Construction Techniques

Kamran NematiKamran Nemati

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering Department of Construction Management

Education:Ph.D (Civil) , University of California at Berkeley, (1994)

Research Area:

  Experimental and analytical work associated with plain and reinforced concrete Application of scanning electron microscopy to microstructure of concrete Expansion of innovative experimental techniques to fracture behavior of materials   

Research Area :

Analytical and experimental methodologies of thermomechanical response of composite materials and structural components. Micromechanics of multi-phased and functionally graded composites Micromechanical modeling of processing of high temperature composites

Marek-Jerzy PinderaMarek-Jerzy Pindera

ProfessorDepartment of Civil Engineering

Education:Ph.D (Civil) , Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)

Teaching:

Glaucio H. PaulinoGlaucio H. PaulinoAssociate ProfessorBurton and Erma Lewis Faculty Scholar

Education:

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1995

Research Area: 

Functionally Graded Materials Fracture Mechanics Boundary Element Methods Nonlinear Structural Mechanics

Teaching:

Finite Element Methods Boundary Element Methods Matrix Analysis of framed Structures

Applications Driving Research:

Superheat-resistant materials

Biomedical materials

Military: Vehicles and personal body armor

Electro-magnetic and MEMS

Graded refractive index materials

Research Areas:

Continuum mechanics, Solid and structural mechanics Computational fluid mechanics Computational heat transfer Computational solid mechanics Applied mathematics Composite materials and structures Plate and shell theories Energy and variational principles and methods

J. N. REDDYJ. N. REDDY

Distinguished ProfessorOscar S. Wyatt Endowed ChairDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering

Education:Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama (Huntsville), 1973

Teaching:

Dulce RufinoDulce Rufino

Ph.D. StudentTransportation EngineeringDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Research Area: 

Pavement modeling and Design methods Analysis of Pavement responses to Aircraft and environmental loading at International Airports

Elisa SotelinoElisa Sotelino

Associate ProfessorSchool of Civil Engineering

Education:Ph.D., Brown University, 1990

Teaching: Finite Element Analysis Parallel Processing in Structural Mechanics Finite Elements in Elasticity Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering Structural Dynamics Structural Analysis I Introductory Structural Mechanics

Research Area :

Structural Engineering Concurrent Software Development Environment Parallel Algorithms for Transient Finite Element Analysis Strengthening Highway Bridges Concrete Materials constitutive modeling

Teaching:

Finite Element Procedures in Applied Mechanics Mechanics of Materials

N. SukumarN. Sukumar

Assistant ProfessorComputational Solid MechanicsDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engg

Education:Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1998

Research Interest:

Computational mechanics Fracture and failure mechanisms Meshfree Galerkin methods Computational geometry Motion of moving interfaces

Nicholas J. ZabarasNicholas J. Zabaras

ProfessorMaterial Process Design & Control LaboratorySibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Education:Ph.D., Cornell University, 1987

Research Interest: Mathematical techniques for realistic engineering simulation Design of manufacturing processes. Kinematics and constitutive behavior of growing bodies.

Teaching:

Mechanical Properties and Processing of Engineering Materials Materials Processing: Theory and Applications Lecture Notes on the Finite Element Method Computational Sensorics: Information Technologies for the Design and Control of Complex Continuum Systems

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

• COPPE: Prof. Rochinha

• PUC: Prof. Dumont

• LNCC: Dr. Murad

• USP: Prof. Ruggieri and Prof. Silva

• UnB: Prof. Mamiya