Research Interests

  • Boundary contour method (BCM) and symmetric-Galerkin boundary element method (SGBEM) with emphasis on multiscale modeling of moving boundary and fracture mechanics problems
  • Finite element and boundary element analysis of high-strain rate fracture of heterogeneous materials with micro- and nano-fillers
  • Numerical simulation and experimental studies of the solid-phase epitaxial growth of Si-Ge alloy thin films
  • Anisotropic elasticity Green's functions
  • Viscoelastic finite element modeling of the human supraspinatus tendon
  • Shape optimization of biaxial fracture specimens
  • Probabilistic fracture modeling of reactor pressure vessels subjected to pressurized-thermal-shock transients

Research Funding

  • "Collaborative Research: Interactions between a Propagating Matrix Crack and Inclusions in Particulate Composites: Experiments and Modeling," PI, NSF, 2007-2010.
  • "High Strength Composite Materials," Joint-PI, NASA, 2006-2008.
  • "High-Strain Rate Fracture of Heterogeneous Materials with Micro- and Nano-Fillers: Effect of Particle Size, Shape and Filler-Matrix Adhesion," Co-PI, Army Research Office/DEPSCoR, 2004-2008.
  • "Improving the Solid-Phase Epitaxy in Si-Ge Alloys," PI, Oak Ridge Associated Universities/DOE, 2004-2005.
  • "Developing a 3-D Code Coupling Boundary Integral and Level Set Methods for Fracture Modeling and Crystal Growth," PI, DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2004-2005.
  • "Developing a Boundary Contour Method for Fracture Modeling of Nanoscale Materials," PI, University of South Alabama Research Council, 2003-2004.

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