I) Postdoctoral researchers and visiting scholars
Dr. Sunwoo Park
Postdoctoral Scientist October 1997 to October 1999
Research:
Impact Damage and Residual Strength of Structural Composites
Constitutive and Failure Behavior of Granular Materials
Dr. Jiyun Yang
Visiting Scholar July 2008 to January 2009
Dr. Hongwei Li
Postdoctoral Scientist May 2009 to October 2010
Research: Multiscale modeling of the behavior of cementitious materials
Dr. Yanqing Wu
Visiting Professor May 2013 to April 2014
Research: Ignition behavior of composite energetic
II) Ph.D. students
Karel Minnaar Ph.D. (January 1996 to August 2002)
Thesis: Experimental and Numerical Analyses Damage in Laminate Composites under Low Velocity Impact Loading
Jun Zhai Ph.D. (September 1996 to January 2000)
Thesis: Micromechanical Simulations of Dynamic Fracture in Ceramic Composites.
Vikas Tomar Ph.D. (May 2001 to December 2005)
Thesis: Molecular dynamics simulations of the shock response and Shock-induced chemical reactions.
Wuwei Liang Ph.D. (September 2001 to July 2006)
Thesis: Molecular dynamics simulations of the mechanical behavior of nanowires
Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni Ph.D. (January 2004 to October 2007)
Thesis: Atomistic modeling and continuum representation of the thermomechanical behavior of semiconducting metal oxide nanobelts
Xiang Guo Ph.D. (August 2006 to January 2009)
Thesis: Thermal and mechanical behaviors of nanomaterials and nanostructured materials
Ananda Barua Ph.D. (August 2008 to May 2013)
Thesis: Microscopic deformation and fracture of soft composites
Yifan Gao Ph.D. (January 2009 to May 2013)
Thesis: Nanoscale electromechanical properties of Si as anode material
Yan Li Ph.D. (May 2009 to July 2014)
Thesis: Microstructure-based fracture toughness design
D. Barrett Hardin Ph.D. (August 2010 to January 2015)
Thesis: Three-dimensional modeling of the dynamic response of energetic materials
III) M.S. students
Karel Minnaar M.S. (January 1996 to August 1997)
Thesis: Comparison and Analysis of Dynamic Shear failure Behavior of Structural Metals.
Douglas Lucas Grote M.S. (January 1997 to March 1999)
Thesis: Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic Response of Concrete and Mortar
Qingxi Xia M.S. (September 1996 to March 1998)
Thesis: Finite Element Modeling of the Dynamic Response of Concrete
Joshua Weage M.S. (September 1997 to March 1999)
Thesis: Time-dependent Behavior of Piezoelectric Ceramics
Andrew Keller M.S. (September 1998 to Sept. 2000)
Thesis: Micromechanical Toughening of Advanced Ceramic Composites
Gregory Ingram M.S. (September 2001 to May 2003)
Thesis: Experimental Characterization of the Effect of Inertia on Ductility
Sam Martin M.S. (September 2002 to May 2004)
Thesis: Experimental Characterization of the Effect of Microstructure on the Dynamic Behavior of SiC.
Nitin Patel M.S. (September 2002 to October 2004)
Thesis: Intermediate Strain Rate Response of the Al/Fe2O3 Reactive Metal Powder Mixtures
Jonathan Buck M.S. (August 2010 to May 2012)
Thesis: Fiber Effects on the Dynamic Response of UHPC