Mechanics of Solids
The mechanics of solids is an engineering science that is fundamental to the practice of mechanical, civil, structural, and aeronautical engineering; it is also directly relevant to materials engineering, nanotechnology, biology, geophysics, and other branches of engineering and applied science. The Mechanics of Solids Group at Brown University fosters a balanced program of research and instruction that integrates the perspectives of continuum mechanics, structure of matter, and materials science. The program has a long tradition of leadership through innovations in the analytical, computational, and experimental concepts and methodologies that form the core of the field.
Current focal points for activities in the program are the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Micro- and Nanomechanics of Electronic and Structural Materials and the General Motors Collaborative Research Center on Computational Micromechanics of Materials. The Group also operates and maintains the state-of-the-art Computational Mechanics Research Facility for use by its graduate students and faculty.
Research areas of particular strength in the Mechanics of Solids Group at Brown include: numerical simulation of microstructural processes in materials; deformation and failure in thin films, micro-electro-mechanical systems and nano-structures; multiscale materials modeling; experimental mechanics of materials; microstructural evolution in materials processing; and cellular and molecular biomechanics as part of the new division-wide program in biomedical engineering.
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