Alan Needleman
Professor:
Engineering
Phone: +1 401 863 2863
Alan_Needleman@Brown.EDU
Professor Needleman's main research interests are in the computational modeling of deformation and fracture processes in structural materials, in particular metals.
Interests
Professor Needleman's main research interests are in the computational modeling of deformation and fracture processes in structural materials, in particular metals. A general objective is to provide quantitative relations between the measurable (and hopefully controllable) features of the materials' micro-scale structure and its macroscopic mechanical behavior. Ongoing research projects involve studies of ductile fracture and ductile-brittle transitions; crack growth in heterogeneous microstructures with particular emphasis on the role of interfaces; nonlocal and discrete dislocation plasticity; fatigue crack growth; and fast fracture in brittle solids.
Awards
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship 1977.
Foreign Member, Danish Center for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1986- .
Finalist, 1994 Computerworld-Smithsonian Award (Science Category), 3D Modeling of Metallic Fracture.
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989- .
Honorary Member, MECAMAT (Groupe Français de Mecanique des Matériaux), 1991-.
Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics, 1995-.
Midwest Mechanics Lecturer, 1997-1998.
Fellow, Institute of Physics (Great Britain), 1999-.
Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2000-.
Recognized by ISI (Science Citation Index) as a Highly Cited Author in both the fields of Engineering and Materials Science.
Prager Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2006.
Drucker Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006.
Doctor Technices Honoris Causa, The Technical University of Denmark, 2006.
Doctor Honoris Causa, Ecole Normale Superior de Cachan, France 2006.
Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Academy of Mechanics
Institute of Physics
Materials Research Society
