About

I study and develop methods in computational solid mechanics.

My research is focused on methods to reduce the computational expense of accurately simulating damage, progressive crack growth, fracture, and fragmentation.

In recent projects at the MSU Composite Technologies Research Group, I have developed practical and effective techniques to predict damage in fiber-reinforced composite materials and adhesive joints for the wind energy and aerospace industries. This work includes performing lab tests to verify and validate (V&V) numerical models with the actual physical phenomena.