Natalia Litchinitser, Ph.D.
natalia.litchinitser@duke.eduProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
Nanophotonics; Photonic Metamaterials; Nonlinear Optics; Fiber Optics; Photonic Crystal Fibers
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Dr Brian Mann, Ph.D.
brian.mann@duke.eduProfessor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Nonlinear dynamics and vibration utilizing analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques. Fundamental investigations of phenomenon and application areas where dynamical systems theory plays an important role.
Piotr Marszalek, Ph.D.
pemar@duke.eduProfessor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Investigating relationships between structural and mechanical properties of biopolymers (polysaccharides, DNA, proteins), at a single molecule level.
Research Interests
Making emerging photovoltaic materials more effective, cost-efficient and competitive for the energy market.
Xiaoyue Ni
xiaoyue.ni@duke.eduAssistant Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Flexible electronics, precision measurement, non-destructive testing, deformation physics of random media, mechanical metamaterials, robotic materials and smart structures, machine learning
Siobhan Rigby Oca
siobhan.rigby@duke.eduDirector of Master's Studies, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Research Interests
Robotics Education, Medical Robotics, Human Robot Interaction, Engineering Education
Miroslav Pajic, Ph.D.
miroslav.pajic@duke.eduDirector of Master's Studies, Professor in the Department of ECE
Research Interests
Design and analysis of autonomous cyber-physical systems (CPS), and in particular, embedded systems, AI, learning and controls, CPS security and high-assurance autonomy, with various application…
Christine Payne
christine.payne@duke.eduDonald M. Alstadt Chair of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Yoh Family Professor
Research Interests
Molecular mechanisms by which cells interact with nanomaterials with applications in nanomedicine and environmental exposure
Research Interests
Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing
Research Interests
Polymer theory and computer simulations
Hossein (Amir) Salahshoor
hossein.salahshoor@duke.eduAssistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired systems, brain mechanics, data-driven methods, advanced (meta)materials and (meta)structures, material design, and mathematics of materials and structures.
Sophia Santillan
sophia.santillan@duke.eduAssociate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Research Interests
Engineering education, nonlinear systems, structural mechanics and numerical methods.
Guglielmo Scovazzi, Ph.D.
guglielmo.scovazzi@duke.eduProfessor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
Finite element methods, computational fluid and solid mechanics, multiphase porous media flows, computational methods for fluid and solid materials under extreme load conditions, turbulent flow…
Rebecca Simmons
rebecca.simmons@duke.eduProfessor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Ph.D.
adrienne.stiffroberts@duke.eduAssociate Dean for Community-Based Innovation, Professor of ECE
Research Interests
Thin-film deposition, MAPLE, hybrid perovskites, hybrid nanocomposites, organic thin films
Krithika Swaminathan
krithika.swaminathan@duke.eduVisiting Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Shyni Varghese
shyni.varghese@duke.eduLaszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interests
Musculoskeletal tissue repair, disease biophysics and organ-on-a-chip technology
Manolis Veveakis
manolis.veveakis@duke.eduProfessor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
Theoretical and applied mechanics, Geomechanics, Irreversible Thermodynamics. Emphasis on the multiphysical modelling of plasticity of solids, solid-fluid interactions, friction laws and rheology of geomaterials
Lawrie Virgin, Ph.D.
l.virgin@duke.eduProfessor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Nonlinear behavior of slender structural systems including buckling and vibration. Much of the current work has an aerospace flavor. More recent research has focused on…
Stefan Zauscher, Ph.D.
zauscher@duke.eduDirector of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Research Interests
Nano-mechanical and nano-tribological characterization (elasticity, friction, adhesion) of materials including organic thin films; self-assembled monolayers, polymeric gels, and cellulosics; Fabrication of polymeric nanostructures by scanning…
Michael Zavlanos, Ph.D.
michael.zavlanos@duke.eduProfessor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Control theory, optimization, and learning; in particular, robotics and autonomous systems, networked and distributed control systems, and cyber-physical systems.
Pei Zhong, Ph.D.
pzhong@duke.eduProfessor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Mechanistic investigation and technology development in shock wave and laser lithotripsy; Ultrasound-elicited mechanotransduction, neuromodulation and sonogenetics; HIFU and immunotherapy for cancer treatment; Acoustic and optical…