Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Multiscale Extreme Mechanics & Materials Laboratory (MXMM (Maximum) Lab)
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Welcome
Welcome to our Multiscale Mechanics and Extreme Materials Lab. Our research aims to understand the multiscale mechanics of materials under extreme pressures, strain rates, and temperatures by developing new experiments and utilizing advanced computational tools. We use plate impact, laser-driven impact, and split Hopkinson pressure bar experiments with diagnostic tools such as ultra-high-speed imaging, high-speed X-ray diffraction, photonic Doppler velocimeter (PDV), and digital image correlation (DIC) to study the mechanics of materials at disparate lengths (nm-mm) and time scales (ns-µs).
Recent Publications
Our paper titled "Mechanism of Hotspot Formation in Energetic Materials Under Mild Impact Loading" has been published in the Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials.
Our paper titled "Real-Time Characterization of Dislocation Slip and Twinning of Shock Compressed Molybdenum Single Crystals" has been published in Physical Review Materials (https://journals.aps.org/prmaterials/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.073601).
Our paper titled "Mesoscale shock structure in composite materials" has been published in the Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105239).
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