Computational Physics & Structural Simulation Laboratory (CPSSL) is a multidisciplinary research facility and educational forum located at the University of Notre Dame. CPSSL research projects emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to engineering problems with focus on multiscale topology optimization methods, computational material design, data-driven multiscale characterization of structural/material systems, multiphysics analysis, and simulation methods, and advanced computational platforms.

Some of the main research areas include:

• Topology optimization of structural/material systems

• Optimal design of multifunctional metamaterial systems

• Groups in computational mechanics and optimization 

• Machine Learning in computational mechanics 

• Data-driven multiscale characterization of complex systems

• Theoretical and applied solid mechanics

• Advanced computational methods in solids and structural mechanics

CPSSL is equipped with state-of-the-art computer clusters, numerical libraries (CPSSL-FEA an in-house FEA library, Matlab, FEAP, TomLab, etc.), and computational packages (Abaqus, LS-Dyna, etc.).