Mechanics of materials (deformation, fracture, plasticity), materials science, biomechanics and mechanics of protein materials, multi-scale modeling and simulation, atomistic and molecular simulation.

Courses taught:

• 1.545 Atomistic Simulation of Materials and Structures (2008)
• 1.021J (2008, 2009) Introduction to Modeling and Simulation (OCW site...)
• 1.050 (2007) Engineering Mechanics I
• 1.978 (2007) From nano to macro: Introduction to atomistic modeling techniques (more...)
• 1.021J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation (more...)
• 3.22 Mechanical Properties of Materials (more...)
• 3.320 Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials (guest lecturer)
• 1.978 (2006)From nano to macro: Introduction to atomistic modeling techniques (more...)
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• Lecture series (Fall 2005) on molecular modeling of complex materials (more...)