Computational Mechanics & Scientific Computing
We develop efficient, precise algorithms to study and solve complex problems governed by the laws of mechanics. This plays a fundamental role in many important problems, such as materials design, tissue engineering, biomedical imaging, prediction of natural events, energy exploration and use, and more.
Research Areas
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Computational nonlinear poro-elasticity
- Computation of highly nonlinear mechanical systems
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Flow through porous media
- Fracture and fragmentation
- Inverse problems and optimization
- Multiscale approaches
- Uncertainty quantification on complex systems
Related Study Opportunities
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- Both programs offer a Computational Mechanics & Scientific Computing Study Track
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- In Computational Mechanics & Scientific Computing is a collaboration with the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at Duke
- In Civil Engineering offers a concentration in Computational Engineering
Associated Faculty
Wilkins Aquino
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Fred K. Boadu
CEE Director of Master’s Studies, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
John Everett Dolbow
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Henri P. Gavin
W.H. Gardner Jr. Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor in the Department of CEE
Johann Guilleminot
Paul Ruffin Scarborough Associate Professor of Engineering
Tomasz Hueckel
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Joseph C. Nadeau
CEE Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor of the Practice
Hossein Salahshoor
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Guglielmo Scovazzi
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Manolis Veveakis
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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