Mechanical Engineering Seminar by Dr. Jiaoyan (Jenny) Li on 1/22/15
When: Thursday,
January 22, 2015
1:15 PM
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2:30 PM
Where: Textiles Building 101E
Description: The Mechanical Engineering Department is pleased to present the following SEMINAR:
Thursday, January 22, 2015
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Textile Building, Room 101E
SPEAKER:
Jiaoyan (Jenny) Li, The George Washington University
TOPIC:
Multiscale Modeling of Multi-physics for Nano/Bio/Smart Materials
ABSTRACT:
The rapid development of synthesis and characterization of nano/bio/smart materials as well as unprecedented computational power have brought forth a new era of research in mechanics in which experiments, modeling and simulations are performed side by side to advance the frontier in material science, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering. In this talk, we will mainly focus on how multiscale modeling of multi-physics (thermal-mechanical-electromagnetic coupling) can be used to predict material properties, discover new functionalities of new emerging materials, and eventually design materials for advanced engineering applications. As we know, different theory should be adopted at different length scale. Molecular Dynamics has established itself as a widely employed discipline for the study of material behaviors at atomic level when the material body is viewed as a collection of discrete particles, while continuum theories powered by Finite Element Method have been used to explain and predict various physical phenomena at continuum level. The proposed concurrent multiscale material modeling bridges the gap between these two approaches. New applications fields, including smart nanomaterials with multi-functionalities serving as nano-sensor/harvester, the natural/pathological growth of living matters (such as tumor growth), and the role that mechanical forces play in tissue and organ development, as well as the outstanding questions that requires further studies in the future are to be discussed.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Jiaoyan (Jenny) Li received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Dalian University of Technology and Xi'an Jiaotong University, respectively. She is currently working toward her Ph.D. degree in the Multiscale Material Modeling Laboratory, and also servers as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The George Washington University. Her research area is in computational and theoretical solid mechanics with focuses on nanomechanics of smart nanomaterial system, biomechanics and modeling of mechanobiology, and advances of microcontinuum physics.
For more information please contact Dr. Vijay Chalivendra (vchalivendra@umassd.edu, 508-910-6572).
All are welcome and Mechanical Engineering students are encouraged to attend.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Textile Building, Room 101E
SPEAKER:
Jiaoyan (Jenny) Li, The George Washington University
TOPIC:
Multiscale Modeling of Multi-physics for Nano/Bio/Smart Materials
ABSTRACT:
The rapid development of synthesis and characterization of nano/bio/smart materials as well as unprecedented computational power have brought forth a new era of research in mechanics in which experiments, modeling and simulations are performed side by side to advance the frontier in material science, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering. In this talk, we will mainly focus on how multiscale modeling of multi-physics (thermal-mechanical-electromagnetic coupling) can be used to predict material properties, discover new functionalities of new emerging materials, and eventually design materials for advanced engineering applications. As we know, different theory should be adopted at different length scale. Molecular Dynamics has established itself as a widely employed discipline for the study of material behaviors at atomic level when the material body is viewed as a collection of discrete particles, while continuum theories powered by Finite Element Method have been used to explain and predict various physical phenomena at continuum level. The proposed concurrent multiscale material modeling bridges the gap between these two approaches. New applications fields, including smart nanomaterials with multi-functionalities serving as nano-sensor/harvester, the natural/pathological growth of living matters (such as tumor growth), and the role that mechanical forces play in tissue and organ development, as well as the outstanding questions that requires further studies in the future are to be discussed.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Jiaoyan (Jenny) Li received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Dalian University of Technology and Xi'an Jiaotong University, respectively. She is currently working toward her Ph.D. degree in the Multiscale Material Modeling Laboratory, and also servers as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The George Washington University. Her research area is in computational and theoretical solid mechanics with focuses on nanomechanics of smart nanomaterial system, biomechanics and modeling of mechanobiology, and advances of microcontinuum physics.
For more information please contact Dr. Vijay Chalivendra (vchalivendra@umassd.edu, 508-910-6572).
All are welcome and Mechanical Engineering students are encouraged to attend.
Light refreshments will be served.
Topical Areas: University Community, Mechanical Engineering