Daraio, Chiara

Committee Member — 90 thesises

• Rimoli, Julian Jose — A Computational Model for Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Poon, Poh Chieh Benny — A Critical Appraisal of Nanoindentation with Application to Elastic-Plastic Solids and Soft Materials (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Phlipot, Gregory Paul — A Fully-Nonlocal Quasicontinuum Method to Model the Nonlinear Response of Periodic Truss Lattices (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Diest, Kenneth Alexander — Active Metal-Insulator-Metal Plasmonic Devices (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Xia, Xiaoxing — Adaptive and Reconfigurable Architected Materials Driven by Electrochemistry (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Feng, Berthy T. — Advancing Scientific Computational Imaging Through Data-Driven and Physics-Based Priors (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wexler, Helen — Algae as a Platform for Sustainable Biocomposites: Process–Structure–Property Relations (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Au, John King-Tai — An Ab Initio Approach to the Inverse Problem-Based Design of Photonic Bandgap Devices (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Szelengowicz, Ivan Michel Nicolas — Analysis and Optimization of Stress Wave Propagation in Two-Dimensional Granular Crystals with Defects (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vriend, Nathalie Maria — Booming Sand Dunes (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jackson, Winston Paul — Characterization of Soft Polymers and Gels Using the Pressure-Bulge Technique (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suryanarayana, Phanish — Coarse-Graining Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yogev, Or — Computational Evolutionary Embryogeny (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• El Sayed, Tamer — Constitutive models for polymers and soft biological tissues (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mazur, Paul Antoine Benoit — Controlling the Buckling Behavior of Bilayered Systems (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Leonard, Andrea Beth — Controlling Wave Propagation through Nonlinear Engineered Granular Systems (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Silva, Michael Lee — Damage Evolution in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures Under Impulse Loading (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Daly, Samantha Hayes — Deformation and Fracture of Thin Sheets of Nitinol (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hutchens, Shelby Brooke — Deformation Behavior and Mechanical Analysis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube (VACNT) Bundles (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wei, Yuchen — Deployable Piezoelectric Thin Shell Structures: Concepts, Characterization and Vibration Control (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pedivellano, Antonio — Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sakovsky, Maria — Design and Characterization of Dual-Matrix Composite Deployable Space Structures (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Adalian, Dvin Artashes-Boghos — Development and Dynamics of Microfabricated Enzymatic Biosensors (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Higdon, Nicole Juliet — Development of Ion Conducting Polymer Temperature Sensors (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lin, Wei-Hsun — Dynamic Characterization of Micro-Particle Systems (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lamberson, Leslie Elise — Dynamic Optical Investigations of Hypervelocity Impact Damage (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Delapierre, Mélanie — Dynamics and Stability of Spinning Membranes (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Burgoyne, Hayden Andrew — Dynamics of Granular Crystals with Elastic-Plastic Contacts (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pajunen, Kirsti Mari — Dynamics of Lightweight Tensegrity-Inspired Metamaterials Fabricated with 3D-Printing (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kim, Brian Lee Kiwon — Dynamics of Time-Varying and Nonlinear Phononic Lattices (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hsueh, Chun-Jen — Effective Toughness of Heterogeneous Materials (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gonzalez, Marcial — Energy and Force Stepping Integrators in Lagrangian Mechanics (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sansom, Elijah Bodhi — Experimental Investigation on Patterning of Anchored and Unanchored Aligned Carbon Nanotube Mats by Fluid Immersion and Evaporation (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Portela G., Carlos Mauricio — Fabrication, Mechanical Characterization, and Modeling of 3D Architected Materials upon Static and Dynamic Loading (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dorn, Charles Jacob — Geometry Synthesis and Multi-Configuration Rigidity of Reconfigurable Structures (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Boechler, Nicholas Sebastian — Granular Crystals: Controlling Mechanical Energy with Nonlinearity and Discreteness (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Raney, Jordan Robert — Hierarchical Structures of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes as Low-Density Energy-Dissipative Materials (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brown, Justin Lee — High Pressure Hugoniot Measurements in Solids Using Mach Reflections (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hsieh, Chia-Lung — Imaging with Second-Harmonic Generation Nanoparticles (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kusanovic, Danilo Smiljan — Improving Reduced Order Models of Soil-Structure Interaction Using an Ensemble Kalman Inversion Finite Element Model Updating Framework (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Linghui — Ion Transport in Temperature Sensitive Polyelectrolytes (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Liuchi — Linking Micro-Structure to Macro-Behavior of Granular Matter: From Flowing Heterogeneously to Morphing Adaptively (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ogren, Alexander Charles — Machine Learning and Inference Methods for Surrogate Modeling and Inexpensive Characterization of Elastodynamic Systems (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fox, Chelsea Brae — Mechanical Characterization of Irregular Architected Two-Phase Materials (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kovalchick, Christopher — Mechanics of Peeling: Cohesive Zone Law and Stability (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lopez Jimenez, Francisco — Mechanics of Thin Carbon Fiber Composites with a Silicone Matrix (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Leclerc, Christophe — Mechanics of Ultra-Thin Composite Coilable Structures (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Luo, Shi — Microstructural Effects on Diffusion and Mechanical Properties in Different Material Systems (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• McMahan, Connor Glenn — Modeling and Programming Shape-Morphing Structured Media (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Injeti, Sai Sharan — Multi-Functional Metamaterials (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Loumes, Laurence — Multilayer Impedance Pump: A Bio-Inspired Valveless Pump with Medical Applications (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Seola — Multiscale Design, Fabrication, and Mechanical Analysis of Structural Hierarchies in Functional Materials (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ginsberg, Leah Morgan — Multiscale Mechanical Characterization of Subcellular Structures in Living Walled Cells (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Roy, Anthony Mathew — Neuro-Evolution Using Recombinational Algorithms and Embryogenesis for Robotic Control (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Khatri, Devvrath — Non-Destructive Evaluation of Material System Using Highly Nonlinear Acoustic Waves (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nadkarni, Neel P. — Nonlinear Dynamics of Transition Waves in Multi-Stable Discrete and Continuous Media (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lydon, Joseph John II — Nonlinear Effects in Granular Crystals with Broken Periodicity (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Avellar, Louisa Taylor — Observations of Failure Phenomena in Periodic Media (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Papadakis, Georgia Theano — Optical Response in Planar Heterostructures: From Artificial Magnetism to Angstrom-Scale Metamaterials (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Akerson, Andrew James — Optimal Design of Soft Responsive Actuators and Impact Resistant Structures (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kramer, Sharlotte Lorraine Bolyard — Phase-Shifting Full-Field Interferometric Methods for In-Plane Tensorial Stress Determination for Fracture Studies (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Harmon, John Michael — Predicting the Strength of Planetary Surfaces (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhou, Ziran — Predictive Modeling of Architected Solids across Scales (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Royer, Fabien A. — Probing the Buckling of Thin-Shell Space Structures (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Franck, Christian — Quantitative Characterization of 3D Deformations of Cell Interactions with Soft Biomaterials (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Winterrose, Michael Lon — Quantum Mechanical Simulation and X-Ray Scattering Applied to Pressure-Induced Invar Anomaly in Magnetic Iron Alloy (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thevamaran, Ramathasan — Rate and Microstructure Effects on the Dynamics of Carbon Nanotube Foams (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Kien Trung — Reduced-Order Model for Dynamic Soil-Pipe Interaction Analysis (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Boddapati, Purna Chandra Jagannadh Kumar — Shear-Normal Coupled Deformations in Anisotropic Structured Materials (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Harish, Ajay Bangalore — Simulation of Dynamic Interface Fracture Using Spectral Boundary Integral Method (2009, Engineer's thesis)
• Elliott, Luizetta Vadimovna — Stimuli Responsive Micro-Architected Materials (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tutcuoglu, Abbas Davud — Stochastic Multiscale Modeling of Dynamic Recrystallization (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Aller, Brayden Gieschen — Strain Sensing in Thin Composite Laminates with Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Motahari, Seyed-Maziar — Study of Constitutive Behavior of Ferroelectrics via Self-Consistent Modeling and Neutron Diffraction (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ruiz-Angulo, Angel — Surface Deformation in a Liquid Environment Resulting from Single Particle Collisions (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Plucinsky, Paul P. — The Deformations of Thin Nematic Elastomer Sheets (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tembhekar, Ishan — The Fully Nonlocal, Finite-Temperature, Adaptive 3D Quasicontinuum Method for Bridging Across Scales (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Habbal, Feras — The Optimal Transportation Meshfree Method for General Fluid Flows and Strongly Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Bo — The Optimal Transportation Method in Solid Mechanics (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Victoria Jin-Young — Theoretical, Computational, and Experimental Characterization of Nematic Elastomers (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moon, Jaeyun — Thermal Conduction in Amorphous Materials and the Role of Collective Excitations (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Costanza, Vincenzo — Thermally Responsive Polymers for Wearable Calorimeters (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gdoutos, Eleftherios E. — Thin Metastructures with Engineered Thermal Expansion (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Maggi, Alessandro — Three-Dimensional Nano-Architected Materials as Platforms for Designing Effective Bone Implants (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ferraro, Serena — Topology Optimization and Failure Analysis of Deployable Thin Shells with Cutouts (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Abundo, Maria Paulene Bernal — Ultrasound Controlled Drug Delivery by Acoustically Switchable Hydrogels (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Teh, Ying Shi — Understanding Imperfections and Instabilities in Crystals via Physics-Based and Data-Driven Models (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lu, Tracy — Variable-Stiffness and Shape-Morphing Structured Media (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kim, Gunho — Wave Propagation in Periodic Acoustic Metamaterials: from 1D to 3D (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zheng, Ling — Wrinkling of Dielectric Elastomer Membranes (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))