Research Interests
My work draws from nonlinear mechanics, materials physics, applied mathematics and numerical methods. I am particularly interested in problems of mathematical biology, biophysics and the mechanics of biology. Current research interests include: (1) growth and remodelling of biological tissue, cell adhesion and cell mechanics (2) stress-defect interactions and transport in semiconductor and microelectronic materials, and (3) problems in physics and mechanics that are described by high-order PDEs, such as the Cahn-Hilliard Equation or those of gradient plasticity. For more details, visit my group's home page.
Also take a look at The IUTAM Symposium on Cellular, Molecular and Tissue Mechanics Woods Hole, Mass., June 18–21, 2008.
Publications
- Recent papers (Many with links e-prints on arXiv.org)
- Full list (In .pdf format, last updated on March 16, 2007)
Honors and awards
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, June 2005–August 2006
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), May 2004, conferred at the White House
- Ruth and Joel Spira Teaching Award, University of Michigan, College of Engineering, March 2004
