At the Materials and Mechanics Lab in Stony Brook University, we are interested in studying the mechanical and failure behavior of materials. We consider a variety of loading and environmental conditions with the problem space spanning a wide range of length and time scales.

We are interested in a wide range of materials, such as fiber reinforced composites, polymers and their nanocomposites, soft materials, and 3D printed materials. We employ a combination of numerical, experimental and theoretical approaches.

We strive to develop new and improved computational and analytical models, and experimental methods. The ultimate goal is to enable safer, reliable and efficient designs of components and structures in various engineering applications.

RECENT NEWS

• Sep 9: Our paper entitled “Experimental investigation of the compressive behavior of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with straight and helical carbon nanotubes” (co-authors: Soroush Saririan, Michael Borynski, Thomas Londono, Jose Arango) was accepted for publication in Polymer Composites
• Sep 7: Izabella Mra was selected for a Stony Brook University NASA NY Space Grant research award for her Fall 2024 research project “The Effect of Specimen Thickness of Composite Failure Behavior”!
• August: John Park, Thomas Piccolo, and Racquel Lovelace were awarded the NSF NRT fellowship!
• Jul 19: Our paper entitled “Modified lap shear test for intralaminar shear failure of fiber reinforced composites” (co-authors: Malik John, John Park) was accepted for publication in Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
• Jul 18: Prof. Kirane delivered a seminar titled “Multi-scale Microplane Models for Failure of Polymers and Composites“, at the Tata Research Design and Development Center in Pune India.
• May 22: Prof. Kirane delivered a seminar entitled “Mechanism-based multi-scale models for damage and failure in heterogeneous materials.” This was part of the Science for Protection of Engineered Environments (SPREE) Seminar Series in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University

NSF NRT Fellowships

NSF funded traineeship opportunities are available in our research group, for eligible domestic PhD students. Benefits include:

• Domestic students (US citizens and permanent residents) can compete for 1-yr fellowships, $34,000 stipend plus support for fees
• All students who qualify can apply for funds to support travel to conferences, new research directions, workshops, and professional development
• Interact with a community of students through interdisciplinary meetings
• Network with visiting industry professionals through industry seminars
• Participate in internships in industry and at Brookhaven National Lab

More details are available at: https://sites.google.com/stonybrook.edu/quads-nrt/home/

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