My research focuses on the mathematical and computational modeling of emergent phenomena in materials that are driven by mechanics and multiphysics. Cellular biophysics, microstructure evolution, pattern formation and bifurcations are of particular interest.
This work draws heavily from continuum physics, biophysics, solid mechanics, thermodynamics, variational methods, FEM and HPC. Broadly, it involves developing phenomenological descriptions of constituent processes, numerical formulation of the governing equations and developing scalable code infrastructure.
A PhD position is available for the Fall 2027 admission cycle, focusing on multiphysics modeling of neuronal biophysics and brain injury. Look at Lab webpage for details.