Publications
Graphitic nanofillers in PMMA nanocomposites—An investigation of particle size and dispersion and their influence on nanocomposite properties." Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 45, no. 15 (2007): 2097-2112.
"Improved interfacial adhesion between metal and polymer utilizing a biomimetic initiator." In ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. Vol. 233. 2007.
"Phase diagram kinetics for shape memory alloys: a robust finite element implementation." Smart Materials and Structures 16, no. 6 (2007): 2102-2115.
"Polymer nanocomposites: A small part of the story." JOM 59, no. 3 (2007): 53-60.
"A three-dimensional phenomenological model for martensite reorientation in shape memory alloys." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 55, no. 11 (2007): 2491-2511.
"Finite Element Analysis of Adaptive-Stiffening and Shape-Control SMA Hybrid Composites." Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 128, no. 3 (2006): 285.
"Finite element simulation of a self-healing shape memory alloy composite." Mechanics of Materials 38, no. 5-6 (2006): 525-537.
"Functionalized SWNT/polymer nanocomposites for dramatic property improvement." Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 44, no. 2 (2006): 470.
"A Hybrid Numerical-Analytical Method for Modeling the Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites." Journal of Applied Mechanics 73, no. 5 (2006): 758.
"Multiresolution analysis for material design." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 195, no. 37-40 (2006): 5053-5076.
"A numerical investigation of the effect of boundary conditions and representative volume element size for porous titanium." Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 1, no. 7 (2006): 1179-1204.
"Numerical modeling of pore size and distribution in foamed titanium." Mechanics of Materials 38, no. 8-10 (2006): 933-944.
"Reinforcement mechanisms in MWCNT-filled polycarbonate." Composites Science and Technology 66, no. 9 (2006): 1162-1173.
"Shape memory alloys, Part I: General properties and modeling of single crystals." Mechanics of Materials 38, no. 5-6 (2006): 391-429.
"Shape memory alloys, Part II: Modeling of polycrystals." Mechanics of Materials 38, no. 5-6 (2006): 430-462.
"Use of electrical resistance testing to redefine the transformation kinetics and phase diagram for shape-memory alloys." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 37, no. 3 (2006): 579-587.
"Amino-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Binding to Polymers and Biological Systems." Chemistry of Materials 17, no. 6 (2005): 1290-1295.
"A bioactive titanium foam scaffold for bone repair." Acta Biomaterialia 1, no. 5 (2005): 523-533.
"Finite element analysis of adaptive-stiffening and shape-control SMA hybrid composites." In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 406-416. Vol. 5761. 2005.
"Functionalized SWNT/polymer nanocomposites for dramatic property improvement." Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 43, no. 17 (2005): 2269-2279.
"New directions in mechanics." Mechanics of Materials 37, no. 2-3 (2005): 231-259.
"Polymer nanocomposites for the real world: Achievement of well dispersed nanofiller sheets, nanotubes, and nanoparticles by solid-state shear pulverization." In ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts, U1127. Vol. 229. 2005.
"SMA texture and reorientation: Simulations & neutron diffraction studies." In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 715-726. Vol. 5764. 2005.
"Effects of Pore Morphology and Bone Ingrowth on Mechanical Properties of Microporous Titanium as an Orthopaedic Implant Material." Materials Transactions 45, no. 4 (2004): 1124-1131.
"Mechanics considerations for microporous titanium as an orthopedic implant material." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 69A, no. 4 (2004): 601-610.
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