Research Interests:

Solid mechanics (elasticity, plasticity, dislocations, damage mechanics, fracture mechanics, thin films, composites, micro and nanomechanics, biomechanics).

Courses taught at UCSD:

Introduction to C/C++ (MAE 9)

Mechanics I- Statics (MAE 130A)

Mechanics II - Dynamics (MAE 130B)

Mechanics III - Vibrations (MAE 130C)

Solid Mechanics I (MAE 131A)

Solid Mechanics II (MAE 131B)

Solid Mechanics III (MAE 131C)

Solid Mechanics II (SE 110B)

Structures and Materials Lab (SE 140)

Mechanical Behavior of Materials (MAE 160)

Deformation and Fracture of Materials Lab (MAE 171A)

Foundations of Solid Mechanics (MAE 231A)

Thermodynamics of Solids (MAE 271A)