Prof. Raul A Radovitzky
Jerome C Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Associate Director, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN)
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Computational Solid Mechanics and Fluid
Structure Interaction
Mechanics of Materials
Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
High-Performance and Massively Parallel Computing
Aerospace Structures
Numerical Methods
Continuum Mechanics
Explosives (Developing in 2 Phases; Only Become Explosive in the Mixing Phase and, Finding Substitutes)
Structure Interaction
Mechanics of Materials
Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
High-Performance and Massively Parallel Computing
Aerospace Structures
Numerical Methods
Continuum Mechanics
Explosives (Developing in 2 Phases; Only Become Explosive in the Mixing Phase and, Finding Substitutes)
Research Summary
Professor Radovitzky's Research includes:
* development of numerical models for the analysis of different manufacturing processes in the steel industry
* the formulation of efficient finite element interpolation schemes, the analysis of thermomechanical effects in welding processes
* the Lagrangian formulations of viscous flows with applications to sloshing and wave-breaking
* unstructured tetrahedral mesh generation algorithms
* error estimation and adaptive remeshing schemes for nonlinear dynamic problems
* electromagnetic riveting analysis
* dynamic fracture and fragmentation of glass rods
* dry sliding wear of metals
* efficient algorithms formulation for computation of exponential and logarithmic mappings of square matrices
* scalable Eulerian-fluid/Lagrangian-solid coupling algorithms and shock-capturing schemes for the Lagrangian analysis of shocks in solids.
* multiscale modeling and advanced simulation of material behavior
* polycrystalline plasticity and microstructural evolution
* scalable algorithms for the analysis of coupled fluid-solid problems
* interaction between high-speed flows and highly -deformable solids
* large scale distributed computing
* scalable fragmentation and contact algorithms
* adaptive procedures for nonlinear dynamic problem
* free-surface flows
* development of numerical models for the analysis of different manufacturing processes in the steel industry
* the formulation of efficient finite element interpolation schemes, the analysis of thermomechanical effects in welding processes
* the Lagrangian formulations of viscous flows with applications to sloshing and wave-breaking
* unstructured tetrahedral mesh generation algorithms
* error estimation and adaptive remeshing schemes for nonlinear dynamic problems
* electromagnetic riveting analysis
* dynamic fracture and fragmentation of glass rods
* dry sliding wear of metals
* efficient algorithms formulation for computation of exponential and logarithmic mappings of square matrices
* scalable Eulerian-fluid/Lagrangian-solid coupling algorithms and shock-capturing schemes for the Lagrangian analysis of shocks in solids.
* multiscale modeling and advanced simulation of material behavior
* polycrystalline plasticity and microstructural evolution
* scalable algorithms for the analysis of coupled fluid-solid problems
* interaction between high-speed flows and highly -deformable solids
* large scale distributed computing
* scalable fragmentation and contact algorithms
* adaptive procedures for nonlinear dynamic problem
* free-surface flows
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Projects
April 18, 2014Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Layered/Graded Nanocrystalline and Superelastic-Fiber Alloys for Lightweight Protection
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky
April 18, 2014Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsBlast-Induced TBI -- Connections Among the Physical, Biological, and Behavioral Dimensions
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky
April 18, 2014Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsElectromechanical Interactions in Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky
April 18, 2014Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsAdvanced Computational Tools for Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Multi-Threat Protective Systems
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky
April 18, 2014Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsHigh-Performance Woven Fabrics and Woven Reinforced Composites for Soldier Protective Systems
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky
July 9, 2007Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsA Numerical Approach for the Design of Nanomechanical Biodetectors
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky
July 9, 2007Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsFluid-Structure Interaction
Principal Investigator Raul Radovitzky