Solid Mechanics and Materials Science

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Phone: (202) 994-6068
Email: kchonggwu [dot] edu (kchong[at]gwu[dot]edu)
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Research Interest: Professor Ken Chong pioneered the analysis and development of re-usable energy and structural efficient sandwich panels with cold-formed steel facings and rigid foamed cores, now widely used in industrial and commercial building systems. He developed new semi-circular fracture specimens for core-based brittle materials, now considered a standard. His research on the design of hybrid girders has been incorporated into AISC manuals. His seminal experimental research on sweet spots in the 1970s changed the design of tennis and other rackets. Currently his interests include energy and sustainability, stress waves and cloaking of critical structures, and simulation and nano-technologies. He is editing a Spon book series on mechanics and structures, co-editing a nano and smart materials journal, and giving lectures overseas.
 

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Phone: (202) 994-0986
Email: ashrafgwu [dot] edu (ashraf[at]gwu[dot]edu)
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Research Interest: Professor Imam’s research focuses on the structure-property relationship of materials with emphasis on light metals such as Ti, Al, and Mg.

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Phone: (202) 994-5971
Email: jdleegwu [dot] edu (jdlee[at]gwu[dot]edu)
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Research Interest: Professor James Lee and his research group conduct theoretical, analytical, and numerical research in molecular dynamics simulation, multiple length/time scale modeling, thermomechanical-electromagnetic coupling phenomena, mixture theory, and nonlocal theory. His current research interests include multiscale modeling of multi-physics for nano/micro material systems, mixture theory for mechanobiology, nonlocal theory and material force for fracture mechanics, and advanced finite element analysis of thermomechanical-electromagnetic coupling phenomena, especially for shape memory materials and electro active polymer.
 

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Phone: (202) 994-5964
Email: lenggwu [dot] edu (leng[at]gwu[dot]edu)
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Research Interest: Professor Yongsheng Leng's research group is currently focusing on several fundamental problems in computational materials science at nanometer scales, in particular, the area of surface and interface science. Research projects include structure and dynamics of liquids under nanometers confinement, nanotribology – the science of adhesion, friction and lubrication at nanometer scales, clay swelling, molecular modeling of self-assembly at organo-metallic interfaces, mechanical property of single molecular junctions in molecular electronics device, membrane fouling mechanisms in water purification, and metal-semiconductor contacts in energy harvesting systems.

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Phone: (202) 994-2479
Email: lgzhanggwu [dot] edu (lgzhang[at]gwu[dot]edu)
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Research Interest: Professor Lijie Grace Zhang's Bioengineering Laboratory for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering applies a range of interdisciplinary technologies and approaches in nanotechnology, stem cells, tissue engineering, biomaterials, and drug delivery for various biomedical applications. The main ongoing research projects include: designing biologically inspired nanostructured scaffolds and developing 3D bioprinting techniques for bone, cartilage, osteochondral and neural tissue regenerations; investigation of the influence of nano and chemical environments in directing stem cell differentiations for regenerative medicine; developing sustained drug formulations for long term and controlled drug release at disease or cancer sites; and developing a novel 3D tunable bone model for breast cancer metastasis study.