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College of Science & Engineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
500 Pillsbury Drive S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455
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THREE FACULTY PROMOTED
STEFANO GONELLA, Professor Gonella’s interests revolve around the
modeling, simulation, and experimen- tal validation of complex dynamical phenomena in structures and materials with unconventional internal geom- etries. Examples include architected solids, phononic crystals, and me- chanical metamaterials. Current efforts explore the application of principles of topological mechanics for the design of metamaterials with unique wave manipulation capabilities.
JIA-LIANG LE, Professor
Le’s research includes fracture
mechanics, probabilistic mechanics, scaling, and structural reliability. Current efforts focus on deterministic and probabilistic modeling of fracture and fatigue of structures made of brittle heterogeneous (quasibrittle) materials. Le strives to provide a
deep understanding of quasibrittle materials and to develop a scientific basis for design of various engineering structures.
ALIREZA KHANI, Associate Professor Khani’s research focus is on modeling
the impacts of emerging technologies on public transit systems, and optimization of the system for more efficient and reliable service. He uses network modeling and optimization techniques to integrate public transit systems with autonomous mobility- on-demand services and electric fleets with renewable energy.