Researchers in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCSB are pursuing a wide range of studies in Solid Mechanics, Materials, and Structures - in many areas that are at the forefront of 21st century technologies. There are several unifying inter-related themes that bring clusters of faculty and students together to successfully solve multifaceted problems. One such theme is the behavior of new and advanced materials, which include: ceramics, polymers, metallic and intermetallic composites as well as metallic alloys. These new materials pose unique challenges which range from a fundamental characterization of the defect behavior controlling basic flow and fracture processes, to understanding the interactions between the constitutive behavior of various components in composite systems, to describing the evolution of damage induced by microstructural instabilities, complex loading and environmental assault. Success requires combining fundamental knowledge of material behavior with novel mechanics analysis methods.

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