Research Keyword micromechanics
Lizhi Sun
http://www.eng.uci.edu/~lsun
Vice Chair
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: EG 4139
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor (Joint Appointment)
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Dr. Sun's main area of research interest is the micro/nano-mechanics of heterogeneous composite materials, with applications for civil, mechanical, aerospace, electronic, and biomedical engineering. His research is sponsored by NSF's Information Technology Research and Nanotechnology Research, NASA's Iowa Space Grant Consortium, Army's Breast Cancer Research Program, and Iowa Informatics Initiative. He has published more than 40 journal papers in his field. He is a member of ASCE, ASME, MRS, and AAAS.
Masanobu Shinozuka
http://shino8.eng.uci.edu
Chair
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: EG 4150
Distinguished Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Shinozuka is a world-renowned expert in earthquake and structural engineering. He is especially interested in field theory and risk assessment methodology in civil engineering.
Dr. Shinozuka's research focuses on continuum mechanics, micromechanics, stochastic processes and fields, structural dynamics and control, and earthquake and wind engineering. He also studies systems engineering, with an emphasis on structural and system reliability; risk assessment of lifeline systems, including water, electrical power and transportation networks; and analysis of the socio-economic impacts of natural disasters. He also is interested in advanced technologies, specifically remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) for disaster assessment and mitigation, smart materials and structures, and nondestructive evaluation.
The applications for his work are in earthquake engineering in buildings, bridges, lifeline and environmental systems. His work highlights the multidisciplinary aspects of infrastructure system problems.
Dr. Shinozuka is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
