Geometry and mechanics of defects and singular interfaces in thin structures (continuous distributions of point defects, dislocations, and disclinations; residual stresses); Topological and differential geometric methods in mechanics; Finite deformation plasticity (strain-gradient theory, interfaces, stability); Interfacial kinetics in solids (grain boundaries, incoherent phase fronts, and junctions); Nonlinear elasticity (biological growth mechanics); History and mechanics of Indian musical instruments (percussion and string instruments)
Education
PhD, UC Berkeley 2008 Thesis Title:Plastic flow in solids with interfaces Thesis Supervisor:David Steigmann
