APPLIED SOLID MECHANICS
FACULTY
![Mattia Bacca](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/03/Headshot-Bacca-Mattia-Kai-Jacobsen.png)
Mattia Bacca
Research Interests: micromechanics of synthetic and biological materials; fracture and adhesion; cell mechanics; cutting, piercing and puncturing
![Mohamed Gadala](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2019/06/Gadala8118-1-e1559752604218.jpg)
Mohamed Gadala
Research Interests: beams, plates and shells; finite element analysis; machine learning and optimization; efficient structural forms
![Jasmin Jelovica](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2019/06/JJ-1-710x960-1-e1559688505189-641x960-1.jpg)
Jasmin Jelovica
Research Interests: lightweight structures & marine structures: nonlinear analysis and failure of sandwich panels, finite element analysis, ultimate, fatigue and impact strength, structural optimization, influence of environment on strength
![Xiaoliang Jin](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/03/Headshot-Jin-Xiaoliang-Kai-Jacobsen.png)
Xiaoliang Jin
Research Interests: manufacturing processes for advanced materials, vibration assisted machining, machining mechanics & dynamics, material characterization, surface integrity
![Srikantha Phani](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/06/Srikanth-Phani-Headshot.jpg)
Srikantha Phani
Research Interests: mechanics of lattice materials and devices, dynamics and vibrations, mechanics of small scale systems
![Mauricio Ponga](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/03/2017-07-10-Mauricio-Ponga-004-scaled-e1581097853586.jpg)
Mauricio Ponga
Research Interests: spallation in metals, sub-linear scaling methods for calculating crystal defects using DFT
![Gary Schajer](https://mech2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/12/Schajer-headshot.jpg)
Gary Schajer
Research Interests: industrial residual stress measurements, full-field optical metrology, x-ray CT log scanning
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