Selected Publications (Complete list below)
“Uncovering the Dual Role of Dimensionless Radius in Buckling of Spherical Shells with Random Geometric Imperfections,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 121, No. 16, April 16, 2024.
“Structural Basis for the Fracture Toughness of the Shell of the Conch Strombus Gigas, Nature, Vol. 405, June 29, pp. 1036-1040, 2000.
“Fatigue Failure in Polysilicon Not Due to Simple Stress Corrosion,” Science, Vol. 298, pp. 1215-1219, Nov. 8, 2002.
“Coupled Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Modeling of the Fracture of Defective Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Sheets,” Physical Review B 75, 1 2007.
“Electrostatically Actuated Failure of Microfabricated Polysilicon Fracture Mechanics Specimens,” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A455, pp. 3807-3823, 1999.
“Failure Characteristics of Short Anchor Bolts Embedded in a Brittle Material,” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A404, pp. 35-54, 1986.
“Nano Measurements With Micro Devices: Mechanical Properties of Hydrated Collagen Fibrils,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Vol. 3, pp. 117-121, 2006.
“Stress-strain Experiments on Individual Collagen Fibrils,” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 95, 2008, 3956-3963.