Shaofan Li's Group

Areas of Research Interests

Bio- and nano-mechanics, Mechanics of soft matters, Multiscale simulations and Computational statistical mechanics, Computational mechanics (finite element methods, meshfree methods, computational failure analysis, fluid-structure interactions), Micromechanics (Composites, Dislocation mechanics), Configurational force mechanics, Wave motions, Dynamic fracture and wave propagation, Dynamic adiabatic shear band propagation, Smart materials and structures.

Current Reseach Projects

1 Meshfree Simulations of Adiabatic Shear Band and Spall Fracture (Funded by Army Research Office)

2 Simulations of Stem Cell Differentiations (Funded by Microsoft External Research and NSF)

3 Multiscale Non-equilibrium Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (Funded by NSF)