{"675089":{"#nid":"675089","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Fernando Vasconcelos da Senhora","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. Thesis Defense Announcement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMULTI-SCALE ARCHITECTED MATERIAL STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION FOR LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES AND ELASTO-STATIC CLOAKING: FROM DESIGN TO ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EFernando Vasconcelos da Senhora\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Glaucio H. Paulino (Princeton University)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; Dr. Emily D. Sanders (ME), Dr. Graeme J. Kennedy (AE), Dr. Aditya Kumar (CEE), Dr. Vikram Deshpande (University of Cambridge)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate and Time:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;June, 27th, 2024.\u0026nbsp; 10:00 am - EDT\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mason Building, Room 5134 \/\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/95365406015\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/95365406015\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABSTRACT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe ever-growing demand for high-performance structures and materials has\u003Cbr\u003Epushed traditional design to its limits. The challenges that humanity will face in the\u003Cbr\u003Ecoming centuries in space exploration, biomedicine, and resilient infrastructure\u003Cbr\u003Enecessitate the development of new structures and materials that surpass our\u003Cbr\u003Ecurrent capabilities. We propose a multi-scale, multi-material structural optimization\u003Cbr\u003Eframework featuring locally-varying architected material properties, offering a\u003Cbr\u003Epromising avenue to address the structural challenges of the future. This research\u003Cbr\u003Ebrings structural optimization and architected materials closer to real-life engineering applications by addressing theoretical, computational, and\u003Cbr\u003Emanufacturing challenges in the field. We have developed architected material\u003Cbr\u003Emodels with versatile and enhanced mechanical properties while studying the effect\u003Cbr\u003Eof disorder on their microstructure. Concurrently, we have expanded structural\u003Cbr\u003Eoptimization techniques to accommodate a diverse set of locally-varying\u003Cbr\u003Earchitected materials and design requirements during the optimization for\u003Cbr\u003Eapplications such as extremely light structures with high strength-to-weight ratios\u003Cbr\u003Eand elasto-static cloaking. To improve computational efficiency, we have\u003Cbr\u003Eincorporated a machine learning-enhanced framework that achieves optimized\u003Cbr\u003Estructures at a fraction of the cost of traditional techniques. Simultaneously, we\u003Cbr\u003Ehave advanced manufacturing capabilities to ensure the feasibility of the multi-scale\u003Cbr\u003Emicro-architecture embedded structures by integrating digital light processing\u003Cbr\u003Eadditive manufacturing techniques within the architected material setting to\u003Cbr\u003Efabricate the optimized results. Finally, the manufactured parts undergo mechanical\u003Cbr\u003Etesting with 3D Digital Image Correlation to evaluate the developed designs. The\u003Cbr\u003Eproposed engineering framework takes into account all stages of production, from\u003Cbr\u003Edesign to manufacturing. The development of lightweight, high-strength materials\u003Cbr\u003Eand structures with tailored properties can lead to significant improvements in\u003Cbr\u003Eefficiency, performance, and sustainability in various applications, with the potential\u003Cbr\u003Eto impact a wide range of industries, from aerospace to biomedical.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMULTI-SCALE ARCHITECTED MATERIAL STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION\u003Cbr\u003EFOR LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES AND ELASTO-STATIC CLOAKING:\u003Cbr\u003EFROM DESIGN TO ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"MULTI-SCALE ARCHITECTED MATERIAL STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION FOR LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES AND ELASTO-STATIC CLOAKING: FROM DESIGN TO ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2024-06-12 12:15:42","changed_gmt":"2024-06-12 12:16:21","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2024-06-27T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2024-06-27T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2024-06-27T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2024-06-27 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2024-06-27 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2024-06-27 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Mason Building, Room 5134","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}