{"688480":{"#nid":"688480","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Sarah Gonzalez","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoctor of Philosophy in\u0026nbsp;Physics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Physics\u0026nbsp;Thesis Dissertation Defense\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Gonzalez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Sabetta Matsumoto, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology (Advisor)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnravelling the Mechanisms Behind Fundamental\u0026nbsp;Knitted Fabric Behavior\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDate: Friday, March 6, 2026\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETime: 1:00 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocation: Pettit Microelectronics, 102A\u0026amp;B\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVirtual:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/7669130386?omn=97900990999\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/7669130386?omn=97900990999\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeeting ID: 766 913 0386\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Peter Yunker,\u0026nbsp;School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ignacio Taboada, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Simon Sponberg,\u0026nbsp;School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Michael Dimitriyev, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnitting is a fabric manufacturing method that has been used for centuries to create a sheet of fabric from a single thread. The microstructure of knitted fabrics lends them a unique inherent elasticity that has been used to drive intuitive-design of complex fabrics for a variety of applications, from fashion to robotics to wearable electronics. Using both simulations and experiments, we investigate the elastic properties of knitted fabrics. We particularly focus on how micromechanical properties lead to macroscale mechanics. In this talk, we will discuss three primary projects: how individual yarn and manufacturing parameters affect mechanics, anisotropic jamming in knitted fabrics, and geometry-driven curling at the boundary.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnravelling the Mechanisms Behind Fundamental\u0026nbsp;Knitted Fabric Behavior\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Unravelling the Mechanisms Behind Fundamental Knitted Fabric Behavior"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2026-02-23 18:03:43","changed_gmt":"2026-02-23 18:04:24","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-03-06T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-03-06T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-03-06T15:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-03-06 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-03-06 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-03-06 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Pettit Microelectronics, 102A\u0026B ","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":""}}}