Welcome to the website of the Atomistic and Multiscale Mechanics group at the University of Florida. Our  research is focused on  multiscale materials modeling and simulation.  We develop formalisms to theoretically link and unify atomistic and continuum descriptions. We also develop multiscale computational methods and massively parallel computing codes to predict nonequilibrium materials processes from the atomic to the mesoscale, with no empirical rules or parameters other than Newton’s second law and classical or machine-learned interatomic potentials.

      The ultimate goal of our theoretical and computational research efforts is to enable prediction of the physical processes and mechanisms underlying materials properties, including microstructural, mechanical,  thermal transport, and piezoelectrical properties. Our current research interests include co-design of semiconductor heterostructures and manufacturing processes; coupled dynamics of dislocations, fracture, and phonons; and advanced materials and structures such as thermoelectric materials, phononics,  microelectronics, power electronics, etc.