Horacio Dante Espinosa

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, McCormick Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering

Horacio Dante Espinosa

Research Interest Keywords

Micro-electro-mechanical systems; nano-electro-mechanical systems; thin films and MEMS materials; mechanics of biomaterials; dynamic failure of advanced materials

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847/467-5989

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Research Statement: 1-D nanostructures, thin films: Size scale plasticity and fracture; in-situ TEM/SEM/AFM/STM electro-mechanical testing; Multiscale modeling. Nanocomposites, fibers: fundamental characterization of load transfer mechanisms; in-situ characterization; multiscale modeling. MEMS: Fountain-pen nanolithography and single cell studies. NEMS: Nanowire and carbon nano-tube based devices; Nanomanipulation. Mechanics of biomaterials: Identification of failure mechanisms in sea shells; Development of bioinspired nanocomposites. Dynamic failure of advanced materials. In situ- AFM/FFM testing of MEMS, chips, and sensors. Fundamental studies on plasticity, fracture & tribology in small samples.

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  • Open details Experimental Mechanics
    17
  • Open details Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
    12
  • Open details Mechanics of Materials
    8
  • Open details Nano Letters
    7
  • Open details Small
    7

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  • Open details Argonne National Laboratory
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  • Open details Politecnico di Torino
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  • Open details IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
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  • Open details John A Carlisle
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  • Open details Orlando Auciello
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  • Open details Yueping Xu
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