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Research Interests
Professor Keten’s research expertise is on computational materials science and mechanics, emphasizing two areas: (1) nanostructured polymeric materials and (2) biomolecular and bioinspired materials. Her career goal is to establish theory and simulation-driven approaches to understanding the physics of soft materials at multiple-length scales, typically utilizing molecular dynamics and theoretical approaches. He envisions that creating faster and more accurate computational methods, and also learning from biological design principles, will accelerate the design of new materials for structural use, separations, and broader applications relevant to energy, environment, and infrastructure. Designing biomolecular and polymeric materials by theory-driven approaches remains at its infancy because of the dynamic nature of these systems at the nanoscale, and because of the intricacy of the nanoscale interfaces in these systems.
Education/Academic qualification
Civil & Environmental Engineering, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2010
Civil & Environmental Engineering, MEng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2006
Civil Engineering, BS, Bogazici University
… → 2005
Research interests keywords
- Atomistic and multi-scale modeling and simulation
- Computational mechanics
- Mechanics and dynamics of organic
- Nanodynamics
- Biological and bioinspired materials
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Keten: Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
9/1/23 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: GCR: Accelerated Discovery of Synthetic Biological Materials
10/1/22 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Tuning the Molecular Topology of Polymeric Materials for Superior Ballistic Performance
9/29/22 → 9/28/25
Project: Research project
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Building Constitutive Relationships in Responsive Thermosets: A Multi-scale Experimental and Simulation Effort
4/2/21 → 4/1/24
Project: Research project
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EAGER: Investigating the Hinge Mechanics of the Spike Protein to Understand the Coronavirus Infection Mechanism
6/15/20 → 11/30/21
Project: Research project
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A catch bond mechanism with looped adhesive tethers for self-strengthening materials
Dansuk, K. C., Pal, S. & Keten, S., Dec 2023, In: Communications Materials. 4, 1, 60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new approach for extracting information from protein dynamics
Liu, J., Amaral, L. A. N. & Keten, S., Feb 2023, In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics. 91, 2, p. 183-195 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of molecular dynamics water models on flux, diffusivity, and ion dynamics for polyamide membrane simulations
Liu, S., Keten, S. & Lueptow, R. M., Jul 15 2023, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 678, 121630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites
Nepal, D., Kang, S., Adstedt, K. M., Kanhaiya, K., Bockstaller, M. R., Brinson, L. C., Buehler, M. J., Coveney, P. V., Dayal, K., El-Awady, J. A., Henderson, L. C., Kaplan, D. L., Keten, S., Kotov, N. A., Schatz, G. C., Vignolini, S., Vollrath, F., Wang, Y., Yakobson, B. I., Tsukruk, V. V., & 1 others , Jan 2023, In: Nature materials. 22, 1, p. 18-35 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Implicit Chain Particle Model for Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles
Wu, Z., Pal, S. & Keten, S., May 9 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 9, p. 3259-3271 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Simulation Output from A nanoscale perspective on the effects of transverse microprestress on drying creep of nanoporous solids
Sinko, R. (Creator), Bazant, Z. P. (Contributor) & Keten, S. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5697076, https://rs.figshare.com/articles/Simulation_Output_from_A_nanoscale_perspective_on_the_effects_of_transverse_microprestress_on_drying_creep_of_nanoporous_solids/5697076
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Example LAMMPS Input File from A nanoscale perspective on the effects of transverse microprestress on drying creep of nanoporous solids
Sinko, R. (Creator), Bazant, Z. P. (Contributor) & Keten, S. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5697079, https://rs.figshare.com/articles/Example_LAMMPS_Input_File_from_A_nanoscale_perspective_on_the_effects_of_transverse_microprestress_on_drying_creep_of_nanoporous_solids/5697079
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Supplementary material from "A nanoscale perspective on the effects of transverse microprestress on drying creep of nanoporous solids"
Sinko, R. (Creator), Bazant, Z. P. (Contributor) & Keten, S. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3952945.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_A_nanoscale_perspective_on_the_effects_of_transverse_microprestress_on_drying_creep_of_nanoporous_solids_/3952945/1
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