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Research Interests
Development of multiscale theories, methods, and software for the design and analysis of large scale engineering material systems, materials design, manufacturing, bio-sensing, and drug delivery.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, California Institute of Technology
… → 1981
MS, California Institute of Technology
… → 1977
Engineering Science , BS, (with highest honors), University of Illinois at Chicago
… → 1976
Research interests keywords
- Computational biology
- Computational nanotechnology
- Linear and nonlinear fluid structure interactions
- Modeling of MEMS and NEMS devices
- Multi-scale analysis and design
- Nonlinear finite elements
- Reproducing kernel particle and wavelets
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MRI: Development of Multi-Material Printing and Multi-Modal Sensing Capabilities for Directed Energy Deposition
Guo, P. (PD/PI), Cao, J. (Co-PD/PI), McCue, I. D. (Co-PD/PI), Willomitzer, F. (Co-PD/PI), Balogun, O. (Other), Chen, W. (Other), Chung, Y.-W. (Other), Cossairt, O. S. (Other), Dunand, D. C. (Other), Ehmann, K. (Other), Liu, W. K. (Other), Stupp, S. (Other), Voorhees, P. W. (Other), Wagner, G. J. (Other) & Wang, Q. J. (Other)
9/1/22 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Manipulating Nanoparticle-Modified Melt Pool Dynamics in Additive Manufacturing
Liu, W. K. (PD/PI), Liu, W. K. (PD/PI), Wagner, G. J. (Co-PD/PI) & Wagner, G. J. (Co-PD/PI)
12/1/19 → 11/30/24
Project: Research project
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REU Supplement on Manipulating Nanoparticle-Modified Melt Pool Dynamics in Additive Manufacturing
Liu, W. K. (PD/PI), Liu, W. K. (PD/PI) & Liu, W. K. (PD/PI)
12/1/19 → 11/30/24
Project: Research project
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Service Contract Between Northwestern University and Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI)
Liu, W. K. (PD/PI) & Cao, J. (Co-Investigator)
Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation
1/1/21 → 12/23/21
Project: Research project
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Process modeling software for additive manufacturing of metals
Wagner, G. J. (PD/PI), Ehmann, K. (Co-PD/PI), Fleming, M. A. (Co-PD/PI) & Liu, W. K. (Co-PD/PI)
Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation
9/1/18 → 5/31/20
Project: Research project
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Benchmark study of melt pool and keyhole dynamics, laser absorptance, and porosity in additive manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V
Samaei, A., Leonor, J. P., Gan, Z., Sang, Z., Xie, X., Simonds, B. J., Liu, W. K. & Wagner, G. J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Progress in Additive Manufacturing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clustering-enhanced Lattice discrete particle modeling for quasi-brittle fracture and fragmentation analysis
Lyu, Y., Troemner, M., Lale, E., Ramyar, E., Liu, W. K. & Cusatis, G., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Computational Mechanics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Extended tensor decomposition model reduction methods: Training, prediction, and design under uncertainty
Lu, Y., Mojumder, S., Guo, J., Li, Y. & Liu, W. K., Jan 5 2024, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 418, 116550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physics guided heat source for quantitative prediction of IN718 laser additive manufacturing processes
Amin, A. A., Li, Y., Lu, Y., Xie, X., Gan, Z., Mojumder, S., Wagner, G. J. & Liu, W. K., Dec 2024, In: npj Computational Materials. 10, 1, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Solving diffusive equations by proper generalized decomposition with preconditioner
Tang, S., Guan, X. & Liu, W. K., Jan 2024, In: Computational Mechanics. 73, 1, p. 199-221 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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JAX-FEM: A differentiable GPU-accelerated 3D finite element solver for automatic inverse design and mechanistic data science
Xue, T. (Contributor), Liao, S. (Contributor), Gan, Z. (Contributor), Park, C. (Contributor), Xie, X. (Contributor), Liu, W. K. (Contributor) & Cao, J. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, Jun 12 2023
DOI: 10.17632/hgwshjbcw6.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/hgwshjbcw6
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