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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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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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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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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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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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., Jan 2025, In: Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 10, 1, p. 491-515 25 p., 105428.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-patch Isogeometric convolution hierarchical deep-learning neural network
Zhang, L., Park, C., Hughes, T. J. R. & Liu, W. K., Feb 1 2025, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 434, 117582.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Uncertainty quantification and propagation for multiscale materials systems with agglomeration and structural anomalies
Comlek, Y., Mojumder, S., van Beek, A., Prabhune, P., Ciampaglia, A., Apley, D. W., Brinson, L. C., Liu, W. K. & Chen, W., Feb 15 2025, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 435, 117531.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., Dec 2024, In: Computational Mechanics. 74, 6, p. 1423-1437 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
Open Access2 Scopus citations
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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