PhD candidate, Civil Engineering
MS, Civil Engineering, UIUC, 2016
BS, Civil Engineering, UW-Platteville, 2013
Research Interests:
- Structural Topology Optimization, including factors such as stability and dynamic response.
- Biomimetic materials.
- Large scale solvers for the generalized eigenvalue problem.
Bio:
I’m a PhD candidate originally from Sauk Prairie, WI. I received my BS in Civil Engineering from UW-Platteville in 2013 and my MS in Civil Engineering from UIUC in 2016.
Research:
My research focuses mainly on using structural topology optimization to reproduce biological structures, primarily trabecular bone. To meet the computational demands involved in these problems, I also deal with a lot of more general topics on scientific and parallel computing. In addition, I’ve devoted some time to developing a scalable solver for the generalized eigenvalue problem associated with stability or fundamental frequencies of a structure.