Multiscale Computational Mechanics and Biomechanics (MCMB) Lab members (Li Meng, Nolan Black, Jonathan Gorman, Alireza Ashkpour, Sobhan Honarvar) presented our works at the 18th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM18) in Chicago, Illinoi, by delivering seven talks. We represented the Drexel University Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MEM) and the Drexel University College of Engineering.

The list of presenters and their presentations are as below:
Li Meng: Strength-based revisited phase field model for fracture initiation and propagation: a comparative analysis
Nolan Black: Nonlinear multiscale structural optimization using neural network surrogate models
Jonathan Gorman: Multiscale topology optimization of Structural Battery Electrolyte
Alireza Ashkpour: Projection-based reduced-order modeling of nonlinear hardening plasticity using hyper-reduction
Sobhan Honarvar: Deep neural networks assisted topology optimization of buckling of multiscale structures and materials
Ahmad Najafi:
- Machine learning-driven topology optimization for multiscale structural design
- Design of structural battery electrolytes: a multi-level, multiphysics approach
