Complex problems can only be addressed by sophisticated teams. HEMI members are globally recognized experts in the fundamental science of materials and structures under extreme conditions. We are dedicated to improving the human condition by working with government, industry and national institutions to develop science-based tools. We not only teach the world how to think about materials in extreme environments, but also design materials for extreme conditions.
Below is a listing of the major science activities for which we’ve received funding in 2020:
| Project Title | Funding Agency | PI/Co-PI | Research Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vortices | Applied Physics Laboratory | Ramesh | |
| A Collaborative Program for the Multiscale Modeling and Design of Materials for Extreme Dynamic Environments | Army Research Office | Ramesh | |
| Compressive Imaging Beyond One Trillion Frames per Second | National Science Foundation | Foster | |
| Quantifying the Thermo-Mechanical Response and Strain-Rate Effects in Magnesium Microcrystals | National Science Foundation | El-Awady | |
| The Nature of Quasi-Periodic Avalanche Bursts During Different Stages of the Fatigue Life of Metals | Air Force Office of Scientific Research | El-Awady | |
| DMREF: Predictive Multiscale Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Polymers 3D Printed Using Fused Filament Fabrication | National Science Foundation | Nguyen, Olmsted, Kang, Hemker, Robbins | |
| Extreme Dissipation Behavior of Main-Chain Liquid-Crystal Elastomers and Structures | Army Research Office | Nguyen, Kang | |
| Investigating the Relationship between the Structure and Mechanical Behavior of the Lamina Cribosa | National Science Foundation | Nguyen, Gaitanaros | |
| Experimental Characterization of Porcine Skin | Becton Dickinson and Company | ||
| EFRI C3 SoRo: Programming Thermobiochemomechanical (TBCM) | National Science Foundation | Gracias, Cowan, Nguyen, Schulman | |
| Statistical Optimization of Self-Assembled Biosynthetic Cornea Implants | National Eye Institute | Elisseeff | |
| Performance of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives on Soft and Slippery Materials | National Science Foundation | Frechette | |
| Bio-Inspired Synthesis of Multifunctional Materials with Self-Adaptable | Air Force Office of Scientific Research | Kang | |
| Flexible and Tunable Acoustic Transducers for Energy Harvesting | Office of Naval Research | Kang, West | |
| Characterizing the Break-up of Reaction of Fragments upon Rapid Impact | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Weihs | |
| Development of Particle Compacts and Sustained and Tunable Heat Production and Gaseous Biocidal Release | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Weihs | |
| Experimental and Computational Studies of Crystal Nucleation Gradients | Department of Energy | Weihs, Falk | |
| Draper Fellowship for Shane Arlington | Charles Stark Draper Laboratory | Weihs, Ramesh, Hufnagel, Foster | |
| Development of Particle Compacts and Sustained and Tunable Heat Production and Gaseous Biocidal Release | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Weihs | |
| Development of Particle Compacts and Sustained and Tunable Heat Production and Gaseous Biocidal Release | Planate Management Group LLC | Weihs | |
| Design of 3D Woven Lattices with Optimize Damping Properties | National Science Foundation | Guest, Weihs, Hemker | |
| Maximizing Reliability and Information Content of Ramp Compression Experiments with in Situ Ray Characterization | Department of Energy | Hufnagel, Wicks | |
| DMREF: Data-driven Integration of Experiments and Multi-scale Modeling for Accelerated Development of Aluminum Alloys | National Science Foundation | Hufnagel, Elbert, Ghosh, Ramesh | |
| A System for in-Situ Studies of the Contact Mechanics Between Geomaterials | Army Research Office | Hurley | |
| JHU Art Works | National Endowment for the Arts | Nakano | |
| Collaborative Summit on Big Data and Cyberinfrastructure in Materials Research | National Science Foundation | Elbert | |
| Convergent Materials Desing: Pressure Tuning Superconductivity via Polymorphism Control | National Science Foundation | Phelan, McQueen | |
| Cost Effective Soft Material Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Sensors | Office of Naval Research | Xia | |
| NSFGEO-NERC: Global Ultralow-Velocity Zone Properties from Seismic Waveform Modeling | National Science Foundation | Wicks | |
| High Pressure and Temperature Polymorphism of a Key Super-Earth Mantle Material: MgO | Department of Energy | Wicks | |
