Here at HEMI, we believe that complex problems can only be addressed by sophisticated teams. We partner with academic, government, and private organizations on a wide range of projects, leveraging key strengths in the Johns Hopkins University and the Whiting School of Engineering. Below is a listing of the major science activities for which we’ve received funding in 2016:
HEMI Research Projects
| Project Title | Funding Agency | PI/Co-PI | Research Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draper Fellowship | Draper | Weihs, Ramesh, Hufnagel, Foster | |
| 3D Rail | Charles Stark Draper Lab | Weihs | |
| Encapsulated H1308 Microparticles Phase 2 | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Weihs | |
| Production of Chemical Reagents for Prompt-Agent Defeat, Weapons Phase II | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Weihs | |
| Characterizing the Break-Up and Reaction of Fragments upon Rapid Impact | DTRA | Weihs | |
| Experimental and Computational Studies of Crystal Nucleation Gradients | Department of Energy | Tim Weihs, Michael Falk | |
| Fexiable and Tunable Acoustic Transducers for Energy Harvesting | Office of Naval Research | Sung Hoon Kang, Jim West | |
| In Vivo Measurement of Brain Biomechanics | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | KT Ramesh | |
| Fundamental Studies Relating to Dynamic Indentation in Glass | Corning | KT Ramesh | |
| Investigating the Relationship between the Structure and Mechanical Behavior of the Lamina Cribrosa | National Science Foundation | - Vicky Nguyen ; Gaitanaros | |
| Investigating the Relationship between the Structure and Mechanical Behavior of the Lamina Cribrosa | National Science Foundation | - Vicky Nguyen ; Gaitanaros | |
| Extreme Dissipation Behavior of Main-Chain LCE and Structures | Army Research Office | - Vicky Nguyen /Kang | |
| Bridging the Arts and Humanities at JHU (Extreme Arts Workshops) | Mellon Foundation | Victor Nakano | |
| In Vivo Measurement of Brain Biomechanics | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | KT Ramesh, Jerry Prince | |
| Self-Unfolding RV-PA 3D Printed Conduits | National Institutes of Health | Kang allocation w/ Gracias | |
| Bioinspired synthesis of multifunctional materials with self-adaptable mechanical properties and self-regeneration | AFOSR | - Sung Hoon Kang | |
| Phase Transformation kinetics in shock-compressed Zirconium | Department of Energy | June Wicks | |
| Unraveling Force Chains and Failure in Granular Materials | LLNL | Hurley | |
| Task Order 4: Impact Testing of Porous Alumina Structures | NBM Technologies | Guest | |
| Performance of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives on Soft and Slippery Materials | National Science Foundation | Joelle Frechette | |
| Performance of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives on Soft and Slippery Materials | National Science Foundation | Joelle Frechette | |
| The Nature of Quasi-Periodic Avalanche Bursts During Different Stages of the Fatigue Life of Metals | AFOSR | Jaafar El-Awady | |
| Correlation-based simulation of complex multi-phase microstructures | Corning | Brady | |
| Materials in Extreme Dynamic Environments | Army Research Laboratory | KT Ramesh | Materials Design and Creation, Fracture and Fragmentation, Multiscale Materials Modeling, Extreme Imaging |
| VORTICES SSERVI | NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab | KT Ramesh | Planetary |
| Analysis of Advanced Energy-Absorbing Materials for Sports Helmet | AES R&D LLC | Nitin Daphalapurkar | Injury Biomechanics |
| Compressive Imaging Beyond one Trillion FPS | National Science Foundation | Mark Foster | Extreme Imaging |
| Manipulation of Elastic Deformation in Bio-inspired Wet Adhesion | National Science Foundation | Joelle Frechette | Fracture and Fragmentation |
| Mechanisms for PSA Adhesion and Failure under Extreme Conditions | National Science Foundation | Joelle Frechette | Fracture and Fragmentation |
| Quantifying the Thermo-Mechanical Response and Strain-rate effects in Mg microcrystals | National Science Foundation | Jaafar El-Awady | Multiscale Materials Modeling |
| Research in Engineering Apprenticeship Program | Army Research Office | - Victor Nakano - Kavan Hazeli | Educational Programs |
| Army Educational Outreach Program | Batelle | - Victor Nakano - Kavan Hazeli | Educational Programs |
| DMREF: Predictive Multiscale Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Fused Filament Fabrication Printed Materials | National Science Foundation | - Vicky Nguyen - Sung Hoon Kang - Kevin Hemker - Mark Robbins | Materials Design and Creation |
| Biomechanics of Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy (ITON) | Wilmer Eye Institute | - KT Ramesh - Vicky Nguyen | Injury Biomechanics |
| In situ characterization of dynamic failure and physics-based constitutive model development for geological materials | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | - Todd Hufnagel - KT Ramesh - Nitin Daphalapurkar | Extreme Imaging |
