Ongoing and upcoming projects:

• 2021-2023. STTR phase II: Enhancing thermo-mechanically coupled computational models for high-temperature impact and fracture (PI: M. Hillman). Karagozian and Case, Inc. Total awarded: $358,228 (100% to Hillman).

 

• 2021-2022. Numerical modeling of 3D printable concrete (PI: A. Radlinska, co-PI: M. Hillman). Penn State. Total awarded: $60,000 (50% to Hillman).

 

• 2020- 2025. CAREER: A hybrid local-nonlocal peridynamics framework to model failure across deformations and strain rates (PI: M. Hillman). The National Science Foundation. Total awarded: $580,845 (100% to Hillman).

 

• 2018-2021. An integrated computational-experimental approach to three-dimensional fracture in polymer-ceramic composites (PI: M. Hillman, Co-PI: J. Du). The National Science Foundation. Total awarded: $545,418 (47% to Hillman)

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Concluded projects:

• 2020-2021. Enhanced reproducing kernel particle method for strong shock hydrodynamics (PI: M. Hillman).  Karagozian and Case, Inc. Total awarded: $23,090 (100% to Hillman)

 

• 2019-2020. STTR phase I: High temperature fracture mechanics (PI: M. Hillman)
  Karagozian and Case, Inc.. Total awarded: $30,000 (100% to Hillman)

 

• 2019-2021. Prototype of an enhanced and validated discrete-continuum particle method for microstructural failure simulation in high-performance concrete (PI: M. Hillman). U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Total awarded: $300,000 (100% to Hillman)

 

• 2019-2020. Enhanced reproducing kernel particle method: Variationally consistent naturally stabilized nodal integration (PI: M. Hillman). Karagozian and Case, Inc. Total awarded: $72,698 (100% to Hillman)

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• 2019. Benchmarking the reproducing kernel particle method for geotechnical operations (PI: M. Hillman). Case New Holland Industrial America LLC. Total awarded: $59,995 (100% to Hillman)

 

• 2019. Evaluation of concrete materials performance in aging structures (PI:
  A. Siad, Co-PI: M. Hillman). The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC. Total awarded: $34,900 (35% to Hillman)​

 

• 2018-2019. A discrete continuum particle method for understanding micro-structural failure of concrete (PI: M. Hillman). U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Total awarded: $103,995 (100% to Hillman)

 

• 2018-2019. Development and experimental validation of variational collocation meshfree simulation of fracture of nanoparticle toughened composite materials (PI: M. Hillman, co-PI: C. Bakis). Penn State. Total awarded: $60,000 (96% to Hillman)

Updated 9/7/2021