Center for the Mechanics of Undersea Science and Engineering
People
MUSE is a collaboration of researchers with a common goal – to carry out focused, foundational research targeting the technical challenges in undersea mechanics.
People
MUSE is a collaboration of researchers with a common goal – to carry out focused, foundational research targeting the technical challenges in undersea mechanics.
Leadership
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Yuri Bazilevs
Director, E. Paul Sorensen Professor of EngineeringResearch Development of advanced computational methods in solids, structures, fluids, and fluid-structure interaction. -
Kenny Breuer
Co-director, Professor of Engineering, Director of the Center for Fluid MechanicsResearch Experimental fluid mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, and bio-inspired engineering. -
Pradeep Guduru
Co-director, Professor of EngineeringResearch Experimental mechanics of solids and structures, protective materials and structures in extreme environments.
Faculty
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Nora Ayanian
Associate Professor of Engineering and Computer ScienceResearch Path-planning and coordination of swarms of autonomous robots. -
Miguel Bessa
Associate Professor of EngineeringResearch Integration of solids and structures with data-driven methods for their modeling, simulation, and optimization. -
Daniel M. Harris
Assistant Professor of EngineeringResearch Experimental and modeling methods on interfacial (air-water) flows and dynamics. -
David Henann
James R. Rice Associate Professor of EngineeringResearch Continuum-level modeling, protective materials and structures in extreme environments. -
Haneesh Kesari
Associate Professor of EngineeringResearch Theoretical and experimental mechanics related to contact, adhesion, and fracture of solids. -
Monica Martinez Wilhelmus
Thomas J. and Alice M. Tisch Assistant Professor of EngineeringResearch Fluid mechanics with applications in bio-inspired propulsion, ocean dynamics, and swarming, undersea robotics. -
Vikas Srivastava
Howard M. Reisman '76, P'09 Assistant Professor of EngineeringResearch Continuum-scale solid mechanics theories, models, and experiments for deformation, damage, time/rate-dependent and extreme environment response of engineering materials, structures, and mechanobiological systems.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
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Ellen Buckley
Advisor: Monica M. Wilhelmus -
Pedro Costa Ormonde
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Dipan Deb
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Bernardo Ferreira
Advisor: Miguel Bessa -
Alexander Gehrke
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Adrian Herrera-Amaya
Advisor: Monica M. Wilhelmus -
Robert Hunt
Advisor: Daniel Harris -
Minki Kim
Advisor: Monica M. Wilhelmus -
Weican Li
Advisor: Yuri Bazilevs -
Hoang Nguyen
Advisor: Yuri Bazilevs -
Jiarui Wang
Advisor: Yuri Bazilevs
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
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Ashfaq Ahmed
Advisor: Monica M. Wilhelmus -
John Antolik
Advisor: Daniel Harris -
Eva Erickson
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Rónán Gissler
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Eric Handy-Cardenas
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Siyang Hao
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Zoe King
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Anoop Kiran
Advisor: Kenneth Breuer -
Gawel Kus
Advisor: Miguel Bessa -
Ke Ma
Advisor: Yuri Bazilevs -
Sara Oliveira Pedro dos Santos
Advisor: Monica M. Wilhelmus -
Shaunak Shende
Advisor: Yuri Bazilevs
Research Staff
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Kaela Zaino
Project Coordinator