Education

Cornell University, Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2001)
University of Bucharest, Romania, M.S. in Mathematics and Mechanics (1997)
University of Bucharest, Romania, B.S. in Mathematics and Mechanics (1995)

Research Interests

Meshless methods, shape and material optimization of solids, functionally graded materials, inverse and ill-posed problems, numerical methods for multiscale and multifield problems.

Selected Publications

F. Bobaru, “Influence of van der Waals forces on increasing the strength and toughness in dynamic fracture of nanofiber networks: a peridynamic approach”, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 15: 397-417 (2007).

F. Bobaru, “Designing optimal volume fractions for functionally graded materials with temperature-dependent material properties”, Journal of Applied Mechanics – in print (2007).

P. Qiao, M. Yang, and F. Bobaru, “Impact mechanics and high energy absorbing materials: a review”, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, in print (2007).

F. Bobaru and S. Rachakonda, “E(FG)2: a new fixed-grid shape optimization method based on the element-free Galerkin meshfree analysis”, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 32(3): 215-228  (2006).

W. Kang, J.A. Turner, F. Bobaru, L. Yang, and K. Rattanadit, “Granular layers on vibrating plates: Effective bending stiffness and particle-size effects”. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 121, 888-896 (2007).

R.K. Lakkaraju, F. Bobaru, and S.L. Rohde, “Optimization of multilayer wear-resistant thin films using finite element analysis on stiff and compliant substrates”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology (A) - 24 (1): 146-155 (2006).

S.A. Silling and F. Bobaru, “Peridynamic modeling of membranes and fibers”, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 40(2-3): 395-409 (2005).

F. Bobaru, S.A. Silling, and H. Jiang, "Peridynamic fracture and damage modeling of membranes and nanofiber networks", Proceedings of the XI International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 20-25, 5748: 1-6 (2005).

F. Bobaru and S. Rachakonda, “Optimal shape profiles for cooling fins of high and low conductivity”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 47(23): 4953-4966 (2004).

F. Bobaru and S. Rachakonda, “Boundary layer in shape optimization of convective fins using a meshfree approach”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 60(7): 1215-1236 (2004).

F. Bobaru and S.A. Silling, "Peridynamic 3D models of nanofiber networks and carbon nanotube-reinforced composites", in Materials Processing and Design: Proceedings of Numiform 2004, the 8th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, American Institute of Physics, pp:1565-1570 (2004).

F. Bobaru and Subrata Mukherjee, “Meshless approach to shape optimization of linear thermoelastic solids”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 53(4): 765-796 (2002).

F. Bobaru and S. Mukherjee, “Shape Sensitivity Analysis and Shape Optimization in Planar Elasticity Using the Element-Free Galerkin Method”, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 190(32-33) 4319-4337 (2001).

F. Bobaru, “Prestressed Elastic Solid Containing a Crack, Subjected to Normal or Tangential Loadings”, Revue Roumaine des Science Technique, Serie de Mecanique Applique, 41(5-6): 421-429 (1996).

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