DPML Objectives:

  • To perform outstanding research, jointly carried out by faculty, researchers and students in the areas of:

Experimental Solid Mechanics
Shock Tube Loading Under Extremes of Temperatures
Underwater Implosion and Explosion
Fracture Mechanics
Wave Propagation
Blast Mitigation
Composite Materials
Nano and Functionally Graded Materials
Electro-mechanical Characterization
Optical Methods
Numerical Simulation

  • To promote collaboration with various universities and other research agencies
  • To promote industry-university partnership to foster technology transfer of the latest advances in the field of failure analysis
  • To teach and provide support for courses in solid mechanics

In addition, Optics and Laser Research Laboratory and Dynamic Material Testing Laboratory is incorporated to investigate various dynamic phenomena associated with materials.

Prospective Students

Research Position in Mechanical Engineering

For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Prof. Helio Matos (hmatos@uri.edu), Prof. Carl-Ernst Rousseau (roussce@uri.edu), or Prof. Arun Shukla (shuklaa@uri.edu)

Media Coverage:

National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology launched by URI, UConn, General Dynamics Electric Boat

Read about this exciting new initiative launched under the leadership Prof. Arun Shukla (URI) and Richard Christenson (UConn).

https://today.uri.edu/news/national-institute-for-undersea-vehicle-technology-launched-by-uri-uconn-general-dynamics-electric-boat/

URI’s Partnership with U.S. Navy, and UConn continues to make impact on research and workforce development

Partnership with U.S. Navy and UConn Continues to Make Impact on Research and Workforce Development

PBN coverage: Click here to read

AP News coverage: Click here to read

 

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