Pablo D Zavattieri

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: HAMP G217
Phone: (765) 496-9644
Email: zavattie@purdue.edu

Websites

• Personal Website
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Education
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2000
BS/MS, Instituto Balseiro, 1995

Research Interests
Solid mechanics applied to the multi-scale analysis and design of advanced and novel architectured materials, interfaces and complex structures. Zavattieri's research interests lie at the interface between Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering with focus on the development of novel materials that exhibit paradigm-shifting properties for various applications that can impact the general field of infrastructure and lightweight structural materials. His contribution to solid mechanics has been focused on the structure-function relationship of advanced materials at multiple length-scales, combining state-of-the-art computational techniques and experiments to characterize the properties, and enabling the design of novel materials. His early work on micromechanical models for materials has provided a robust framework for combined computational/experimental investigations of polycrystalline materials. His contribution to fracture mechanics includes the development of a new fracture models for thin-walled structures and their implementation in commercial finite element codes. He also made contributions in the area of smart materials, structures and smart composites (with a total of 10 patents and 5 other published patent applications). He has recently worked on solid mechanics problems related to biological and biomimetic materials. He pioneered the use of the 3D printing technology for the fabrication of scaled-up biomimetic composites and its combination with theoretical/computational models and experiments to unveil the most important toughening mechanisms found in some of most impact resistant natural materials. His most recent work is focused on architectured metamaterials, smart and programmable materials.

Selected Research Projects

• Convergent Evolution To Engineering: Multiscale Structures And Mechanics In Damage Tolerant Functional Bio-Composite And Biomimetic Materials - DoD/MURI 2015-2018.
• CAREER: "Multiscale Investigation and Mimicry of Naturally-Occurring Ultra-High Performance Composite Materials," NSF Faculty Early Career Development 2013-2018.
• Phase Transforming Cellular Materials, NSF-Goali, 2015-2018.
• A Multiscale Strategy for the Modeling of the mechanical performance of hoop and loop fasteners based on a detachment zone model (DZM). Velcro Co. 2013-2016.
• Collaborative Research: 3D Printing of Civil Infrastructure Material with Controlled Microstructural Architectures, NSF, 2016-2019.
• Scalable Nanomanufacturing. SNM: Roll-To-Roll Manufacturing Of Films And Laminates Based On Cellulose Nanomaterials, NSF, 2014-2018.
• Concrete Patching Materials And Techniques An Guidelines For Hot Weather Concreting INDOT/JTRP, 2014-2016.
• Investigating The Need For Hma Drainage Layers INDOT/JTRP2015-2016.
• Toward Performance Related Specifications for Concrete Pavements INDOT/JTRP, 2014-2016.
• Damage-tolerant Biological Composites Derived from the Teeth of a Giant Chiton AFOSR 2012-2017.
• Uncovering and Validating Toughening Mechanisms in High Performance Composites, AFOSR 2012-2016.

Honors & Awards

1. NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, 2013.
2. University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2015-2020.
3. Roy E. & Myrna G. Wansik Research Award. Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2013.
4. IM:PACT fellow (Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation), Purdue University, 2013.
5. Frontier of Engineering Alumnus (USFOE), National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 2014.
6. Kavli Frontier of Science Fellow, National Academy of Science (NAS), 2015.
7. Seeds for Success ACORN Award, Purdue University, 2015.
8. 2016 HIVE 100 Innovator, Hanley Wood editorial, 2016.

Selected Publications