Principal Investigator

Massimo Ruzzene

Massimo Ruzzene

Professor • Associate Dean of Research • Mechanics of Materials
Paul M. Randy Mechanical Engineering
Professor Ruzzene’s group investigates both active and passive strategies through the application of smart materials, and the determination of structural configurations with inherent vibration attenuation characteristics.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Yuning Guo

Yuning Guo

My research topic is wave engineering in phononic structures with periodic/quasiperiodic configurations. The current work involves topological states in the platform of periodic minimal surface and tunable Lego plate. By introducing geometrical and symmetrical modulations, diverse phononic metamaterials inspired by condensed matter physics are designed that provide novel and unusual mechanical and acoustic functionalities.
Curtis Rasmussen

Curtis Rasmussen

In my research I explore novel acoustic wave phenomena. For example, I am examining acoustic non-Hermitian systems and how they can be realized through feedback mechanisms or mimicked by using complex excitation signals.

Graduate Students

Luca De Beni

Luca De Beni

My research involves learning about flow-structure interactions of aeroelastic wings with distributed bleed active flow control. The fundamental mechanisms are captured by constitutive, multi-scale models that include bleed-induced parameters and are computed thru a reduced order modeling (ROM) approach. I then design, manufacture, and test adaptive wing prototypes with embedded bleed ports and use the developed ROMs to quantify the effects of bleed.
Matheus Inguaggiato Nora Rosa

Matheus Inguaggiato Nora Rosa

My current research interests include wave physics and vibrations with an emphasis on periodic and quasiperiodic elastic metamaterials. I have made contributions in areas such as one-dimensional quasiperiodic metastructures, two-dimensinal quasicrystalline metamaterials with higher order rotational symmetries, topological modes in quasiperiodic lattices modulated via twisting, and non-Hermitian elastic media.
Nicholas Patino

Nicholas Patino

I received my B.A. in physics with a minor in French from Williams College where my research topics included colloidal phase transitions, geopolymer rheology, and 3D microscopy. I am currently investigating the dynamics of aperiodic elastic metamaterials in non-Euclidean and non-integer dimensional spaces.