Craig Maloney

Craig Maloney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. His research focuses on modeling, simulation, and theory of nanoscale mechanics, soft matter, and glasses/amorphous materials. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2005). Notably, he received the 2011 NSF CAREER Award.

Maloney's academic journey includes postdoctoral work and prior roles not explicitly detailed here. His research explores mesoscopic plasticity, amorphous solids, and material dynamics, with projects funded by the National Science Foundation, including the 'CAREER: Plasticity and Jamming' initiative and 'A Data-Driven Statistical Approach to Aging and Elasticity in Colloidal Glasses.'

Research Highlights

• Avalanches and diffusion in sheared amorphous systems
• Homogeneous dislocation nucleation mechanisms
• Hydrogel mechanics and multiparticle interactions
• Mesoscale modeling of elasto-plastic behavior

His publications span journals like Physical Review E and Physical Review Letters, with recent work addressing anomalous softness in amorphous materials and mesoscopic elasto-plastic models. Maloney collaborates widely, contributing to interdisciplinary studies at the interface of physics, materials science, and computational mechanics.