David Parks

Professor David Parks is affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on mechanics, design, controls, energy, ocean engineering, bioengineering, and nanotechnology, with specific expertise in failure analysis, stress analysis, and multiscale micromechanical modeling of nanocomposites.

• Education: B.Sc. (1971), M.Sc. (1973), and Ph.D. (1975) in Mechanics from Brown University.
• Research Interests: Analyzes material failure mechanisms, stress distribution patterns, and computational models for nanocomposite design optimization.
• Administrative Contact: Katherine Eisenbach (1-310, KEISENBA@MIT.EDU, 617.253.7197)