- Theoretical/computational mechanics of materials
- Computational plasticity
- Multi-scale material modeling
- +۴ مورد دیگر
Curt Bronkhorst is the Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering and Professor of Applied Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics (1985), M.S. (1988), and Ph.D. (1991) in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His career includes roles as Senior Scientist at Weyerhaeuser (1991–2002) and Scientist/Project Leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2002–2019) before joining UW-Madison. He leads the Army Research Laboratory's Center for Extreme Events in Structurally Evolving Materials and contributes to the Theoretical and Computational Mechanics of Materials Group . PhD (1991) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS (1988) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS (1985) - University of Wisconsin-Madison Bronkhorst's research focuses on theoretical and computational mechanics of materials , particularly under extreme conditions. Key themes include: Coupled thermo-mechanical deformation Finite elasticity and dislocation slip plasticity Deformation twinning and phase transformations Pore nucleation and adiabatic shear banding Brittle-to-ductile transition mechanisms Multi-scale modeling of damage evolution His 2025–2023 publications emphasize data-driven modeling , void nucleation , and machine learning integration in EBSD analysis. Recent work explores gradient nanostructured metals and low-grain polycrystal stress heterogeneity . 2019: Harvey D. Spangler Professorship 2012: DOE Defense Programs Award (Implosion Predictive Capability) 2009: DOE Outstanding Mentor Award 2007–2008: Los Alamos Distinguished Performance Awards Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member, Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi Honor Societies Bronkhorst serves as Associate Editor for the International Journal of Plasticity and president of Northland Partners, LLC. He is affiliated with UW-Madison's Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics and Materials Science & Engineering departments. No formal advisees are listed, but his computational framework has been adopted in grants like the DMREF collaborative research on grain-interface design.











