In ACML, we implement advanced numerical techniques to simulate varying multiscale/multiphysics phenomena in Engineering, Materials Science, and Electrochemistry. Our interdisciplinary research endeavors address a broad range of problems including the simulation of corrosion processes, design optimization of actively-cooled microvasculature, modeling damage mechanisms in multifunctional composites and heterogeneous materials, digital manufacturing, computational biomechanics, and computational design of alternative power sources. One of the major focuses of research in ACML is to automate the computational modeling process by developing novel mesh-independent finite element and meshfree methods that eliminate the complexities associated with the analysis of problems with intricate/evolving morphologies.
