Areas of interest

  • Solid Mechanics, Continuum mechanics
  • Computational mechanics, Numerical methods, Development and application of numerical methods
  • Experimental mechanics, Experimental methods, Experimental validation of material models
  • Constitutive modeling: Elasticity and Inelasticity (Anisotropy, Viscoelasticity, Mechanical Damage, Viscoplasticity, etc...)
  • Linear and Nonlinear Problems
  • Metals, Thermoplastics, Composites and Biological Tissues

Education

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Postdoctorate

Postdoctoral Researcher, GRANTE/LEBm, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil (2009-2011)

Applications - Biological Tissues
Applications - Thermoplastics
Variational Approach
Experimental Procedures
Digital Image Correlation (2D/3D)
Inverse Problems