The International Journal of Solids and Structures has chosen Dr. Stelios Kyriakides to be its editor, recognizing his work in the field mechanics of solids, structures and materials.
In the past 40 years, the Journal has become a premier archive of original work in the field of mechanics of solids and structures. Contributors represent the whole scientific world, and the journal boasts an international readership. Kyriakides will edit the publication with Dr. David Hills, a professor at the University of Oxford.
Kyriakides is the Temple Foundation Endowed Professor No. 1 in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and directs the Center for Research in Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials. He conducts experimental and analytical research to understand the behavior of solid materials and structures, concentrating on the causes of instabilities in the materials at the structural, micro and nano scales.
For example, he studied plastic buckling and crushing of structures such as offshore pipelines and other tubulars used in the oil and gas industry. He researched problems with forming materials in manufacturing of automotive and other metal components, and researched the inelastic behavior and failure of materials such as fiber composites, shape memory alloys and cellular materials such as foams honeycombs and wood.
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