Welcome to the webpage for the Henann research group at Brown University. Our research focuses on continuum-level modeling of engineering materials. Predictive continuum modeling is a cornerstone of solid mechanics, invaluable in the design of devices and structures and capable of yielding important physical insights.
Henann Research Group – December 2018
The goals of our research are (1) the formulation of new continuum-level constitutive theories for describing material behavior and (2) quantitative modeling of material behavior through numerical simulation. Some areas of ongoing research include:
- Constitutive models for flow and size-segregation in dense granular materials.
- Large-deformation, viscoelastic constitutive modeling of elastomeric foams.
- Modeling the dynamics of bubbles in soft solids.