Advanced meshfree methods and multiscale techniques in computational engineering and science

Speaker: YuanTong Gu

Affiliation: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology

Time: Thursday 27/09/2012 from 12:00 to 13:00

Venue: Room XA.G.24, Kingswood Campus

Abstract: Multiscale characterization has been a recent focus in the development of advanced technology, and has posed new challenges, because the length/time scales to be analyzed vary from macroscopic to nanoscopic dimensions and many analytical tools are only applicable to a single dimensional scale. This research aims to develop a concurrent simulation technique, based on the combination of the meshfree method (MM) and the molecular dynamics (MD), for analysing the deformation of systems that need the integration of material properties from nanoscopic to macroscopic dimensional scales. The developments and research outcomes of the advanced meshfree/meshless methods are firstly reviewed and discussed, and then the multiscale MM/MD modelling technique is developed. In addition, the major researches are undertaking in Prof. Gu's group, including computational bio-mechanics, computational nanostructures and numerical modelling for industry applications, will be also introduced.

Biography: Prof. YuanTong Gu received his PhD from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2003. Before he joined QUT in 2007, he had been a postdoctoral fellow at USA and an ARC Australian postdoctoral (APD) fellow at the University of Sydney. He is now an Associate Professor and prestigious ARC Future Fellow at School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering of Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has led and conducted a number of research projects with funds more than $3M related to numerical modelling and simulation for engineering and science, including 1 ARC Future Fellow project, 2 ARC DP and 3 ARC LP. Prof. Gu authored more than 100 technical publications including more than 70 SCI journal papers and one popular book, 'An Introduction to Meshfree Methods and their Programming'. These publications have been well cited with more than 1300 SCI citations (ISI h-index: 21). He is the Associate Editor for 2 international journals and the Editorial Board Member for another 2 international journals. He also once chiefly edited 2 special issues for an international journal. Currently, he is serving as the Conference General Chair for the 4th International Conference on Computational Methods. Prof. Gu's research interests include Advanced numerical modelling and simulation, Computational bio-mechanics, Meshless/modified finite element methods, Computational multi-scale techniques, BEM, High performance computing techniques, Dynamic and static analyses of structures, etc.