Mahmoud I. Hussein - Publications

Mahmoud I. Hussein
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0429

Presentations

Conferences & Symposia

1. Abedinnasab.M.H. and Hussein, M.I., “Nonlinear elastic waves in periodic media,” 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Denver, Colorado, Canada, 11-17 November 2011.

2. Davis, B.L. and Hussein, M.I., “Thermal transport studies of silicon-based phononic-crystal thin films,” 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Denver, Colorado, Canada, 11-17 November 2011.

3. Bilal, O.R., El-Beltagy, M.A. and Hussein, M.I., “Genetically evolved photonic crystals: Breaking the world record in band gap size,” Invited talk, The Egyptian Materials Research Society Workshop on Photonic Crystals and Graphene, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 3-6 October, 2011.

4. Hussein, M.I., “Phononics: Controlling material motion across size scales and across disciplines,” Invited talk, The Egyptian Materials Research Society XXVIV International Conference on Solid State Science and Materials Physics, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 3-6 October, 2011.

1. Bilal, O.R. and Hussein, M.I. “Phononic band gap optimization for combined in-plane and out-of-plane waves,” Proceedings of Phononics 2011, Paper PHONONICS-2011-0173, pp. 102-103, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 29-June 2, 2011.

2. Hussein, M.I. “Multiscale dispersive design: A building blocks approach to phononics,” Proceedings of Phononics 2011, Paper PHONONICS-2011-0182, pp. 104-105, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 29-June 2, 2011.

3. Frazier, M.J. and Hussein, M.I. “Dissipative effects in acoustic metamaterials,” Proceedings of Phononics 2011, Paper PHONONICS-2011-0172, pp. 136-137, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 29-June 2, 2011.

4. Tomchek, A.S., Flores, E.A, Liu, L., Davis, B.L. and Hussein, M.I. “Characterization of band gap resonances in finite periodic structures,” Proceedings of Phononics 2011, Paper PHONONICS-2011-0177, pp. 192-13, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 29-June 2, 2011.

5. Davis, B.L. and Hussein, M.I. “Reduction of thermal conductivity in silicon slabs by unit cell nanostructuring,” Proceedings of Phononics 2011, Paper PHONONICS-2011-0174, pp. 236-237, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 29-June 2, 2011.

6. Guo, Q., Bilal, O.R. and Hussein, M.I. “Convergence of the reduced Bloch mode expansion method for electronic band structure calculations,” Proceedings of Phononics 2011, Paper PHONONICS-2011-0176, pp. 238-239, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 29-June 2, 2011.

7. Davis, B.L. and Hussein, M.I., “A building block approach to controlling phonon dynamics in nanostructures: Lattice dynamics in a Lagrangian framework,” Proceedings of the National Science Foundation CMMI Research and Innovation Conference, [Poster Presentation], Atlanta, Georgia, 4 ̶ 7 January 2011.

8. Abedinnasab.M. H.* and Hussein, M.I., “Analytical approach to elastic wave propagation in periodic beams,” 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 12-19 November 2010.

9. Liu, L., Davis, B.L., Tomchek, A.S., Flores, E.A. and Hussein, M.I., “Band gap maps for flexural beams: Effects of periodicity type, properties and termination,” 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 12-19 November 2010.

10. Hussein, M.I. and Davis, B.L., “Bloch modal analysis in lattice dynamics: Orders of magnitude reduction in model size,” Workshop on Thermal Transport at the Nanoscale, Telluride, Colorado, 21-25 June 2010.

11. Bilal, O.R.*, El-Beltagy, M.A. and Hussein, M.I., “Effect of symmetry on optimal photonic crystals design,” Second International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’10), [Poster Presentation], Cairo, Egypt, 22-25 February 2010.

12. Hussein, M.I., “Photonic crystal band structure calculation by Bloch modal analysis,” Second International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’10), Cairo, Egypt, 22-25 February 2010.

13. Hussein, M.I., “Damped Bloch waves in phononic crystals,” Invited Talk in Phononic Crystals and Metamaterials Special Session, Second International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’10), Cairo, Egypt, February 22-25, 2010.

14. Hussein, M.I. “Analysis of wave propagation in phononic crystals by Bloch mode decomposition,” 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 13-19 November 2009.

15. Hussein, M.I., “Lattice dynamics by modal analysis: Orders of magnitude decrease in computational expense,” 10^th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio, 16-19 July 2009.

16. Hussein, M.I., “Band structure calculations by modal analysis,” American Physical Society April Meeting 2009, Denver, Colorado, 2-5 April 2009.

17. Hussein, M.I., “Reduced Bloch mode expansion for fast band structure calculations,” American Physical Society March Meeting 2009, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 16-20 March 2009.

18. Hussein, M.I. “Reduced Bloch mode expansion for fast computation of dispersion curves,” 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, 31 October-6 November 2008.

19. Hussein, M.I., “Reduced Bloch mode expansion for periodic media band structure calculations,” Keynote Lecture in Innovative and Advanced Methods for Computational Dynamics Symposium, World Congress in Computational Mechanics VIII, 5^th European Congress in Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Venice, Italy, 30 June - 4 July 2008.

20. Landry, E.S.*, Hussein, M.I. and McGaughey, A.J.H., “Designing Si/Si_1-xGe_x Superlattices with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties,” 2008 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco California, 24-28 March 2008.

21. Deshpande, V.S.* and Hussein, M.I., “Discrete Dislocation Modeling of Size Effects in Voided Single Crystals,” Needleman-Tvergaard Symposium: Bridging Scales in Mechanics, Providence, Rhode Island, 16-18 August 2006.

22. Hussein, M.I. and Deshpande, V.S., “A Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Study of the Micro Void Size Effect,” 15^th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Boulder, Colorado, 25-30 June 2006.

23. Hussein, M.I., Hulbert, G.M., Scott, R.A., Hamza, K. and Saitou, K., “Design of Banded Materials and Structures for Vibration and Shock Isolation,” 8^th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Austin, Texas, 24-28 July 2005.

24. Hussein, M.I., Hulbert, G.M. and Scott, R.A., “Analysis and Design of Dispersive Materials and Structures,” 21^st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Lecture Presentation: Impact and Wave Propagation Session), Warsaw, Poland, 15-21 August 2004.

25. Hussein, M.I. and Hulbert, G.M., “A Multiscale Reduced Order Model for Computing Frequency Spectra of Periodic Materials,” 40^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 12-15 October 2003 (received 1^st prize in Student Paper Competition).

26. Hulbert, G.M.*, Hussein, M.I. and Scott, R.A., “Analysis and Design of Elastodynamic Waveguides and Filters,” 7^th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 27-31 July 2003 (plenary lecture by Professor Gregory Hulbert).

27. Hussein, M.I. and Hulbert, G.M., “A Fast Multiscale Method for Computing Dispersion Curves of Periodic Materials,” 7^th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 27-31 July 2003.

28. Hussein, M.I. and Hulbert, G.M., “High Frequency Dispersive Modeling of Periodic Media,” Symposium in Honor of Professor J. Tinsley Oden, 14^th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, Virginia, 23-28 June 2002.

Invited Talks/Lectures

1. “Phononics: Controlling Material Motion Across Scales and Disciplines,” Invited talk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, September 9^th, 2011.

2. “Phononic Materials Across Multiple Scales: Computer Models and Dynamical Characteristics,” Invited talk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 1^th, 2011.

3. “Wave Propagation in Phononic Materials: Effects of Periodicity Type, Properties and Termination,” Invited talk, `G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and D. Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering`, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, January 7^th, 2011.

4. “Crossflow of Concepts and Techniques from Structural Dynamics to Material Dynamics,” Invited talk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, November 19^th, 2010.

5. “Dynamics of Materials: A Narrative for Interdisciplinary Research,” Invited talk in Graduate Research Seminar, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, March 4^th, 2010.

6. “Dynamics of Materials: Theory, Phenomena and Applications,” Invited, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, February 28^th, 2010.

7. “Computational Dynamics of Periodic Materials: Discrete and Continuous Models,” Invited talk, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 17^th, 2009.

8. “Analysis and Design of Phononic Crystals Across Different Length Scales,” Invited talk, Sound and Vibration Laboratory, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, July 30^th, 2009.

9. “Thermal Transport Mechanisms in Nanoscale Phononic Crystals,” Invited talk in First International Workshop on Phononic Crystal (PnC) Materials, Devices, and Applications, Nice, France, June 25th^th, 2009.

10. “Analysis of Phononic Crystals by Bloch Mode Decomposition,” Invited talk in First International Workshop on Phononic Crystal (PnC) Materials, Devices, and Applications, Nice, France, June 24th^th, 2009.

11. “Structural Vibrations Control using Phononic Crystals,” Invited talk in Structural and Material Systems Seminar Series, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, April 16^th, 2008.

12. “Vibration Control using Periodic Structural Building Blocks,” Invited talk in Dynamics and Vibrations Tea Time Seminar Series, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, June 1^st, 2007.

13. “Banded Materials and Structures: Building Blocks for a New Paradigm in Vibration Engineering,” Invited talk, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Boulder, Colorado, June 28^th, 2006

14. “Dispersive Dynamics of Periodic Materials and Structures: A Multiscale/Multiphysics Perspective,” Invited talk, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, April 24^th, 2006.

15. “Microdynamics of Periodic Materials: From Vibration Isolation to Heat Insulation,” Invited talk in Micromechanics Seminar Series, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, January 20^th, 2006.

16. “Dynamics of Dispersive Materials and Structures: Computational Analysis and Design in Multiple Scales,” Invited talk, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 9^th, 2005.

17. “Dispersive Wave Motion in Periodic Materials and Structures: Multiscale Methodologies for Computation and Design using Finite Element Analysis,” 17^th Annual Robert J. Melosh Medal Symposium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, April 29^th, 2005 (received Robert J. Melosh medal).

18. “Band-Gap Materials and Structures for Control of Mechanical Vibrations,” Invited lecture in Graduate Course EECS 598: Photonic Crystals, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, November 24^th, 2004.

19. “Dynamics of Continuous and Atomistic Band-Gap Materials/Structures: Analysis, Design and Computation,” Invited talk, Rockwell Scientific Company, Thousand Oaks, California, November 17^th, 2004.

20. “A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Dispersion: Its Role in Thermal Transport and Dynamics of Composite Materials and Structures,” Invited talk, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., October 25^th, 2004.

21. “Introduction to Finite Volume Analysis,” Invited lecture in Graduate Course ME 511: Computational Methods in Engineering, Department of Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, December 31^st, 1995.

22. “Frequency Domain Analysis of Nonlinear Systems in Structural Dynamics,” Invited talk in Graduate Research Seminar, Department of Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, October 19^th, 1995.

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1. “Phononics: Controlling Material Motion Across Scales and Disciplines,” Invited talk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, September 9th, 2011.

2. “Phononic Materials Across Multiple Scales: Computer Models and Dynamical Characteristics,” Invited talk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 1th, 2011.

3. “Wave Propagation in Phononic Materials: Effects of Periodicity Type, Properties and Termination,” Invited talk, G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and D. Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, January 7th, 2011.

4. “Crossflow of Concepts and Techniques from Structural Dynamics to Material Dynamics,” Invited talk, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, November 19th, 2010.

5. “Dynamics of Materials: A Narrative for Interdisciplinary Research,” Invited talk in Graduate Research Seminar, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, March 4th, 2010.

6. “Dynamics of Materials: Theory, Phenomena and Applications,” Invited, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, February 28th, 2010.

7. “Computational Dynamics of Periodic Materials: Discrete and Continuous Models,” Invited talk, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 17th, 2009.

8. “Analysis and Design of Phononic Crystals Across Different Length Scales,” Invited talk, Sound and Vibration Laboratory, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, July 30th, 2009.

9. “Thermal Transport Mechanisms in Nanoscale Phononic Crystals,” Invited talk in First International Workshop on Phononic Crystal (PnC) Materials, Devices, and Applications, Nice, France, June 25thth, 2009.

10. “Analysis of Phononic Crystals by Bloch Mode Decomposition,” Invited talk in First International Workshop on Phononic Crystal (PnC) Materials, Devices, and Applications, Nice, France, June 24thth, 2009.

11. “Structural Vibrations Control using Phononic Crystals,” Invited talk in Structural and Material Systems Seminar Series, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, April 16th, 2008.

12. “Vibration Control using Periodic Structural Building Blocks,” Invited talk in Dynamics and Vibrations Tea Time Seminar Series, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, June 1st, 2007.

13. “Banded Materials and Structures: Building Blocks for a New Paradigm in Vibration Engineering,” Invited talk, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Boulder, Colorado, June 28th, 2006

14. “Dispersive Dynamics of Periodic Materials and Structures: A Multiscale/Multiphysics Perspective,” Invited talk, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, April 24th, 2006.

15. “Microdynamics of Periodic Materials: From Vibration Isolation to Heat Insulation,” Invited talk in Micromechanics Seminar Series, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, January 20th, 2006.

16. “Dynamics of Dispersive Materials and Structures: Computational Analysis and Design in Multiple Scales,” Invited talk, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 9th, 2005.

18. “Band-Gap Materials and Structures for Control of Mechanical Vibrations,” Invited lecture in Graduate Course EECS 598: Photonic Crystals, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, November 24th, 2004.