McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University

Horacio D. Espinosa

James N. and Nancy J. Farley Professor in Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship

Director, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program

Education

Ph.D. Solid Mechanics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

M.Sc. Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

M.Sc. Solid Mechanics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

M.Sc. Structural Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan, Italy

Civil Engineering, Magma Cum Laude, six-year professional degree, Northeast National University, Corrientes/ Resistencia, Argentina

Research Interests

Micro-electro-mechanical systems; nano-electro-mechanical systems; thin films and MEMS materials; mechanics of biomaterials; dynamic failure of advanced materials

Significant Recognition

• Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, 2011-present
• Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (elected), 2010
• Member, U.S. National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2010-present
• Member of the Society of Engineering Science Board of Directors (elected), 2008-present
• Fellow, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2008
• Lazan Medal, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2008
• SES Young Investigator Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2007
• Hetenyi Award, Society of Experimental Mechanics, 2005
• Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2004
• Junior Award, American Academy of Mechanics, 2002
• Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics, 2001
• ASME, Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division, Appreciation Award, 2001
• ONR-Young Investigator Award, 1997
• NSF-CAREER Award, 1996

Significant Professional Service

• President, Society of Engineering Science, 2012-present
• Founding Principal Editor of Materials Research Communications, 2011-present
• Co-Editor of the Wiley Book Series on Micro and Nanotechnologies, 2009-present
• Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Experimental Mechanics, 2006-2010
• Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2003-2009
• Associate Editor of the Journal of Experimental Mechanics, 2002-2006
• Editor of Mechanics a publication of the American Academy of Mechanics, 1998- 2004
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, 2010-present
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Laboratory Automation, 2007-present
• Member of the Editorial Board of the International Review of Mechanical Engineering (IREME), 2007-present

Selected Publications

• J. R. Riley, R. A. Bernal, Q. Li, H. D. Espinosa, G. T. Wang and L. J. Lauhon, “Atom Probe Tomography of a-Axis GaN Nanowires: Analysis of Nonstoichiometric Evaporation Behavior”, Acs Nano, (2012)
• X. Wei, M. Naraghi and H. D. Espinosa, “Optimal Length Scales Emerging from Shear Load Transfer in Natural Materials: Application to Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Design”, Acs Nano, (2012)
• Espinosa, H. D.; Bernal, R. A.; Minary-Jolandan, M., “A Review of Mechanical and Electromechanical Properties of Piezoelectric Nanowires”, Advanced Materials, (2012)
• O. Loh, X. Wei, J. Sullivan, L. E. Ocola, R. Divan and H. D. Espinosa, “Carbon-Carbon Contacts for Robust Nanoelectromechanical Switches”, Advanced Materials, (2012)
• H. D. Espinosa, T. Filleter and M. Naraghi, “Multiscale Experimental Mechanics of Hierarchical Carbon-Based Materials”, Advanced Materials, (2012)
• F. Latourte, X. Wei, Z. D. Feinberg, A. de Vaucorbeil, P. Tran, G. B. Olson and H. D. Espinosa, “Design and identification of high performance steel alloys for structures subjected to underwater impulsive loading”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, (2012)
• M. F. Pantano, H. D. Espinosa and L. Pagnotta, “Mechanical characterization of materials at small length scales”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, (2012)
• T. Filleter, S. Yockel, M. Naraghi, J. T. Paci, O. C. Compton, M. L. Mayes, S. T. Nguyen, G. C. Schatz and H. D. Espinosa, “Experimental-Computational Study of Shear Interactions within Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bundles”, Nano Letters, (2012)