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W. O. Soboyejo
Title: Professor
Email: soboyejo@princeton.edu
Office: D408, E-Quad
Research Interests: experimental studies of biomaterials and the mechanical behavior of materials. Current areas of interest include micromechanical machines, nanoparticles for disease detection, biomedical systems for prostheses, and cardiovascular systems, infrastructure materials, and alternative energy systems.
Zong Zong
Title: Graduate Student
Email : zzong@princeton.edu
Office : D008, E-Quad
Research Topic: Indentation experimental study on contact-induced deformation in FCC single and polycrystalline metals (Au, Ag and Nickel). Adhesion-related failure problems in MEMS devices such as Au-Au contact micro-switches.
Xinrui Niu
Title: Graduate Student
Email : xniu@princeton.edu
Office : D008, E-Quad
Research Topic: Study loading rate effects and water effects in layered structure of artificial dental restorations. Also work on the wear behavior of softer materials, such as UHMWPEs used in hip/knee implants.
Nima Rahbar
Title: Graduate Student
Email : nrahbar@princeton.edu
Office : J101, E-Quad
Research Topic: Bioinspired Structural design of dental multilayer restorations. Crack propagation and interfacial fracture toughness of dental crowns. Robustness of drug delivery systems. Crack tip shielding in failure problems in MEMS devices .