Gregory OdegardGregory M. Odegard

John O. Hallquist Endowed Chair of Computational Mechanics
Director, NASA Space Technology Research Institute (STRI) for Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design (US-COMP)
Director of Research
Site Director, NSF I/UCRC Center for Novel High Voltage/Temperature Materials and Structures
 Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931

906/487-2329
email:gmodegar@mtu.edu


Education
Ph.D. University of Denver (2000)
M.S. University of Denver (1998)
B.S. University of Colorado at Boulder (1995)

Research Interests
Mechanics of materials
Materials science

Experience
Michigan Technological University - 2004 to present
NASA Langley Research Center (NIA, NRC postdoc) - 2000 to 2004

Courses
MEEM 2150 Mechanics of Materials
MEEM 4170 Failure of Material in Mechanics
MEEM 4405 Introduction to Finite Element Method
MEEM 4810 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
MEEM 4900 Senior Design
MEEM 5110 Continuum Mechanics/Elasticity
MEEM 6110 Advanced Continuum Mechanics
MEEM 6130 Engineering Fracture Mechanics
MEEM 6990 Special Topics: Quantum Mechanics for Engineers


Book Chapters
  1. Valavala, P., G.M. Odegard, "Predicting mechanical properties using continuum mechanics-based approach: Micro-mechanics and Finite element analysis", in: New Developments in Theory and Modeling of Polymer Nanocomposites, ed. V.V. Ginzburg and L.M. Hall, Springer Publishing Company (2021)
  2. Wardle, B.L., J.H. Koo, G.M. Odegard, G.D. Seidel, "Advanced Nanoengineered Materials", in: Aerospace Materials and Applications, ed. B.N. Bhat, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2018)
  3. Odegard, G.M., "Computational Multiscale Modeling - Nanoscale to Macroscale", in: Comprehensive Composite Materials II. Vol. 6, pp. 28-51, ed. P.W.R. Beaumont and C.H. Zweben, Academic Press, Oxford (2018)
  4. Odegard, G.M., "Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites", in: Characterization of Nanocomposites: Technology and Industrial Applications, ed. F. Abdi, M. Garg, CRC Press (2017)
  5. Odegard, G.M., "Mutli-Scale Modeling of Polymer CNT Composites", in: Polymer Carbon Nanotube Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications, ed. T. McNally and P. Potschke, Woodhead Publishing (2011)
  6. Odegard, G.M., "Multiscale Modeling of Nanocomposite Materials", in: Virtual Testing and Predictive Modeling: Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Allowables, ed. B. Farahmand, Springer (2009)
  7. Valavala, P.K., G.M. Odegard, "Thermodynamically-Consistent Multiscale Constitutive Modeling of Glassy Polymer Materials," in: IUTAM Symposium on Modelling Nanomaterials and Nanosystems, eds. R. Pyrz and J.C. Rauhe, Springer (2009)
  8. Odegard, G.M., "Equivalent-Continuum Modeling of Nanostructured Materials," in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, eds. M. Rieth and W. Schommers, American Scientific Publishers (2006)
  9. Odegard, G.M., "Modeling of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites," in: Nanoengineering of Structural, Functional and Smart Materials, eds. M.J. Schulz, A. Kelkar, M.J. Sundaresan, CRC Press (2005)

Journal Publications (Google Scholar citation information)
  1. Sharifian, A. P. Fareghi, M. Baghani, G.M. Odegard, A.C.T. van Duin, A. Rajabpour, J. Wu, M. Baniassadi, "Unveiling Novel Structural Complexity of Spiral Carbon Nanomaterials: Review on Mechanical, Thermal, and Interfacial Behaviors via Molecular Dynamics", Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol. 1321, 139837 (2025)
  2. Bamane, S.S., P.P. Deshpande, S.U. Patil, M. Maiaru, G.M. Odegard, "Evolution of Physical, Thermal, and Mechanics Properties of PMMA-based Elium Thermoplastic Polymer during Polymerization", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 128, pp. 15639-15648 (2024)
  3. Winetrout, J.J., K. Kanhaiya, J. Kemppainen, P.J. in ‘t Veld, G. Sachdeva, R. Pandey, B. Damirchi, A. van Duin, G.M. Odegard, H. Heinz, "Implementing Reactivity in Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Harmonic Force Fields", Nature Communications, Vol. 15, 7945 (2024)
  4. Patil, S.U., J. Kemppainen, T. Wavrunek, G.M. Odegard, "The Effect of Gamma-Ray Irradiation on Polymer-Graphene Nanocomposite Interfaces", Composites Part B: Engineering, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 284, 111715 (2024)
  5. Kemppainen, J., J. Gissinger, S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "LUNAR: Automated Input Generation and Analysis for Reactive LAMMPS Simulations", Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, Vol. 64, no. 13, pp. 5108–5126 (2024)
  6. Kasraiea, M., A.S. Krieg, A.C. Abbott, A. Gawde, T.C. Eisele, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, J.W. Baur, and P.P.S.S. Abadi, "Carbon Nanotube as a Conductive Rheological Modifier for Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy 3D Printing Inks", Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 282, 111583 (2024)
  7. Vondrasek, B., C. Evers, C. Jolowsky, G.M. Odegard, Z. Liang, M.W. Czabaj, "TGA Characterization of Multidirectional Carbon-Nanotube-Yarn/Bismaleimide Laminates Under Tensile Loading", Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 280, 111465 (2024)
  8. Kashmari, K., S.U. Patil, J. Kemppainen, S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "Optimal molecular dynamics system size for increased precision and efficiency for epoxy materials", Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Biophysics, Biomaterials, Liquids, Soft Matter, Vol. 128, no. 17, pp. 4255–4265 (2024)
  9. Dash, S., M. Levy, G.M. Odegard, "Band structure reconfiguration and surface Faraday rotation in Bi-substituted iron garnets", Optical Materials Express, Vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 715–724 (2024)
  10. Aluko, O., S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "The Microscale Behaviors and Damage Evolutions of Graphene Nanoplatelet (GNP)/Epoxy Nanocomposites", Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics, accepted for publication
  11. Al Mahmud, H., S.U. Patil, G.M. Odegard, "Tradeoff in Interfacial Shear Strength and Elastic Properties in Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites", Express Polymer Letters, Vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 337–347 (2024)
  12. Park, J.G., C. Evers, C. Jolowsky, B. Vondrasek, K. Thagard, M. Czabaj, B. Ku, Y. Wang, T. Dumitrica, G.M. Odegard, Z. Liang, "Gamma-Ray Irradiation to Achieve High Tensile Performance of Unidirectional CNT Yarn Laminates", Carbon, Vol. 216, 118530 (2024)
  13. Sachdeva, G., A. Lobato, R. Pandey, G.M. Odegard, "A Micromechanical Study of Cyanate Ester Monomer and Graphene or BN Monolayer Interactions", Materials, Vol. 17, no. 1, 108 (2024)
  14. Kashmari, K., H. Al Mahmud, S.U. Patil, W.A. Pisani, P. Deshpande, M. Maiaru, G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Process Modeling of Semi-Crystalline PEEK for Tailored Thermo-Mechanical Properties", ACS Applied Engineering Materials, Vol. 1, no. 11, pp. 3167–3177 (2023)
  15. Kemppainen, J., I. Gallegos, A.S. Krieg, J.R. Gissinger, K.E. Wise, M. Kowalik, J.A. King, S. Gowtham, A. van Duin, G.M. Odegard, "Evolution of Glassy Carbon Derived from Pyrolysis of Furan Resin", ACS Applied Engineering Materials,  Vol. 1, no. 10, pp. 2555-2566 (2023)
  16. Gallegos, I., J. Kemppainen, J.R. Gissinger, M. Kowalik, A. van Duin, K.E. Wise, S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "Establishing Physical and Chemical Mechanisms of Polymerization and Pyrolysis of Phenolic Resins for Carbon-Carbon Composites", Carbon Trends, Vol. 12, 100290 (2023)
  17. Patil, S.U., A.S. Krieg, L.K. Odegard, U. Yadav, J.A. King, M. Maiaru, G.M. Odegard, "Simple and Convenient Mapping of Molecular Dynamics Mechanical Property Predictions of Bisphenol-F Epoxy for Strain Rate, Temperature, and Degree of Cure", Soft Matter, Vol. 19, pp. 6731-6742 (2023)
  18. Evers, C., B. Vondrasek, C. Jolowsky, J.G. Park, M. Czabaj, B. Ku , K. Thagard, G.M. Odegard, Z. Liang, "Scalable High Tensile Modulus Composite Laminates Using Continuous Carbon Nanotube Yarns for Aerospace Applications", ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 6, no. 13, pp. 11260−11268 (2023)
  19. Odegard, G.M., Z. Liang, E.J. Siochi, J.A. Warren, "A Successful Strategy for MGI-Inspired Research", MRS Bulletin, Vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 434−438 (2023)
  20. Bamane, S.S., M.B. Jakubinek, K. Kanhaiya, B. Ashrafi, H. Heinz, G.M. Odegard, "Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Force Field Parameterization, Epoxy Interfacial Interactions, and Comparison with Carbon Nanotubes", ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 3513−3524 (2023)
  21. Gissinger, J., S.R. Zavada; J.G. Smith; J. Kemppainen; I. Gallegos; G.M. Odegard; E.J. Siochi; K.E. Wise, "Predicting Char Yield of High-Temperature Resins", Carbon, Vol. 202, pp. 336-347 (2023)
  22. Al Mahmud, H., S.U. Patil, M.S. Radue, G.M. Odegard, "Probing the Influence of Surface Chemical Functionalization on Graphene Nanoplatelets-Epoxy Interfacial Shear Strength using Molecular Dynamics", Nanomaterials, Vol. 13, 287 (2023)
  23. Shah, S.P., S.U. Patil, C.J. Hansen, G.M. Odegard, M. Maiaru, "Process Modeling and Characterization of Thermoset Composites for Residual Stress Prediction", Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 486-497 (2023)
  24. Sachdeva, G., S.U. Patil, P. Deshpande, W.A. Pisani, S. Bamane, G.M. Odegard, and R. Pandey, "Mechanical Response of Polymer/BN Composites Investigated by Molecular Dynamics Method", Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 37, no. 24, pp. 4533-4543 (2022)
  25. Odegard, G.M., S.U. Patil, P.S. Gaikwad, P. Deshpande, A.S. Krieg, S.P. Shah, A. Reyes, T. Dickens, J.A. King, and M. Maiaru, "Accurate Predictions of Thermoset Resin Glass Transition Temperatures from All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation", Soft Matter, Vol. 18, pp. 7550-7558 (2022)
  26. Gaikwad, P., M. Kowali, A. van Duin, G.M. Odegard, "Computational Study of Effect of Radiation Induced Crosslinking on the Properties of Flattened Carbon Nanotubes", RSC Advances, Vol. 12, pp. 28945-28953 (2022)
  27. Gaikwad, P.S., M. Kowalik, B.D. Jensen, A. van Duin, G.M. Odegard, "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Interfacial Interactions Between Flattened Carbon Nanotubes and Amorphous Carbon: Implications for Ultra-Lightweight Composites", ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 5915-5924 (2022)
  28. Gaikwad, P.S., A.S. Krieg, P.P. Deshpande, S.U. Patil, J.A. King, M. Maiaru, G.M. Odegard, "Understanding the Origin of the Low Cure-Shrinkage of Polybenzoxazine Resin by Computational Simulation", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 6407-6415 (2021)
  29. Odegard, G.M., S.U. Patil, P. Deshpande, K. Kanhaiya, J. Winetrout, H. Heinz, S. Shah, M. Maiaru, "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Epoxy Resins using the Reactive Interface Force Field", Macromolecules, Vol. 54, pp. 9815-9824 (2021)
  30. Patil, S.U., S. Shah, M.N. Olaya, P. Deshpande, M. Maiaru, G.M. Odegard, "Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Epoxy for the Full Crosslinking Process", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 5788-5797 (2021)
  31. Xu, H., G. Drozdov, J.G. Park, B.D. Jensen, K.E. Wise, Z. Liang, G.M. Odegard, E.J. Siochi, T. Dumitrica, "Computationally-Guided Design of Large-Diameter Carbon Nanotube Bundles for High Strength Materials", ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 11115-11125 (2021)
  32. Deshpande, P.P., M.S. Radue, P. Gaikwad, S. Bamane, S.U. Patil, W.A. Pisani, G.M. Odegard, "Prediction of Interfacial Properties of High-Performance Polymers and Flattened CNT-Reinforced Composites using Molecular Dynamics", Langmuir, Vol. 37, no. 39, pp. 11526-11534 (2021)
  33. Al Mahmud, H., M.S. Radue, W.A. Pisani, G.M. Odegard, "Computational Modeling of Hybrid Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Functionalized and Non-Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets", Nanomaterials, Vol. 11, 2919 (2021)
  34. Krieg, A.S., J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, T.R. Leftwich, L.K. Odegard, P.D. Fraley, I. Miskioglu, C. Jolowsky, M. Lundblad, J.G. Park, and R. Liang, "Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Epoxy Composites Containing Highly Entangled As-received and Acid Treated Carbon Nanotubes", Nanomaterials, Vol. 11, 2445 (2021)
  35. Bamane, S.S., P.S. Gaikwad, M.S. Radue, S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "Wetting Simulations of High-Performance Polymer Resins on Carbon Surfaces as a Function of Temperature using Molecular Dynamics", Polymers, Vol. 13, no. 13, 2162 (2021)
  36. Al Mahmud,  H., M.S. Radue, S. Chinkanjanarot, G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Modeling of Epoxy-Based Nanocomposites Reinforced with Functionalized and Non-Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets", Polymers, Vol. 13, no. 12, 1958 (2021)
  37. Kirmani, M.H., G. Sachdeva, R. Pandey, G.M. Odegard, R. Liang, S. Kumar "Cure Behavior Changes and Compression of Carbon Nanotubes in Aerospace grade Bismaleimide-Carbon Nanotube Sheet Nanocomposites", ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 2476-2485 (2021)
  38. Pisani, W.A., M.S. Radue, S.U. Patil, G.M. Odegard, "Interfacial Modeling of Flattened CNT Composites with Cyanate Ester and PEEK Polymers", Composites Part B, Vol. 211, 108672 (2021)
  39. Sachdeva, G., A. Lobato, R. Pandey, G.M. Odegard, "Mechanical Response of Polymer Epoxy/BMI Composites with Graphene and Boron Nitride Monolayer from First Principles", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Vol. 3, pp. 1052-1059 (2021)
  40. Rahman, A., P. Deshpande, M.S. Radue, G.M. Odegard, S. Gowtham, S. Ghosh, A.D. Spear, "A Machine Learning Framework for Predicting the Shear Strength of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Interfaces based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation Data", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 207, 108627 (2021)
  41. Damirchi, B., M.S. Radue, K. Kanhaiya, H. Heinz, G.M. Odegard, A.C.T. van Duin, "ReaxFF Reactive Force Field Study of Polymerization of Polymer Matrix in Carbon Nanotube - Composite System", Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C, Vol. 124, no. 37, pp. 20488-20497 (2020)
  42. Patil, S.U.,  M.S. Radue, W.A. Pisani, P. Deshpande, H. Xu, H. Al Mahmud, T. Dumitrică, G.M. Odegard, "Interfacial Characteristics between Flattened CNT Stacks and Polyimides: A Molecular Dynamics Study", Computational Materials Science, Vol. 185, 109970 (2020)
  43. Onuoha, C., G. Drozdov, Z. Liang, G.M. Odegard, E. Siochi, T. Dumitrica, "Computational Investigation of Large Diameter Carbon Nanotubes in Bundles for High Strength Materials", ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 5014-5018 (2020)
  44. Aluko, O., G.M. Odegard, "The Assessment of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Geometry on the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites", Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics, Vol. 5, no. 3, 2050005 (2020)
  45. Sharifian, A.; M. Baghani; G.M. Odegard; J. Wu; A. van Duin, M. Baniassadi, "How to Characterize Interfacial Load Transfer in Spiral Carbon-Based Nanostructures-Reinforcement Nanocomposites: Is This a Gemoetry-Dependent Process?", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, no. 43, pp. 23880-23892 (2019)
  46. Tomasi, J.M., A.S. Krieg, N.J. Jensen, I. Miskioglu, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, "Accelerated Hygrothermal Aging of Talc Nanoparticle/Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Composites", Polymer Composites, Vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 2946-2953 (2019)
  47. Al Mahmud, H., M.S. Radue, S. Chinkanjanarot, W.A. Pisani, Gowtham S., G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Modeling of Carbon Fiber- Graphene Nanoplatelet-Epoxy Hybrid Composites Using a Reactive Force Field", Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 172, pp. 628-635 (2019)
  48. Fadayomi, O., P.G. Sanders, G.M. Odegard, "Microstructure and properties of precipitation-hardened Zr and Zn-Zr based aluminum alloys", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 788, pp. 1218-1230 (2019)
  49. Sharifian, A., M. Baghani, J. Wu, G.M. Odegard, M. Baniassadi, "Insight of Geometry-Controlled Mechanical Properties of Spiral Carbon-Based Nanostructures", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 123, No. 5, pp. 3226-3238 (2019)
  50. Pisani, W.A., M.S. Radue; S. Chinkanjanarot; B.A. Bednarcyk; E.J. Pineda; K. Waters; R. Pandey; J.A. King; G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Modeling of PEEK using Reactive Molecular Dynamics Modeling and Micromechanics", Polymer, Vol. 163, pp. 96-105 (2019)
  51. Fadayomi, O., R. Clark, V. Thole, P.G. Sanders, G.M. Odegard, "Investigation of Al-Zn-Zr and Al-Zn-Ni Alloys for High Electrical Conductivity and Strength Application", Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, Vol. 743, pp. 785-797 (2019)
  52. Aluko, O., S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "The Multiscale Modeling of Aluminum Nickel-Coated Carbon Fiber Metal Matrix Composites", International Journal of Modern Engineering, Vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 28-35 (2019)
  53. Chinkanjanarot, S., J.M. Tomasi, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, "Thermal Conductivity of Graphene Nanoplatelet/Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Composites: Multiscale Modeling", Carbon, Vol. 140, pp. 653-663 (2018)
  54. Aluko, O., S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "The Development of Multiscale Models for Predicting the Mechanical Response of GNP Reinforced Composite Plate", Composites Structures, Vol. 206, pp. 526-534 (2018)
  55. Wheatley, B.B., G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, T.L. Haut Donahue, "Modeling Skeletal Muscle Stress and Intramuscular Pressure: A Whole Muscle Active-Passive Approach", Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 140, no. 8, 081006 (2018)
  56. Krieg, A., J. King, D. Jaszczak, I. Miskioglu, O. Mills, G.M. Odegard, "Tensile and Conductivity Properties of Carbon Black/Epoxy, Graphene Nanoplatelet/Epoxy, and Carbon Black/Graphene Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composites", Journal of Composites Materials, Vol. 52, no. 28, pp. 3909-3918 (2018)
  57. Yao, W., G.M. Odegard, Z. Huang, Y. Yuan, H. Asayesh-Ardakani, S. Sharifi-Asl, M. Cheng, B. Song, R. Deivanayagam, F. Long, C. Friedrich, K. Amine, J. Lu, R. Shahbazian-Yassar, "Cations Controlled Growth of β-MnO2 Crystals with Tuneable Facets for Electrochemical Energy Storage", Nano Energy, Vol. 48, pp. 301-311 (2018)
  58. Radue, M.S., G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Modeling of Carbon Fiber/Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Hybrid Composites: Comparison of Epoxy Matrices", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 166, pp. 20-26 (2018)
  59. Odegard, G.M., R. Liang, K.E. Wise, "Editorial: Special issue on carbon nanotube composites", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 166, pp. 1-2 (2018)
  60. Radue, M.S. V. Varshney, J.W. Baur, A.K. Roy, G.M. Odegard "Molecular Modeling of Crosslinked Polymers with Complex Cure Pathways: A Case Study of Bismaleimide Resins", Macromolecules, Vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1830-1840 (2018)
  61. Jensen, B.D., G.M. Odegard, J.W. Kim, G. Sauti, E.J. Siochi, K.E. Wise, "Simulating the Effects of Carbon Nanotube Continuity and Interfacial Bonding on Composite Strength and Stiffness", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 166, pp. 10-19 (2018)
  62. Chinkanjanarot, S., M.S. Radue, S. Gowtham, J.M. Tomasi, D.R. Klimek-McDonald, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Thermal Modeling of Cured Cycloaliphatic Epoxy/Carbon Fiber Composites", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 135, no. 25, 46371 (2018)
  63. Radue, M.S., B.D. Jensen, S. Gowtham, D.R. Klimek-McDonald, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, "Comparing the Mechanical Response of Di-, Tri-, and Tetra-functional Resin Epoxies with Reactive Molecular Dynamics", Jounral of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 56, pp. 255-264 (2018)
  64. Tomasi, J.M., J.A. King, A.S. Krieg, I. Miskioglu, G.M. Odegard, "Thermal, Electrical, and Mechanical Proerties of Talc- and Glass Microsphere-Reinforced Cycloaliphatic Epoxy Nanocomposites", Polymer Composites, Vol. 39, no. S3, pp. E1581-E1588 (2018)
  65. King, J.A., J.M. Tomasi, D.R. Klimek-McDonald, I. Miskioglu, G.M. Odegard, T.R. King, J.W. Sutherland "Effects of Carbon Fillers on Conductivity and Tensile Properties of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Composites", Polymer Composites, Vol. 39, no. S2, pp. E807-E816 (2018)
  66. Klimek-McDonald, D.R., J.A. King, I. Miskioglu, E.J. Pineda, G.M. Odegard, "Determination and Modeling of Mechanical Properties for Graphene Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composites", Polymer Composites, Vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1845-1851 (2018)
  67. Aluko, O., S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "Multiscale Modeling and Analysis of Graphene Nanoplatelet/Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Hybrid Composites", Composites Part B, Vol. 131, pp. 82-90 (2017)
  68. Aluko, O., S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "Effect of Temperature on Elastic and Yielding behavior of Epoxy using Reactive Force Field", International Journal of Modern Engineering, Vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 13-19 (2017)
  69. Wheatley, B.B.; G.M. Odegard; K.R. Kaufman; T.L. Haut Donahue, "A Validated Model of Passive Skeletal Muscle to Predict Force and Intramuscular Pressure", Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1011-1022 (2017)
  70. Wheatley, B.B., G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, T.L. Haut Donahue, "A Case for Poroelasticity in Skeletal Muscle Finite Element Analysis: Experiment and Modeling", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 598-601 (2017)
  71. J.M. Tomasi, I.D. Helman, W.A. Pisani, D.R. Klimek-McDonald, S. Chinkanjanarot, I. Miskioglu, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, "Accelerated hydrothermal aging of cycloaliphatic epoxy/graphene nanoparticle composites", Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 133, pp. 131-135 (2016)
  72. Wheatley, B.B., G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, T.L. Haut Donahue, "How does tissue preparation affect skeletal muscle transverse isotropy?", Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 49, no. 13, pp. 3056-3060 (2016)
  73. Jensen, B.D., K.E. Wise, G.M. Odegard, "Simulation of Mechanical Performance Limits and Failure of Carbon Nanotube Composites", Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 24, no. 2, 025012 (2016)
  74. Wheatley, B.B., D.A. Morrow, G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, T.L. Haut Donahue, "Skeletal muscle tensile strain dependence: hyperviscoelastic nonlinearity", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 53, pp. 445-454 (2016)
  75. King, J.A., W.A. Pisani, D.R. Klimek-McDonald, W.F. Perger, G.M. Odegard, D.G. Turpeinen, "Shielding Effectiveness of Carbon Filled Polypropylene Composites", Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 50, no. 16, pp. 2177-2189 (2015)
  76. Asayesh-Ardakani, H., A. Nie, P.M. Marley, Y. Zhu,  P. Phillips, S. Singh, F. Mashayek, G. Sambandamurthy, K.B. Low, R.F. Klie, S. Banerjee, G.M. Odegard, R. Shahbazian-Yassar, "Atomic Origins of Monoclinic-Tetragonal (Rutile) Phase Transition in Doped VO2 Nanowires", Nano Letters, Vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 7179-7188 (2015)
  77. Jensen, B.D., K.E. Wise, G.M. Odegard, "Simulation of the Elastic and Ultimate Tensile Properties of Diamond, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, and Amorphous Carbon Using a Revised ReaxFF Parameterization", Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 119, no. 37, pp. 9710-9721 (2015)
  78. Hadden, C.M., D.R. Klimek-McDonald, E.J. Pineda, J.A. King, A.M. Reichanadter, I. Miskioglu, S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelet/Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Hybrid Composites: Multiscale Modeling and Experiments", Carbon, Vol. 95, pp. 100-112 (2015) (preprint)
  79. King, J.A., W.A. Pisani, D.R. Klimek-McDonald, W.F. Perger, G.M. Odegard, "Shielding Effectiveness of Carbon Filled Polycarbonate Composites", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 132, no. 43, 42719 (2015)
  80. Jensen, B.D., K.E. Wise, G.M. Odegard, "The effect of time step, thermostat, and strain rate on ReaxFF simulations of mechanical failure in diamond, graphene, and carbon nanotube", Journal of Computational Chemistry, Vol. 36, no. 21, pp. 1587-1596 (2015)
  81. Yuan, Y., A. Nie, G.M. Odegard, R. Xu, D. Zhou, S. Santhanagopalan, K. He, H. Ardakani, D. Meng, R.F. Klie, C. Johnson, J. Lu, R. Shahbazian-Yassar, "Asynchronous Crystal Cell Expansion during Lithiation of K+-Stabalized α-MnO2", Nano Letters, Vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 2998-3007 (2015)
  82. Kumar, A., S. Li, J.A. King, G.M. Odegard, S. Roy, "Fracture Properties of Nanographene Reinforced EPON 862 Thermoset Polymer System", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 114, no. 19, pp. 87-93 (2015)
  83. Jensen, E.R., D.A. Morrow, J.P. Felmlee, G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, "Error Analysis of Cine Phase Contrast MRI Velocity Measurements used for Strain Calculation", Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 95-103 (2015)
  84. King, J.A., D.R. Klimek, I. Miskioglu, G.M. Odegard, "Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composites", Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 659-668 (2015)
  85. O. Aluko, S. Gowtham, G.M. Odegard, "A Molecular Dynamic Modelling of Cross-Linked Epoxy Resin Using Reactive Force Field: Thermo-Mechanical Properties", Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, Vol. 5, pp. 655-666 (2015)
  86. Adhikari, S., H. Wang, Z. You, G.M. Odegard, P. Hao, "Modeling of the Asphalt Concrete to Compare Uniaxial, Hollow Cylindrical, and Indirect Tensile Test", International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 352-360 (2014)
  87. Gao, Q., G. Meng, A. Nie, F. Mashayek, C. Wang, G.M. Odegard, R. Shahbazian-Yassar, "Direct Evidence of Lithium-Induced Atomic Ordering in Amorphous TiO2 Nanotubes", Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1660-1669 (2014)
  88. Odegard, G.M., B.D. Jensen, S. Gowtham, J. Wu, J. He, Z. Zhang, "Predicting Mechanical Response of Crosslinked Epoxy using ReaxFF", Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 591, pp. 175 - 178 (2014) (preprint)
  89. Zhao, J., S. Nagao, G.M. Odegard, Z. Zhang, H. Kristiansen, J. He, "Size-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of Nanoscale Polymer Particles Through Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation", Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 8, 541 (2013)
  90. Wu, J., J. He, G.M. Odegard, S. Nagao, Q.S. Zheng, Z. Zhang, "Giant Stretchability and Reversibility of Tightly-Wound Helical Carbon Nanotubes", Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 135, no. 37, pp. 13775-13785 (2013)
  91. Wu, J., J. He, G.M. Odegard and Z. Zhang, "Effect of chain architecture on the compression behavior of nanoscale polyethylene particles", Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 8, 322 (2013)
  92. Hadden, C.M., B.D. Jensen, A. Bandyopadhyay, G.M. Odegard, A. Koo, R. Liang, "Molecular Modeling of EPON-862/Graphite Composites: Interfacial Characteristics for Multiple Crosslink Densities", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 76, pp. 92-99 (2013) (preprint)
  93. King, J.A., D.R. Klimek, I. Miskioglu, G.M. Odegard, "Mechanical Properties of Graphite Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composites", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 128, no. 6, pp. 4217-4223 (2013)
  94. Bandyopadhyay, A., G.M. Odegard, "Molecular Modeling of Physical Aging in Epoxy Polymers", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 660-666 (2013) (preprint)
  95. Jensen, B.D., A. Bandyopadhyay, K.E. Wise, G.M. Odegard, "Parametric Study of ReaxFF Simulation Parameters for Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Reactive Carbon Gases", Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, Vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 3003-3008 (2012)
  96. Momeni, K., G.M. Odegard, R.S. Yassar, "Finite-Size Effect on Piezoelectric Properties of ZnO Nanobelts: A Molecular Dynamics Approach", Acta Materialia, Vol. 60, no. 13-14, pp. 517-5124 (2012)
  97. Bandyopadhyay, A., G.M. Odegard, "Molecular Modeling of Crosslink Distribution in Epoxy Polymers", Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engneering, Vol. 20, no. 4, 045018 (2012) (preprint)
  98. Odegard, G.M., A. Bandyopadhyay, "Physical Aging of Epoxy Polymers and Their Composites", Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 49, no. 24, pp. 1695-1716 (2011)  (preprint)
  99. Abraham, A.C., C.R. Edwards, G.M. Odegard, T.L. Haut Donahue, "Regional and Fiber Oreintation Dependent Shear Properties and Anisotropy of Bovine Meniscus", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 2024-2030 (2011)
  100. Aifantis, K.E., S. Shrivastava, G.M. Odegard, "Transverse Mechanical Properties of Collagen Fibers from Nanoindentation", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1375-1381 (2011)
  101. Bandyopadhyay, A., P.K. Valavala, T.C. Clancy, K.E. Wise, G.M. Odegard, "Molecular Modeling of Crosslinked Epoxy Polymers: The Effect of Crosslink Density on Thermomechanical Properties", Polymer,  Vol. 52, no. 11, pp. 2445-2452 (2011)
  102. Abraham, A.C., J.T. Moyer, D.F. Villegas, G.M. Odegard, T.L. Haut Donahue, "Hyperelastic Properties of Human Meniscal Attachments", Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 413-418 (2011)
  103. You, Z., J. Mills-Beale, F. Justin, S. Roy, G.M. Odegard, Q. Dai, S.W. Goh, "Nanoclay-Modified Asphalt Materials: Preparation and Characterization", Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 1072-1078 (2011)
  104. Momeni, K., G.M. Odegard, R.S. Yassar, "Nanocomposite Electrical Generator Based on Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide Nanowires", Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 108, no. 11, 114303 (2010)
  105. Odegard, G.M. and E.C. Aifantis, "Multiscale Modeling of Graphite Plain-Weave Composites with a SWNT-Reinforced Epoxy Matrix", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 251-255 (2010) (preprint)
  106. Morrow, D.A., T.L. Haut Donahue, G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, "A Method for Assessing the Fit of a Constitutive Material Model to Experimental Stress-Strain Data", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 247-256 (2010)
  107. Morrow, D.A., T.L. Haut Donahue, G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, "Transversely Isotropic Tensile Materials Properties of Skeletal Muscle Tissue", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 124-129 (2010)
  108. Richards, A.W. and G.M. Odegard, "Constitutive Modeling of Electrostrictive Polymers using a Hyperelasticity-Based Approach", Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 77, no. 1, 014502 (2010) (preprint)
  109. Valavala, P.K., G.M. Odegard, E.C. Aifantis, "Influence of Representative Volume Element Size on Predicted Elastic Properties of Polymer Materials", Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 17, no. 4, 045004 (2009) (preprint)
  110. Elangovan, S., G.M. Odegard, D.A. Morrow, H. Wang, M.N. Hebert-Blouin, R.J. Spinner, "Intraneural Ganglia: A Clinical Problem Deserving a Mechanistic Explanation and Model",  Neurosurgical Focus, Vol. 26, no. 2, E11 (2009)
  111. Hauch, K.N., M.L. Oyen, G.M. Odegard, T.L. Haut Donahue, "Nanoindentation of the Insertional Zones of Human Meniscal Attachments into Underlying Bone", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 339-347 (2009)
  112. Valavala, P.K., T.C. Clancy, G.M. Odegard, T.S. Gates, E.C. Aifantis, "Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Materials using a Statistics-Based Micromechanics Approach", Acta Materialia, Vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 525-532 (2009) (preprint)
  113. Odegard, G.M., TL Haut Donahue, D.A. Morrow, K.R. Kaufman, "Constitutive Modeling of Skeletal Muscle Tissue with an Explicit Strain-Energy Function", Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 130, no. 6, 061017 (2008) (preprint)
  114. Elangovan, S., B.S. Altan, G.M. Odegard, "An Elastic Micropolar Mixture Theory for Predicting Elastic Properties of Cellular Materials", Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 602-614 (2008) (preprint)
  115. Valavala, P.K., T.C. Clancy, G.M. Odegard, T.S. Gates, "Nonlinear Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Materials", International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, no. 3-4, pp. 1161-1179 (2007) (preprint)
  116. Gates, T.S., X. Su, F. Abdi, G.M. Odegard, H.M. Herring, "Facesheet Delamination of Composite Sandwich Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 66, no. 14, pp. 2423-2435 (2006)
  117. Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, "Modeling and Testing of the Viscoelastic Properties of a Graphite Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composite", Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures, Vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 239-246 (2006) (preprint)
  118. Chasiotis, I., Q. Chen, G.M. Odegard, T.S. Gates, "Structure-Property Relationships in Polymer Composites with Micrometer and Submicrometer Graphite Platelets", Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 507-516 (2005)
  119. Gates, T.S., G.M. Odegard, S.J.V. Frankland, T.C. Clancy, "Computational Materials: Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Nanostructured Materials", Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 65, no. 15-16, pp. 2416-2434 (2005)
  120. Valavala, P.K., G.M. Odegard, "Modeling Techniques for Determination of Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites", Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, Vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 34-44 (2005)
  121. Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, H.M. Herring, "Characterization of Viscoelastic Properties of Polymeric Materials Through Nanoindentation," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 130-136 (2005) (preprint)
  122. Odegard, G.M., T.C. Clancy, T.S. Gates, "Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites," Polymer, Vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 553-562 (2005) (preprint)
  123. Odegard, G.M., S.J.V. Frankland, T.S. Gates, "Effect of Nanotube Functionalization on the Elastic Properties of Polyethylene Nanotube Composites", AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1828-1835 (2005)
  124. Odegard, G.M., "Constitutive Modeling of Piezoelectric Polymer Composites," Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, no. 18, pp. 5315-5330 (2004) (preprint)
  125. Odegard, G.M., R.B. Pipes, P. Hubert, "Comparison of Two Models of SWCN Polymer Composites," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 64, no. 7-8, pp. 1011-1020 (2004) (preprint)
  126. Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, K.E. Wise, C. Park, E.J. Siochi, "Constitutive Modeling of Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Composites," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 1671-1687 (2003)
  127. Frankland, S.J.V., V.M. Harik, G.M. Odegard, T.S. Gates, "Stress-Strain Behavior of Polymer Carbon-Nanotube Composites:  Molecular Dynamics Simulation Results," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 1655-1661 (2003)
  128. Wang, Y., C. Sun, X. Sun, J. Hinkley, G.M. Odegard, T.S. Gates, "2-D Nano-Scale Finite Element Analysis of Polymer Field," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 1581-1590 (2003)
  129. Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, L.M. Nicholson, K.E. Wise, "Equivalent-Continuum Modeling of Nano-Structured Materials," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 62, no. 14, pp. 1869-1880 (2002) (preprint)
  130. Searles, K., G. Odegard, M. Kumosa. "The Effect of Eccentric Loads on the Macroscopic Strain and Stress Distributions in Woven Fabric Composite Iosipescu Specimens," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 571-588 (2002)
  131. Kumosa, M., G. Odegard, D. Armentrout, L. Kumosa, K. Searles, J.K. Sutter. "Comparison of the +-45 deg Off-Axis and Iosipescu Shear Tests for Woven Fabric Composite Materials," Journal of Composites Technology & Research, Vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 3-16 (2002)
  132. Odegard, G., K. Searles, M. Kumosa. "A Continuum Elastic-Plastic Model for Woven Fabric/Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Under Biaxial Stresses," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 61, no. 16, pp. 2501-2510 (2001)
  133. Searles, K., G. Odegard, M. Kumosa. "Micro- and Meso-mechanics of 8-Harness Satin Woven Fabric Composites: Part I: Evaluation of Elastic Behavior," Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 1627-1655 (2001)
  134. Odegard, G., D. Armentrout, K. Searles, L. Kumosa, J.K. Sutter, M. Kumosa. "Failure Analysis of +-45deg Off-Axis Woven Fabric Composite Specimens," Journal of Composites Technology & Research, Vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 205-224 (2001)
  135. Odegard, G., M. Kumosa. "Elastic-Plastic and Failure Properties of a Unidirectional Graphite/PMR-15 Composite at Room and Elevated Temperatures," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 60, no. 16, pp. 2979-2988 (2000)
  136. Odegard, G., M. Kumosa. "Determination of Shear Strength of Unidirectional Composite Materials with the Iosipescu and 10 deg Off-Axis Shear Tests," Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 60, no. 16, pp. 2917-2943 (2000)
  137. Odegard, G., K. Searles, M. Kumosa. "Nonlinear Analysis of Woven Fabric-Reinforced Graphite/PMR-15 Composites Under Shear-Dominated Biaxial Loads," Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 129-152 (2000)
  138. Searles, K., G. Odegard, M. Castelli, M. Kumosa. "Failure Investigation of Graphite-Polyimide Fabric Composites at Room and Elevated Temperatures Using the Biaxial Iosipescu Test," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 33, no. 23, pp. 2038-2079 (1999)
  139. Odegard, G., M. Kumosa. "Elasto-Plastic Analysis of the Iosipescu Shear Test," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 33, no. 21, pp. 1981-2002 (1999) 
  140. Odegard, G., K. Searles, M. Kumosa.  "A Critical Examination of the Iosipescu Shear Test as Applied to 0 deg Unidirectional Composite Materials," Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 229-256 (1999)


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Greg Odegard, Nanotechnology, Nanostructured Materials, Micromechanics, Mori-Tanaka, Composites, Multifunctional Materials, Multiscale Modeling, Nanoindentation, Fracture Mechanics,  Molecular Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Density functional theory, DFT, FEA, FEM