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Faculty

John Gallagher

Academic Title

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Thermodynamic behavior of active and smart materials and structures
  • Experimental and computational characterization
  • Characterization of adaptive biological structures
  • Biomedical device design

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Union College

Areas of Expertise

  • Active and smart materials and structures
  • Experimental and computational characterization
  • Structural and solid mechanics

Honors and Awards

  • Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Teaching Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015.