Neil Hodge
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Current research
I am currently working toward my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of Professor Panos Papadopoulos.
My major field is Solid Mechanics, and my minor fields are Dynamics and Mathematics.
My research concerns the modeling of cell motility; particularly, we are working on the creation of a multi-scale model of a crawling cell.
Generally speaking, my research interests include computational mechanics, numerical simulation of multi-physics/multi-scale systems, theoretical solid mechanics, and applied mathematics.
Publications
- N. Hodge and P. Papadopoulos, Continuum Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Cell Motility (preprint), to be published in Journal of Mathematical Biology.
- P. Papadopoulos and N. Hodge, On Surface Growth of Actin Networks (preprint), to be published in the International Journal of Engineering Science.
- N. Hodge and P. Papadopoulos, A Continuum Theory of Surface Growth (preprint), to be published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A.
Classes
I have taken the following classes:
- ME 185, Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, instructor: D. Steigmann
- ME 280A, Introduction to the Finite Element Method, instructor: P. Papadopoulos
- ME 280B, Finite Element Methods in Nonlinear Continua, instructor: P. Papadopoulos
- ME 281, Methods of Tensor Calculus and Differential Geometry, instructor: J. Casey
- ME 282, Theory of Elasticity, instructor: D. Bogy
- ME 283, Wave Propogation in Elastic Media, instructor: D. Bogy
- ME 284, Nonlinear Theory of Elasticity, instructor: D. Steigmann
- ME 285A, Foundations of the Theory of Continuous Media, instructor: J. Casey
- ME 286, Theory of Plasticity, instructor: J. Casey
- ME 175, Intermediate Dynamics, instructor: J. Casey, O. O'Reilly
- MATH 104, Introduction to Analysis, instructor: J. Reimann
- MATH 202A, Introduction to Topology and Analysis (General Topology, Measure Theory), instructor: D. Sarason
- MATH 202B, Introduction to Topology and Analysis ((more) Measure Theory, Functional Analysis), instructor: D. Sarason
- MATH 228A, Numerical Solution of Differential Equations (ODEs), instructor: J. Strain
- MATH 228B, Numerical Solution of Differential Equations (PDEs), instructor: J. Strain
Teaching Experience
- ENGIN 117: Methods of Engineering Analysis, instructor: J. Casey
- ME 180: Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method, instructor: S. Govindjee (Spring 2009, Spring 2010)
- ME 185: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, instructor: P. Papadopoulos (Fall 2008), J. Casey (Fall 2009)
- ME 280A: Introduction to the Finite Element Method, instructor: P. Papadopoulos (Fall 2010)
- Received the Oustanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, 2008-2009
Employment Experience
When I am not at school, I work in the Methods Development Group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Most recently, I worked on the parallel implicit code Diablo.
Previously, I worked for Motorola and Northrop Grumman, both in Chicago. I spent much of that time running FE models for various structural problems. I also did a bit of work in both thermal modeling and structural experimentation (i.e., modal tests, drop tests, shooting chickens out of cannons, etc.).
Academic History
I received both my B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. My thesis was entitled "Navigational Fuzzy Logic Control of an Autonomous Vehicle".
Contact Information
Computational Solid Mechanics Lab
6124B/D Etcheverry Hall
Lab telephone: 510-643-7579
nhodge at me berkeley edu
