Research areas (Selected projects will be shown in the near future):
![structure-material-behavior](https://fzhu.wse.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/structure-material-behavior.jpg)
Structure/material behavior under extreme loading conditions
- Composite structures under extreme loading conditions
- Energy absorption of architectured materials
- Application of non-linear FEA in the impact/blast events
Trauma biomechanics and injury prevention
- Blast and impact effect on the human body
- Human body modeling
- Characterization of rate dependent properties of biological tissue
![trauma-biomechanics](https://fzhu.wse.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/trauma-biomechanics.jpg)
![safety-of-transportation](https://fzhu.wse.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/safety-of-transportation.jpg)
Safety of transportation systems
- energy storage system; electric and self-driving vehicles; personal protective equipment etc.
AI in mechanical design
- Blast and impact effect on the human body
- Human body modeling
- Characterization of rate dependent properties of biological tissue
![ai-in-mechanical-design](https://fzhu.wse.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ai-in-mechanical-design.jpg)