Faculty - Pedro Miguel Reis

Education

• B.Sc. in Physics, University of Manchester, UK, 1999
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mathematics (Part III), University of Cambridge, UK, 2000
• Ph.D. in Physics, University of Manchester, UK, 2004

Research Interests

Pedro Reis' research interests lie in the general area of deformation of thin elastic objects; including rods, plates and shells. The large displacements permissible in such configurations can give rise to non-negligible geometric nonlinearities, even if its material properties remain linear. Of interest is also the coupling of the elasticity of thin objects with other phenomena such as fracture, adhesion, fluid forces at liquid interfaces and flow. Practical examples of these mechanisms are often found in both the natural world and in technological applications.

Teaching Interests

• 18.384 - Undergraduate Seminar in Physical Applied Mathematics
• 18.354 - Nonlinear Dynamics II: Continuum Systems

Selected Publications

1. D. Vella, J. Bico, A. Boudadoud, B. Roman and P.M. Reis, "Delamination of thin elastic sheets adhered to an elastic substrate",  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106, 10901 (2009).
2. K. Bertoldi, P.M. Reis, S. Willshaw  and T. Mullin, "Novel negative Poisson’s ratio  behavior induced by an elastic instability", Adv. Mater. 21, 1 (2009).
3. P.M. Reis, F. Corson, A. Boudaoud and B. Roman, "Localization through surface folding in solid foams under compression", Phys. Rev. Lett., 103, 045501 (2009).
4. E. Hamm, P.M. Reis, M. LeBlanc, B. Roman, E. Certa, "Tearing as a test for mechanical characterization of thin adhesive films", Nature Materials, 96, 386 (2008). Cover Story.
5. P.M. Reis, A. Kumar, M.D. Shattuck and B. Roman, "Unizip Instabilities: straight to oscillatory transitions in the cutting of thin elastic sheets", Europhys. Lett. 82, 64002 (2008).
6. P.M. Reis, R.A. Ingale and M.D. Shattuck, "Crystallization of a quasi-two-dimensional granular fluid", Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 258001 (2006).

View entire publications list >>