Mehdi Morovati

Mehdi’s research interests center on applied mechanics and material failure, with an emphasis on using statistical thermodynamics to model crack initiation, subcritical fracture, and damage evolution under thermal and mechanical loading. His doctoral work developed analytical and semi-analytical models that link microscale fracture mechanisms to macroscopic material behavior, with applications in material durability and reliability. He also has interests in applied dynamics and vibration of mechanical systems, including vibration mitigation and control-oriented design, with prior work on torsional vibration dampers and system-level modeling of autonomous mechanical platforms. Moving forward, he aims to pursue applied, education-integrated research projects that complement my teaching and actively involve undergraduate students in hands-on modeling and experimentation.