SteliosKyriakides

Stelios Kyriakides
Professor; Director of Center for Research in Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials John Webb Jennings Chair in Engineering

Research Interests

Instability in solids and structures (plastic buckling of structures, propagating instabilities in shape, memory metals, composites and foams); Modeling of nonlinear behavior and failure of solids (metals, composites and foams)

About

Stelios Kyriakides’ major technical interests are in the mechanics of solids, structures and materials, with an emphasis on instability at both the macro (structural) and micro (material) levels. His work is motivated by practical problems and usually involves combined experimental, analytical and numerical efforts.

He has published more than 200 technical articles and reports, has co-authored one book, co-edited five books, and has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally. Kyriakides was a 1997 ASME Fellow, and in 2007, he was elected into the National Academy of Engineering. He has served on the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty since 1980.

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D., Aeronautics (Solid Mechanics), California Institute of Technology

M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology

B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Bristol

Select Awards & Honors

  • Honorary Doctor of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus, 2025
  • Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award, 2021

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