Isaac Chenchiah

Biography

Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, University of Bristol (Since August 2013) Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics, University of Bristol (April 2006 - July 2013) Postdoctoral Associate, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences with Stefan Müller (January 2004 - March 2006) Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (January 2004) Ph.D. Thesis: Energy-minimizing microstructures in multiphase elastic solids Doctoral advisor: Kaushik Bhattacharya M.S., California Institute of Technology (June 1999)

Research Interest

Statics and evolution of microstructures in solids that arise due to phase transitions and damage. Mechanics of the growth of biological materials. Molecular biomechanics, for example, of viruses and DNA.