Mark E. Mear
Professor
Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Mear specializes in the mechanics of solids. His major technical interests are in theoretical and applied solid mechanics, with an emphasis on the mechanical behavior of materials and fracture mechanics. The focus of his recent work has been in the areas of micromechanics and computational fracture mechanics. He has served on the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty since 1987 and has published numerous technical articles and reports. Dr. Mear has received numerous teaching awards, including the Lockheed Martin Excellence in Engineering Teaching award in 2000 and the Texas Exes Teaching Award in 2006.
Research Interest
Micromechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Computational Mechanics
Publications
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Ganis B, Girault V, Mear M, Singh G, Wheeler M. Modeling fractures in a poro-elastic medium. Oil & Gas Science and Technology–Revue d’IFP Energies nouvelles. 2014;69(4):515-28.
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Ganis B, Mear ME, Sakhaee-Pour A, Wheeler MF, Wick T. Modeling fluid injection in fractures with a reservoir simulator coupled to a boundary element method. Computational Geosciences. 2014 Oct 1;18(5):613-24.
