The main focus of Professor Abu Al-Rub's research is on the development of multiscale computational techniques, constitutive modeling, along with theoretical and experimental analysis, to achieve a fundamental understanding of the underlying microscopic deformation mechanisms of engineering structures, materials, micro/nanodevices, and biological materials.

Financial support is available for highly qualified graduate students who want to pursue their Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. Students with Master-level experience in Computational Material and Structural Mechanics are encouraged to apply, although exceptional students completing their Bachelor’s degrees will be considered. Financial support includes:
• very competitive salary;
• tuition and fees;
• health insurance; and
• travel to conferences.

Special desired qualifications and skills include sound experience in:
• Computer programming (for example FORTRAN).
• Finite Element Method (for example ABAQUS, ANSYS, LSDYNA)
Research activities consist of the development of new multi-scale theoretical models and computational methods and algorithms, and their use to investigate a wide range of state-of-the-art material and structural engineering problems.

Interested applicant should contact Prof. Abu Al-Rub at rabualrub@civil.tamu.edu and send his/her RESUME.