Gregory M.
Odegard
Associate Professor
Department of
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Michigan
Technological University
1400 Townsend
Drive
Houghton, MI
49931
906/487-2329
fax:
906/487-2822
email:gmodegar@mtu.edu
Computational
Mechanics &
Materials
Research Laboratory
Education
Ph.D.
University of Denver (2000)
M.S. University
of Denver (1998)
B.S. University
of Colorado at Boulder (1995)
Research
Interests
Multiscale
computational and experimental mechanics
Computational
chemistry
Materials science
Biomechanics
Experience
Michigan
Technological University - Assistant Professor, 2004 to present
NASA Langley
Research Center
National Institute of Aerospace, Staff Scientist,
2003-2004
ICASE, Staff Scientist, 2002-2003
NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2000-2002
University of
Denver - Graduate Research Assistant, 1997-2000
University of
Denver - Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1996 - 1997
Composites
Technology Development, Inc. - Engineer, 1995 - 1996
University of
Colorado at Boulder - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant,
1994
Technical
Committees
AIAA
Materials Technical Committee
Chair, ASME Structures and Materials Technical Committee
ASME Committee on Constitutive Equations
ASME Committee on Computing in Applied Mechanics
Courses
MEEM 2150 Mechanics
of Materials
MEEM 4170/5175
Failure
of Material in Mechanics
MEEM 4405 Introduction to Finite Element Method
MEEM 4900 Senior Design
MEEM 5110 Continuum
Mechanics/Elasticity
MEEM 6110 Advanced Continuum Mechanics
MEEM 6130 Engineering
Fracture Mechanics
Book
Chapters
- Odegard, G.M., “Multiscale Modeling of Nanocomposite
Materials”, in: Virtual
Testing and Predictive Modeling: Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
Allowables, ed. B. Farahmand, Springer (2009)
- Valavala, P.K., G.M. Odegard, "Thermodynamically-Consistent
Multiscale Constitutive Modeling of Glassy Polymer Materials," in: IUTAM
Symposium on Modelling Nanomaterials and Nanosystems, eds. R. Pyrz
and J.C. Rauhe, Springer (2009)
- Odegard, G.M., "Equivalent-Continuum Modeling of Nanostructured
Materials," in: Handbook
of Theoretical and Computational
Nanotechnology, eds. M. Rieth and W. Schommers, American Scientific
Publishers (2006)
- Odegard, G.M., "Modeling of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites,"
in: Nanoengineering
of Structural, Functional and Smart Materials, eds.
M.J. Schulz, A. Kelkar, M.J. Sundaresan, CRC Press (2005)
Journal
Publications (please contact me
to request copies of any of these articles)
- Morrow, D.A.,
T.L. Haut Donahue, G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, “A
Method for
Assessing the Fit of a Constitutive Material Model to Experimental
Stress-Strain Data”, Computer
Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, in press
- Morrow, D.A., T.L. Haut
Donahue, G.M. Odegard, K.R. Kaufman, "Transversely
Isotropic Tensile
Materials Properties of Skeletal Muscle Tissue", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials, Vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 124-129 (2010)
- Richards, A.W. and G.M. Odegard,
“Constitutive
Modeling of Electrostrictive Polymers using a
Hyperelasticity-Based Approach”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol.
77, no. 1, 014502 (2010) (preprint)
- Valavala, P.K., G.M. Odegard, E.C. Aifantis, "Influence of
Representative Volume Element Size on Predicted Elastic Properties of
Polymer Materials", Modeling and
Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 17, no. 4,
045004 (2009) (preprint)
- Elangovan, S., G.M. Odegard, D.A.
Morrow, H. Wang, M.N. Hebert-Blouin, R.J. Spinner, “Intraneural
Ganglia: A Clinical Problem Deserving a Mechanistic Explanation and
Model”, Neurosurgical
Focus, Vol. 26, no. 2, E11 (2009)
- Hauch, K.N., M.L. Oyen, G.M. Odegard, T.L.
Haut Donahue, “Nanoindentation
of the Insertional Zones of Human
Meniscal Attachments into Underlying Bone”, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials, Vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 339-347 (2009)
- Valavala, P.K., T.C. Clancy, G.M. Odegard, T.S.
Gates, E.C. Aifantis, “Multiscale
Modeling of Polymer Materials
using a Statistics-Based Micromechanics Approach”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 57, no. 2,
pp. 525-532 (2009) (preprint)
- Odegard, G.M., TL Haut Donahue, D.A. Morrow, K.R.
Kaufman, “Constitutive
Modeling of Skeletal Muscle Tissue with an
Explicit Strain-Energy Function”, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering,
Vol. 130, no. 6, 061017 (2008) (preprint)
- Elangovan, S., B.S. Altan, G.M. Odegard, “An
Elastic Micropolar Mixture Theory for Predicting Elastic Properties of
Cellular Materials”, Mechanics
of Materials, Vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 602-614 (2008) (preprint)
- Valavala,
P.K., T.C. Clancy, G.M. Odegard, T.S.
Gates, “Nonlinear
Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Materials”, International
Journal of Solids and
Structures, Vol. 44, no. 3-4, pp. 1161-1179 (2007) (preprint)
- Gates, T.S., X. Su, F. Abdi, G.M. Odegard, H.M. Herring,
"Facesheet
Delamination of Composite Sandwich Materials at Cryogenic
Temperatures", Composites
Science
and Technology, Vol. 66, no. 14, pp. 2423-2435 (2006)
- Odegard,
G.M., T.S. Gates, “Modeling
and Testing of a Graphite
Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composite”, Journal
of
Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures, Vol. 17, no. 3,
pp. 239-246 (2006) (preprint)
- Chasiotis, I., Q. Chen, G.M. Odegard, T.S. Gates,
"Structure-Property
Relationships in Polymer Composites with Micrometer
and Submicrometer Graphite Platelets", Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45,
no. 6, pp. 507-516 (2005)
- Gates, T.S.,
G.M. Odegard, S.J.V. Frankland, T.C. Clancy, "Computational
Materials:
Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Nanostructured Materials", Composites Science and Technology,
Vol. 65, no. 15-16, pp. 2416-2434 (2005)
- Valavala, P.K., G.M. Odegard, "Modeling
Techniques for Determination of Mechanical Properties of Polymer
Nanocomposites", Reviews on
Advanced Materials Science, Vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 34-44 (2005)
- Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, H.M. Herring, "Characterization of
Viscoelastic Properties of Polymeric Materials Through
Nanoindentation," Experimental
Mechanics, Vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 130-136 (2005) (preprint)
- Odegard, G.M., T.C. Clancy, T.S. Gates, "Modeling of the
Mechanical Properties of Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites," Polymer, Vol. 46, no. 2, pp.
553-562
(2005) (preprint)
- Odegard,
G.M., S.J.V. Frankland, T.S. Gates, “Effect of Chemical
Functionalization on Mechanical Properties of
Nanotube/Polymer Composites”, AIAA
Journal, Vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1828-1835 (2005)
- Odegard, G.M., “Constitutive
Modeling of
Piezoelectric Polymer Composites,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, no. 18,
pp. 5315-5330 (2004) (preprint)
- Odegard, G.M., R.B. Pipes, P. Hubert, “Comparison
of Two
Models of SWCN Polymer Composites,” Composites Science and Technology,
Vol. 64, no. 7-8, pp. 1011-1020 (2004) (preprint)
- Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, K.E. Wise, C. Park, E.J.
Siochi, “Constitutive
Modeling of Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Composites,” Composites Science
and Technology, Vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 1671-1687 (2003)
- Frankland, S.J.V., V.M. Harik, G.M. Odegard, T.S.
Gates, “Stress-Strain
Behavior of Polymer Carbon-Nanotube Composites: Molecular
Dynamics
Simulation Results,” Composites
Science and Technology, Vol. 63, no.
11, pp. 1655-1661 (2003)
- Wang, Y., C. Sun, X. Sun, J. Hinkley, G.M. Odegard,
T.S. Gates, “2-D
Nano-Scale Finite Element Analysis of Polymer Field,” Composites Science
and Technology, Vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 1581-1590 (2003)
- Odegard, G.M., T.S. Gates, L.M. Nicholson, K.E. Wise, “Equivalent-Continuum
Modeling of Nano-Structured Materials,” Composites Science and
Technology, Vol. 62, no. 14, pp. 1869-1880 (2002) (preprint)
- Searles, K., G. Odegard, M. Kumosa. “The
Effect of Eccentric Loads on the Macroscopic Strain and Stress
Distributions in
Woven Fabric Composite Iosipescu Specimens,” Journal of Composite
Materials, Vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 571-588 (2002)
- Kumosa, M., G. Odegard, D. Armentrout, L. Kumosa, K.
Searles, J.K. Sutter. “Comparison
of the ±45° Off-Axis and Iosipescu Shear Tests for Woven
Fabric Composite
Materials,” Journal of
Composites Technology & Research, Vol.
24, no. 1, pp. 3-16 (2002)
- Odegard, G., K. Searles, M. Kumosa. “A Continuum
Elastic-Plastic Model for Woven Fabric/Polymer Matrix Composite
Materials Under
Biaxial Stresses,” Composites
Science and Technology, Vol. 61, no.
16, pp. 2501-2510 (2001)
- Searles, K., G. Odegard, M. Kumosa. “Micro- and
Meso-mechanics of 8-Harness Satin Woven Fabric Composites: Part I:
Evaluation
of Elastic Behavior,” Composites
Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing,
Vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 1627-1655 (2001)
- Odegard, G., D. Armentrout, K. Searles, L. Kumosa, J.K.
Sutter, M. Kumosa. “Failure
Analysis of ±45° Off-Axis Woven Fabric Composite Specimens,”
Journal of
Composites Technology & Research, Vol. 23, no. 3, pp.
205-224 (2001)
- Odegard, G., M. Kumosa. “Elastic-Plastic
and
Failure Properties of a Unidirectional Graphite/PMR-15 Composite at
Room and
Elevated Temperatures,” Composites
Science and Technology, Vol. 60,
no. 16, pp. 2979-2988 (2000)
- Odegard, G., M. Kumosa. “Determination
of Shear
Strength of Unidirectional Composite Materials with the Iosipescu and
10°
Off-Axis Shear Tests,” Composites
Science and Technology, Vol. 60, no. 16, pp. 2917-2943 (2000)
- Odegard, G., K. Searles, M. Kumosa. “Non-Linear
Analysis of Woven Fabric-Reinforced Graphite/PMR-15 Composites Under
Shear-Dominated Biaxial Loads,” Mechanics
of Composite Materials and
Structures, Vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 129-152 (2000)
- Searles, K., G. Odegard, M. Castelli, M. Kumosa.
“Failure Investigation of Graphite-Polyimide Fabric Composites at
Room
and
Elevated Temperatures Using the Biaxial Iosipescu Test,” Journal of
Composite Materials, Vol. 33, no. 23, pp. 2038-2079 (1999)
- Odegard, G., M. Kumosa. “Elasto-Plastic Analysis of the
Iosipescu Shear Test,” Journal
of
Composite Materials, Vol. 33, no. 21,
pp. 1981-2002 (1999)
- Odegard, G., K. Searles, M. Kumosa. “A
Critical Examination of the Iosipescu Shear Test as Applied to 0°
Unidirectional Composite Materials,” Mechanics
of Composite Materials and Structures, Vol. 6, no. 3, pp.
229-256 (1999)

Michigan
Technological University
Greg
Odegard,
Nanotechnology, Nanostructured Materials, Micromechanics, Mori-Tanaka,
Composites, Multifunctional Materials, Multiscale Modeling,
Nanoindentation, Fracture Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics, Finite
Element Analysis