Ryan S. Elliott
March 17, 2014
The University of Minnesota, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics107 Akerman Hall, 110 Union Street S. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455Phone: (612) 624-2376Fax: (612) 626-1558
Education
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998–2004
Dec. 2004 Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering & Scientific Computing
Dissertation: Lattice-Level Instabilities in Bi-Atomic Alloys
Advisors: Nicolas Triantafyllidis and John A. Shaw
Dec. 2002 M.S. Mathematics
Concentration in applied and numerical analysis
Dec. 1999 M.S.E. Aerospace Engineering
Concentration in structural mechanics
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)Danish Center for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (DCAMM)
, Lyngby, Denmark
Jan. 1999 Ph.D.-Course: Continuum Mechanics, Finite Strain Plasticity,and Fracture Mechanics
Instructors: Jes Christoffersen, Viggo Tvergaard, Henrik Jensen
Working Hours: 160
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1993–1998
Dec. 1998 B.S. Engineering Mechanics , with High Honor
Concentration in computational mechanics
Thesis: A method for calculating three-dimensional quasi-static canine pelviclimb joint moments and power during gait
Advisor: Robert Wm. Soutas-Little
Professional Appointments
The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
May 2011–Present Associate Professor (with tenure), Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
May 2012–Present Graduate Faculty Member (courtesy appointment), Civil Engineering
Jul. 2012–Jun. 2015 Russell J. Penrose Faculty Fellow
Jun. 2009–May 2011 McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Jan. 2005–May 2011 Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Sep. 2004–Dec. 2004 Research Fellow, Aerospace Engineering
2000–2004 Graduate Student Research Assistant, DOE CSGF-Fellow
1999–2000 Graduate Student Research Assistant
Professional Appointments (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 2/22
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
May 2001–Aug. 2001 Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Practicum
Group: Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics (T–11)Supervisor: Avadh Saxena
Biomechanics Evaluation Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
1995–1999 Computer Programmer/Researcher, part-time
Visiting Appointments
Aug. 2010–Dec. 2010 Visiting Researcher , Laboratoire de Mecanique des Solides (LMS), Ecole Polytech-nique, Palaiseau, France
Research and Teaching Interests
Research: Solid mechanics, multi-physics and multi-scale phenomena, active materials andstructures, bifurcation and stability, numerical methods, high performance com-puting
Teaching: Statics, dynamics, strength of materials, vibrations, elasticity, finite element anal-ysis, continuum mechanics, elastic stability, symmetry methods in mechanics
Teaching Experience
The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
May 2011–Present Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
AEM 2011 — Statics (×1)AEM 4501 — Aerospace Structures (×3)AEM 4502 — Computational Structural Analysis (×2)AEM 8500 — Research Seminar in Mechanics of Materials (×2)AEM 8525 — Elastic Stability of Materials (×1)∗Weekly research/mentoring meetings with students
Jan. 2005–May 2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
AEM 2012 — Dynamics (×1)AEM 4501 — Aerospace Structures (×3)AEM 4502 — Computational Structural Analysis (×3)AEM 5503 — Theory of Elasticity (×3; [including UNITE×1])AEM 8000 — Seminar: Aerospace Engineering and MechanicsAEM 8500 — Research Seminar in Mechanics of MaterialsAEM 8525 — Elastic Stability of Materials (×1)AEM 8595 — Elastic Stability of Aerospace Structures (2006)AEM 8595 — Group Theory, the Theory of Linear Group Representations, and
Their Applications in Mechanics (2009)∗Weekly research/mentoring meetings with students
Jun.–Aug. 2007, 2008, 2011 Intern Supervisor/Mentor, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
Undergraduate Internship Program
Teaching Experience (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 3/22
Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models (KIM), Minneapolis, MN
Jul. 2011 Instructor, 11th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM)
Short course: Tutorial on Atomistic Simulations Using Standardized InteratomicPotentials
2012–Present Primary Instructor, openkim-api: Standard interface for atomistic simulations
KIM API Bootcamp — Tutorial for openkim-api: Parts I–IV (Feb. 2012)These training sessions were videotaped for dissemination to thepublic on the internet.KIM Content Carnival (KCC) — Minneapolis, MN (Mar. 2012)KIM Content Carnival (KCC) — Aachen, Germany (Aug. 2012)KIM Content Carnival (KCC) — Singapore (Oct. 2012)These four-day events served as a tutorial and hands-on practicumfor students on the openkim-api system.
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Aug. 1999–Dec. 2004,five semesters
Graduate Student Instructor/Grader, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Jun. 2003–Aug. 2003 Mentor for the NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Program
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Aug. 1997–May 1998 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics
Professional Growth Activities
Apr. 2013 Export Controls workshop, sponsored by The University of Minnesota Office of theVice President for Research
Apr. 2012 Graduate Student Advising workshop, sponsored by The University of MinnesotaOffice of Human Resources
Oct. 2011–Apr. 2012 Saint Paul Neighborhood Leadership Program (NLP), sponsored by the WilderFoundation
Apr. 2011 Sustainable models for society publications , sponsored by The University of Min-nesota Libraries
June 2010 Summer School on irreducible representations of space groups, IUC Commissionon Mathematical and Theoretical Crystallography, Intensive one week school onthe mathematics of irreducible representations of space groups; Nancy, France
Feb. 2010 Non-native speakers teaching and writing seminar , sponsored by The Universityof Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning
June 2009 The International School on the Use and Applications of the Bilbao Crystallo-graphic Server , Intensive one week school on group theoretic tools for crystallog-raphy; Lekeitio, Spain
Jan. 2009–May 2009 Creating Great Lecture-Based Courses , Ilene Alexander, coordinator; sponsored byThe University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning
Professional Growth Activities (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 4/22
02/16/2009 Who Owns Your Scholarship? Copyright, Publication Agreements, and Good Pol-icy, Workshop sponsored by The University of Minnesota Libraries
04/04/2007 Write Winning Grants , Seminar by Stephen W. Russell, D.V.M. and Ph.D.; spon-sored by The University of Minnesota OVPR
Honors and Awards
2014 Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award , “. . . for pioneering work in thearea of atomistic simulations of shape memory alloys using modern bifurcation the-ory and stability to quantify the thermally and stress-induced martensitic trans-formations in shape memory alloys.” Established in 1998, the special achievementaward is annually awarded by the Executive Committee of ASME to recognizespecial achievements in Applied Mechanics made by researchers under the age of40.
2012–2015 Russell J. Penrose Faculty Fellow , The Russell J. Penrose Faculty Fellowship isawarded to a tenured or tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in the AEMDepartment and is “designed to provide the individual who holds the positionthe distinction of the title as well as financial resources in recognition of theirsignificant contribution to their field and the AEM Department.”
2009–Present Associate Fellow , Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, The University of Min-nesota; Associate Fellows are “recognized for leadership in supercomputing re-search and are a specially designated group of University of Minnesota facultywho have demonstrated an ongoing involvement in supercomputing research atthe Supercomputing Institute.”
2009 Nominee for the DARPA Defense Science Study Group (DSSG) program, TheUniversity of Minnesota; Selected from all U. Minnesota Faculty in the sciences,engineering, and mathematics with “Outstanding academic accomplishments anda likely future leader in their field.”
2009–2011 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, The University of Minnesota; Awarded to 11of the University’s most promising junior faculty selected from among all Universityof Minnesota campuses.
2009 Feature Article, (Alumni Profile) in: Deixis, the award winning annual for the USDepartment of Energy’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship;http://www2.krellinst.org/csgf/deixis/2008/
2008 Single Semester Leave, The University of Minnesota
2007–Present NSF CAREER grant , National Science Foundation, United States of America;“The National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award in support of earlycareer-development.”
2005 Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science, Department of Energy,United States of America; Awarded to the one or two top computational scientistschosen from the highly select group of DOE CSGF Fellows.
2005 General Member, Thematic Year on Mathematics of Materials and Macromolecules:Multiple Scales, Disorder, and Singularities , Institute of Mathematics and its Ap-plications (IMA), The University of Minnesota
2004 Ivor K. McIvor Award in Applied Mechanics , The University of Michigan; Foroutstanding scholastic and research performance by graduate students in appliedmechanics
2000–2004 Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF), Department of Energy (DOE),United States of America
Honors and Awards (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 5/22
Jan. 1999 Ph.D.-Course/Advanced School Scholarship, Danish Center for Applied Mathe-matics and Mechanics, Technical University of Denmark
1998–1999 Tau Beta Pi—Matthews Fellow , Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)
1998–1999 College of Engineering Fellowship, The University of Michigan
1995–1997 College of Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship, Michigan State University
1996 Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society), Michigan Alpha (MSU)
Vice President:1997
1996 Pi Mu Epsilon (National Mathematics Honor Society), Michigan State University
1996 Phi Kappa Phi
1995 Michigan State University College of Engineering Top 1% of Sophomores
1995 Phi Kappa Phi Freshman Award for 4.00 GPA
1994–1998 Dean’s List, 10 semesters , Michigan State University
Students
Current Ph.D. Students
· Subrahmanyam Pattamatta with Tadmor
· Daniel Karls with Tadmor
· Mark Krueger
Current Post-Doctoral Researchers
· Christelle Combescure Post-Doctoral Associate; 2013–2014.
Graduated Undergraduate Research Students
· Pierre Henry AEM Intern from Ecole Polytechnique, France. Winner of the Grand Prix duStage de Recherche, Department de Mechanique (Grand prize for research ex-cellence in the area of Mechanics as part of an internship. Only five GrandPrix awards were given from a pool of 627 Ecole Polytechnique students whoperformed internships during 2012.) Apr.–Aug. 2012.
· Daniel Gerbig AEM. with Tadmor (2011).
· Daniel Karls AEM. (2008).
· Vincent Jusuf AEM. (2007).
Graduated Master’s Students: Plan A
· Vincent Jusuf AEM. Thesis title: Algorithms for branch-following and critical point identifica-tion in the presence of symmetry. February 2010.
· Venkata Suresh GuthikondaAEM. Thesis title: Effective Morse interaction potentials for modeling lattice-level instabilities in shape memory alloys. August 2007.
Graduated Master’s Students: Plan B
· Karthikreddy Ginnavaram June 2012.
Students (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 6/22
Graduated Ph.D. Students
· Amartya Sankar BanerjeeAEM. Thesis title: Density Functional Methods for Objective Structures: Theoryand Simulation Schemes. with James; (Currently “Post-Doctoral scientist” atUMinn. with Elliott and James) December 2013.
· Vincent Jusuf AEM. Thesis title: A New Framework for the Interpretation of Modulated Marten-sites in Shape-Memory Alloys. (Currently “Senior Engineer” at 3M, Saint Paul,MN) December 2012.
· Venkata Suresh GuthikondaAEM. Thesis title: Thermodynamic modeling of martensitic phase transforma-tions in shape memory alloys. (Currently “Packaging Engineer” at Intel Corpo-ration, Chandler, AZ) July 2010.
Past Post-Doctoral Researchers
· Valeriu Smirichinski Post-Doctoral Associate; 2010–2012. with Tadmor; Currently “Senior SoftwareEngineer” at ITASCA Consulting Group, Inc.
· Dipta Ghosh Post-Doctoral Associate; 2008–2010. with Cococcioni; Currently (as of 2011)“Post-Doctoral Researcher” in the Department of Computer Science LouisianaState University, Baton Rouge, LA.
· Tsvetanka Sendova Post-Doctoral Associate; 2008–2010. with Tadmor; Currently an Visiting In-structor of Mathematics at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
· Viacheslav Sorkin Post-Doctoral Associate; 2006–2008. with Tadmor; Currently “Scientist” atA-STAR Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore.
· Kaushik Dayal Post-Doctoral Associate; 2006–2007. with James; Currently an Associate Pro-fessor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University,Pittsburgh, PA.
Software
1 openkim-api-v1.4.0, http://openkim.org/api. Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. Released: 02/26/2014
2 openkim-api-v1.3.0, http://openkim.org/api. Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. Released: 12/10/2013
3 openkim-api-v1.2.0, http://openkim.org/api. Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. Released: 07/12/2013
4 openkim-api-v1.1.0, http://openkim.org/api. Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. Released: 07/12/2012
5 openkim-api-v1.0.0, http://openkim.org/api. Valeriu Smirichinski, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor.Released: 02/22/2012
6 openkim-api-v0.2.0, http://openkim.org/api. Valeriu Smirichinski, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor.Released: 08/31/2011
7 openkim-api-v0.1.0, http://openkim.org/api. Valeriu Smirichinski, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor.Released: 08/08/2011
Books and Book Chapters Ryan S. Elliott 7/22
Books and Book Chapters
1 Ellad B. Tadmor, Ronald E. Miller, Ryan S. Elliott. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics:From Fundamental Concepts to Governing Equations. Cambridge University Press, first edition, 2012
2 John A. Shaw, Ryan S. Elliott. Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, chapter Variational Principlesin Structural Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, December 2010. ISBN 9780470686652. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470686652.eae139
Journal Articles
1 Subrahmanyam Pattamatta, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “Mapping the stochastic response ofnanostructures.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,2014. In press
2 Viacheslav Sorkin, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “A local quasicontinuum for 3D multilatticecrystalline materials: Application to shape-memory alloys.” Modelling and Simulation in MaterialsScience and Engineering, 2014. In press
3 Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott, Simon R. Phillpot, Susan B. Sinnott. “NSF cyberinfrastructures:a new paradigm for advancing materials simulation.” Current Opinion in Solid State & MaterialsScience, 17(6):298–304, December 2013. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cossms.2013.10.004
4 Ryan S. Elliott, Daniel S. Karls. “Entropic stabilization of austenite in shape memory al-loys.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 61(12):2522–2536, December 2013. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2013.07.013
5 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Modeling martensitic phase transfor-mation in shape memory alloys with the self-consistent lattice dynamics approach.”Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 61(4):1010–1026, April 2013. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2012.12.003
6 Amin Aghaei, Kaushik Dayal, Ryan S. Elliott. “Anomalous phonon behavior of carbon nanotubes:First-order influence of external load.” Journal of Applied Physics, 113:023,503, January 2013. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4774077
7 Amin Aghaei, Kaushik Dayal, Ryan S. Elliott. “Symmetry-adapted phonon analysis of nanostruc-tures.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 61(2):557–578, December 2012. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2012.09.008
8 Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott, James P. Sethna, Ronald E. Miller, Chandler A. Becker. “Thepotential of atomistic simulations and the Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models.” JOM, 63(7):17,July 2011. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11837-011-0102-6
9 Dipta B. Ghosh, Matteo Cococcioni, Ryan S. Elliott. “Structural phase transition path-following and stable phase scouting through a coupled DFT-BFB algorithm.” Modellingand Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 19:085,007 (1–17), 2011. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0965-0393/19/8/085007
10 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “Reversible stress-induced martensitic phasetransformations in a bi-atomic crystal.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 59(2):216–236,February 2011. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2010.10.011
11 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Erratum: An effective interaction potential model forthe shape memory alloy AuCd.” Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 23(2):177–183, March2011. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00161-010-0169-2
Journal Articles (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 8/22
12 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “An effective interaction potential model for the shapememory alloy AuCd.” Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 21(4):269–295, September 2009.URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00161-009-0109-1
13 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Stability and elastic properties of the stress-free B2(CsCl-type) crystal for the Morse pair potential model.” Journal of Elasticity, 92(2):151–186, August2008. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10659-008-9155-3
14 Ryan S. Elliott. “Multiscale bifurcation and stability of multilattices.” Journal ofComputer-Aided Materials Design, 14(Supplement 1):143–157, December 2007. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10820-007-9075-8
15 Matthew Dobson, Ryan S. Elliott, Mitchell Luskin, Ellad B. Tadmor. “A multilattice qua-sicontinuum for phase transforming materials: Cascading Cauchy-Born kinematics.” Jour-nal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, 14(Supplement 1):219–237, December 2007. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10820-007-9084-7
16 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “Stability of crystalline solids—I: Continuumand atomic-lattice considerations.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54(1):161–192,January 2006. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2005.07.009
17 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of crystalline solids—II: Application to temperature-induced martensitic phase transformations in bi-atomic crys-tals.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54(1):193–232, January 2006. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2005.07.008
18 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of thermally-induced martensitictransformations in bi-atomic crystals.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 50(11):2463–2493, September 2002. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5096(02)00012-1
19 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of pressure-dependent, thermally-induced displacive transformations in bi-atomic crystals.” Inter-national Journal of Solids and Structures, 39(13–14):3845–3856, June–July 2002. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7683(02)00183-X
Technical Publications
1 Amartya Sankar Banerjee. Density Functional Methods for Objective Structures: Theory and Simula-tion Schemes. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The Universityof Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, December 2013
2 Vincent Jusuf. A New Framework for the Interpretation of Modulated Martensites in Shape-MemoryAlloys. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The University ofMinnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, May 2013. URL http://hdl.handle.net/11299/155880
3 KIM API Bootcamp: Introduction to the KIM API, Parts I–IV, Online Videos. Ryan S. Elliott. URLhttps://openkim.org/api. Five hours of video instruction, February 2012
4 Venkata Suresh Reddy Guthikonda. Thermodynamic modeling of martensitic phase transfor-mations in shape memory alloys. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Aerospace Engineeringand Mechanics, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, July 2010. URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/11299/96309
5 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Thermodynamic modeling of martensitic phase trans-formations.” In Masayoshi Tomizuka, Chung-Bang Yun, Victor Giurgiutiu, Jerome P. Lynch, eds.,“Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010,”
Technical Publications (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 9/22
volume 7647 of Proc. of SPIE, pp. 76,472D–1–11. The International Society for Optical Engineering(SPIE), March 2010. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.847640
6 Dipta B. Ghosh, Matteo Cococcioni, Ryan S. Elliott. “Structural phase transition path-followingand stable phase scouting through a coupled DFT-BFB algorithm.” In Masayoshi Tomizuka,Chung-Bang Yun, Victor Giurgiutiu, Jerome P. Lynch, eds., “Sensors and Smart Structures Tech-nologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010,” volume 7647 of Proc. of SPIE,pp. 76,474P–1–11. The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), March 2010. URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.847669
7 Vincent Jusuf. Algorithms for Branch-Following and Critical Point Identification in the Pres-ence of Symmetry. Master’s thesis, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechan-ics, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, February 2010. URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/11299/102668
8 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Toward an effective interaction potential model for theshape memory alloy AuCd.” Technical report, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The Universityof Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, 2008. URL http://www.aem.umn.edu/research/reports/.AEM Report Number 2008-1
9 Venkata Suresh Reddy Guthikonda. Effective Morse interaction potentials for modeling lattice-levelinstabilities in shape memory alloys. Master’s thesis, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Me-chanics, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, August 2007
10 Matthew Dobson, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “A quasicontinuum for complex crystals.” InPeter Gumbsch, ed., “Third International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling,” pp. 889–896.Freiburg, Germany, September 2006
11 Ryan S. Elliott. Lattice-level instabilities in bi-atomic alloys. Ph.D. dissertation, Department ofAerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 2004
12 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of dispersive bi-atomic crystals.”In Dimitris C. Lagoudas, ed., “Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Active Materials: Behavior andMechanics,” volume 5387 of Proc. SPIE, pp. 239–248. The International Society for Optical Engineering(SPIE), July 2004. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.539813
13 A Method for Calculating Three-Dimensional Quasi-Static Canine Pelvic Limb Joint Moments andPower During Gait, Bachelor thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Ryan S.Elliott. December 1998
Invited Talks (Presenter listed first)
1 Ryan S. Elliott. “Mapping the stochastic response of nanostructures.” Thomas Young Centre: TheLondon Centre for The Theory and Simulation of Materials, London, UK, February 2014
2 Ryan S. Elliott. “The knowledgebase of interatomic models: An online resource for standardized testingand long-term warehousing of interatomic models and data.” Computational Science and EngineeringDepartment, Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Daresbury, Cheshire, UK, February2014
3 Ryan S. Elliott. “Computational materials characterization with branch-following and bifurcationtechniques and the knowledgebase of interatomic models (KIM).” Scientific Computing 8190 ResearchSeminar organized by Renata Wentzcovitch, Minneapolis, MN, October 2013
4 Ryan S. Elliott. “The knowledgbase of interatomic models (KIM): An online resource for standard-ized testing and long-term warehousing of interatomic models and data.” Department of MechanicalEngineering, The University of Michigan, October 2013
Invited Talks (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 10/22
5 Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting martensitic phase transforma-tions: Cascading cauchy-born kinematics.” Department of Mechanical Engineering, The PennsylvaniaState University, December 2012
6 Ryan S. Elliott. “Modeling materials: Continuum, atomistic, and multiscale techniques OR stabilityand bifurcation in elastic structures and materials.” AICES EU Reginal School Course 7, RWTHAachen University, Aachen, Germany, August 2012
7 Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor, James P. Sethna, Ronald E. Miller, Chandler A. Becker, ValeriuSmirichenski, Trevor J. Wennblom. “Ensuring reliability, reproducibility and transferability in atom-istic simulations: The knowledgebase of interatomic models (openkim.org).” Scalable AlgorithmsDepartment, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, July 2012
8 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling and simulation of shape memory alloys.” Solid State PhysicsSeminar: Physics Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 2012
9 Vincent Jusuf, Ryan S. Elliott. “A branch-following and bifurcation study of modulated martensitesin shape memory alloys.” Geomechanics Seminar: Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Min-neapolis, MN, September 2011
10 Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting martensitic phase transfor-mations: Cascading cauchy-born kinematics.” Isaac Newton Institute (INI) and the Wales Instituteof Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS), Joint Follow-Up Meeting on COMPUTA-TIONAL CHALLENGES IN PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, Swansea, Wales, UK, April2011
11 Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “Modeling martensitic phase transformations usingthe self-consistent lattice dynamics approach.” Stability and nonlinear solid mechanics: symposium inhonor of Nguyen Quoc Son, Laboratoire de Mecanique des Solides (LMS), Ecole Polytechnique, France,September 2010
12 Ryan S. Elliott. “Thermodynamic modeling of martensitic transformations in shape memory alloys.”Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK, September 2010
13 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling and simulation of shape memory alloys.” University of Minnesota,Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Minneapolis, MN, April 2010
14 Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting martensitic phase transforma-tions: Cascading cauchy-born kinematics.” California Institute of Technology, Graduate AerospaceLaboratories (GALCIT), Pasadena, CA, March 2010
15 Ryan S. Elliott. “An effective interaction potential model of stress- and temperature-induced marten-sitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” Young Researchers Symposium sponsored by theMechanics and Materials Devision of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME), Pasadena,CA, March 2010
16 Ryan S. Elliott. “From atomistic EIPs to BFB investigations to QC/CCB simulations.” AtomisticModels of Solids; joint workshop OxMOS New Frontiers in the Mathematics of Solids & UK NetworkMathematical Challenges in Molecular Dynamics, Oxford, UK, December 2009
17 Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting martensitic phase transforma-tions: Cascading Cauchy-Born kinematics.” Scientific Computing 8190 Research Seminar; organizedby Renata Wentzcovitch, Minneapolis, MN, November 2009
Invited Talks (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 11/22
18 Ryan S. Elliott. “A knowledge base of interatomic models (KIM): A platform for the integrateddevelopment, testing and application of atomistic models.” NIST Workshop on Atomistic Simulationsfor Industrial Needs, NIST, MSEL Metallurgy Devision, Gaithersburg, MD, April 2009
19 Ryan S. Elliott. “Shape memory alloy medical devices and why they work.” Michigan Association forHealthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), Huron River Chapter, Ann Arbor, MI, March 2009
20 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling of martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys: Theoreticaland computational techniques.” Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, TheUniversity of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, October 2008
21 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling of martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys: Theoreticaland computational techniques.” Thermal Sciences and Materials, Air Force Research Laboratory,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, October 2008
22 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling of martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys: Theoreticaland computational techniques.” Cornell University, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Ithaca, NY,September 2008
23 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling of martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys: Theoreticaland computational techniques.” NASA Glenn, Materials Division, Cleveland, OH, July 2008
24 Ryan S. Elliott. “Atomistic modeling of martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys: Theoreticaland computational techniques.” Stony Brook University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, StonyBrook, NY, April 2008
25 Ryan S. Elliott. “A knowledge base of interatomic models (KIM): A platform for the integrateddevelopment, testing and application of atomistic models.” NIST Workshop on Atomistic Simulationsfor Industrial Needs, NIST, MSEL Metallurgy Devision, Gaithersburg, MD, April 2008
26 Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for phase transforming materials.” Third WaveSystems, Minneapolis, MN, January 2008
27 Ryan S. Elliott. “Equilibrium path-following, bifurcation, and stability techniques for studyingtemperature-induced and stress-induced martensitic transformations in crystalline shape memory al-loys.” University of California, Merced, Applied Mathematics, Merced, CA, September 2007
28 Ryan S. Elliott. “Computing equilibrium path stability and bifurcation for crystals.” Civil EngineeringDepartment, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 2007
29 Ryan S. Elliott. “Computing bifurcation and stability properties of crystals.” DOE ComputationalScience Graduate Fellowship Conference, Washington D.C., June 2005
30 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transfor-mations in shape memory alloys.” NIST, MSEL Metallurgy Devision, Gaithersburg, MD, June 2004
31 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transfor-mations in shape memory alloys.” Brown University, Devision of Engineering, Providence, RI, April2004
32 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transfor-mations in shape memory alloys.” Harvard University, DEAS, Cambridge, MA, April 2004
33 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transfor-mations in shape memory alloys.” The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department ofAerospace Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, IL, April 2004
Invited Talks (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 12/22
34 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transforma-tions in shape memory alloys.” Cornell University, Department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics,Ithaca, NY, April 2004
35 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transforma-tions in shape memory alloys.” The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Department of AerospaceEngineering & Mechanics, Minneapolis, MN, April 2004
36 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transforma-tions in shape memory alloys.” The University of Notre Dame, Department of Aerospace & MechanicalEngineering, Notre Dame, IN, March 2004
Technical Presentations (Presenter listed first; †— indicates invited presentation)
1 Ryan S. Elliott. “The knowledgebase of interatomic models: An online resource for standardized testingand long-term warehousing of interatomic models and data.” Multiscale Methods and Validation inMedicine and Biology II: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Berkeley, CA, February 2014
2† Ryan S. Elliott, Pierre Henry. “post-bifurcation analysis of a regular honeycomb structure underin-plane bi-axial loading.” ASME International ME2013 Congress and Exposition, November 2013
3† Ryan S. Elliott, Vincent Jusuf. “A new framework for the interpretation of modulated martensitesin shape memory alloys.” ASME International ME2013 Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA,November 2013
4† Ryan S. Elliott. “Simulation and verification of structure-properties relationships in materials viathe knowledgebase of interatomic models (openkim.org): Data requirements and simulation tools.”Materials Scienct & Technology 2013 (MS&T’13), Montreal, Canada, October 2013
5† Ryan S. Elliott. “The knowledgbase of interatomic models (kim): An online resource for standardizedtesting and long-term warehousing of interatomic models and data.” NIST Workshop on AtomisticSimulations for Industrial Needs, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, August 2013
6† Ryan S. Elliott. “Knowledgebase of interatomic models.” LAMMPS User Workshop, Albuquerque,NM, August 2013
7 Ryan S. Elliott, Pierre Henry. “Post-bifurcation analysis of a regular honeycomb structure underbi-axial loading.” Society of Engineering Science 50th Annual Technical Meeting and ASME-AMDSummer Meeting, Providence, RI, July 2013
8† Ryan S. Elliott, Vincent Jusuf. “A new framework for the interpretation of modulated martensites inshape memory alloys.” Society of Engineering Science 50th Annual Technical Meeting and ASME-AMDSummer Meeting, Providence, RI, July 2013
9† Ryan S. Elliott, Vincent Jusuf. “A new framework for the interpretation of modulated martensites inshape memory alloys.” Mathematics and Mechanics in the Search for New Materials Workshop, BanffInternational Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, Banff, Alberta Canada,July 2013
10† Ryan S. Elliott, Vincent Jusuf. “A new framework for the interpretation of modulated martensitesin shape memory alloys.” SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science (MS13),Philadelphia, PA, June 2013
11† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “The knowledgebase of interatomic models (kim)and modeling martensitic phase transformations using the self-consistent lattice dynamics approach.”ASME International ME2012 Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, November 2012
Technical Presentations (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 13/22
12 Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor, James P. Sethna. “Ensuring reliability, reproducibility and transfer-ability in atomistic simulations: the knowledgebase of interatomic models (openkim.org).” MultiscaleMaterials Modeling 2012 (MMM2012), Singapore, October 2012
13 Vincent Jusuf, Ryan S. Elliott. “A new framework for the interpretation of modulated martensites inshape memory alloys.” Multiscale Materials Modeling 2012 (MMM2012), Singapore, October 2012
14† Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor, James P. Sethna, Ronald E. Miller, Chandler A. Becker. “En-suring reliability, reproducibility and transferability in atomistic simulations: the knowledgebase ofinteratomic models (openkim.org).” CECAM Workshop: Validation and Verification in Electronic-Structure calculations: state of the art and perspectives. Held at Ecole Polytechnique Federale deLausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2012
15† Ryan S. Elliott. “Ensuring reliability, reproducibility and transferability in atomistic simulations: Theknowledgebase of interatomic models (openkim.org).” CSGF+1: Computational Science GraduateFellowship conference, Washington D.C., July 2012
16† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “Modeling martensitic phase transformations via the self-consistent lattice dynamics approach.” Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation(CMMI), National Science Foundation, Boston, MA, July 2012
17† Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “An effective interaction potential model ofstress- and temperature-induced martensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” ASMEInternational ME2011 Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 2011
18† Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “The knowledgebase of interatomic models (kim) and non-uniquenessin energy minimization of atomistic problems.” ASME International ME2011 Congress and Exposition,Denver, CO, November 2011
19† Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor, James P. Sethna, Ronald E. Miller, Chandler A. Becker, ValeriuSmirichinski, Trevor J. Wennblom. “Kim application programming interface as a standard for molecularsimulations.” AIChE 2011 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 2011
20† Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott, James P. Sethna, Ronald E. Miller, Chandler A. Becker, ValeriuSmirichinski, Trevor J. Wennblom. “Ensuring reliability, reproducibility and transferability in atomisticsimulations: the knowledgebase of interatomic models.” AIChE 2011 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis,MN, October 2011
21† Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “Non-uniqueness in energy minimization of atomistic problems:A branch-following and bifurcation investigation.” 48th Annual Technical Conference of Society ofEngineering Sciences (SES), Evanston, IL, October 2011
22† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “Modeling martensitic phase transformations using theself-consistent lattice dynamics approach.” 48th Annual Technical Conference of Society of EngineeringSciences (SES), Evanston, IL, October 2011
23† Valeriu Smirichinski, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “Knowledgebase of interatomic models appli-cation programming interface.” LAMMPS User Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, August 2011
24 Valeriu Smirichinski, Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott, James P. Sethna, Ronald E. Miller. “Knowl-edgebase of interatomic models (kim) and an application program interface as a standard for molecularsimulations.” 11th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM), Minneapolis, MN,July 2011
Technical Presentations (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 14/22
25 Vincent Jusuf, Ryan S. Elliott. “Branch-following and bifurcation methods for crystals: A studyof period-extending behavior in a one-dimensional crystal model.” 11th US National Congress onComputational Mechanics (USNCCM), Minneapolis, MN, July 2011
26† Daniel Karls, Ryan S. Elliott. “Entropic stabilization of austenite in shape memory alloys.” 11th USNational Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM), Minneapolis, MN, July 2011
27† Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting martensiticphase transformations: Cascading cauchy-born kinematics.” 11th US National Congress on Computa-tional Mechanics (USNCCM), Minneapolis, MN, July 2011
28† Ryan S. Elliott. “The knowledgebase of interatomic models (KIM).” Minnesota SupercomputingInstitute, Summer Internship Lunchtime Seminar Series, Minneapolis, MN, July 2011
29† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “Modeling martensitic phase transformations using self-consistent lattice dynamics (SCLD).” The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2011 AnnualMeeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, March 2010
30 Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott, James P. Sethna. “Open knowledgebase of interatomic models(openkim.org): an online platform for testing and archiving empirical potentials.” Materials Science& Technology 2010 Conference & Exhibition, Houston, TX, October 2010
31 Ryan S. Elliott, Tsvetanka Sendova, Ellad B. Tadmor. “Non-uniqueness in energy minimization ofatomistic problems: A branch-following and bifurcation investigation.” Fifth International Conferenceon Multiscale Materials Modeling, Freiburg, Germany, October 2010
32 Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “Modeling martensitic phase transformations via theself-consistent lattice dynamics approach.” Fifth International Conference on Multiscale MaterialsModeling, Freiburg, Germany, October 2010
33† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Suresh Guthikonda. “Modeling martensitic phase transformations usingthe self-consistent lattice dynamics approach.” Stability and nonlinear solid mechanics: symposium inhonor of Nguyen Quoc Son, Laboratoire de Mecanique des Solides (LMS), Ecole Polytechnique, France,September 2010
34† Tsvetanka Sendova, Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor. “Non-uniqueness in energy minimization ofatomistic problems: A branch-following and bifurcation investigation.” 16th US National Congress onTheoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM), State College, PA, June 2010
35† Ryan S. Elliott, Tsvetanka Sendova, Ellad B. Tadmor. “Non-uniqueness in energy minimization ofatomistic problems: A branch-following and bifurcation investigation.” SIAM Conference on Mathe-matical Aspects of Materials Science (MS10), Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
36† Ryan S. Elliott, Viacheslav Sorkin, Ellad B. Tadmor. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystalsexhibiting martensitic phase transformations: Cascading cauchy-born kinematics.” SIAM Conferenceon Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science (MS10), Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
37† Daniel S. Karls, Ryan S. Elliott. “Entropic stabilization of austenite in shape memory alloys.” SIAMConference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science (MS10), Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
38† Vincent Jusuf, Ryan S. Elliott. “Branch-following and bifurcation methods for crystals: A study ofstability and meta-stability in a one-dimensional crystal model.” SIAM Conference on MathematicalAspects of Materials Science (MS10), Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
39 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Thermodynamic modeling of martensitic phase transfor-mations.” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring(2010), San Diego, CA, March 2010
Technical Presentations (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 15/22
40† Ryan S. Elliott, Dipta B. Ghosh, Matteo Cococcioni. “Structural phase transition path-following andstable phase scouting through a coupled dft-bfb algorithm.” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials &Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring (2010), San Diego, CA, March 2010
41† Dipta B. Ghosh, Matteo Cococcioni, Ryan S. Elliott. “Efficient coupling of ab-initio and bifurca-tion techniques for structural transformations in materials.” Minnesota Supercomputing Institute,Minneapolis, MN, November 2009
42† Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “An effective interaction potential model ofstress- and temperature-induced martensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” ASMEInternational ME2009 Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 2009
43† Ellad B. Tadmor, Ryan S. Elliott, Viacheslav Sorkin. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystalsexhibiting martensitic phase transformations.” ASME International ME2009 Congress and Exposition,Orlando, FL, November 2009
44† Ellad B. Tadmor, Tsvetanka Sendova, Ryan S. Elliott. “A branch-following and bifurcation investiga-tion of atomic-scale problems.” ASME International ME2009 Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL,November 2009
45† Ryan S. Elliott, Vincent Jusuf. “Multilattice kinematics with centroidal shift degrees of freedom:Phantom Energy Methods and Projection Methods.” ASME International ME2009 Congress andExposition, Orlando, FL, November 2009
46† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata S.R. Guthikonda. “Elastic properties and stability of the stress-free B2 crystalfor the Morse pair-potential model.” ASME International ME2009 Congress and Exposition, Orlando,FL, November 2009. Drucker symposium in honor of James R. Barber
47 Ryan S. Elliott, Daniel S. Karls. “Entropic stabilization of austenite in shape memory alloys.” AEMSolid Mechanics seminar series, Minneapolis, MN, March 2009
48 Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor, Viacheslav Sorkin. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystalsexhibiting martensitic phase transformations.” 4th International Conference on Multiscale MaterialsModeling (MMM-2008), Tallahassee, FL, October 2008
49 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “A model of stress- and temperature-inducedmartensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” 4th International Conference on MultiscaleMaterials Modeling (MMM-2008), Tallahassee, FL, October 2008
50† Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Guthikonda. “An effective interaction potential model for single crystals ofthe shape memory alloy AuCd.” 45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Urbana-Champaign, IL, October 2008
51† Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “A model of stress- and temperature-inducedmartensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” 45th Annual Meeting of the Society ofEngineering Science, Urbana-Champaign, IL, October 2008
52 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “A model of stress- and temperature-inducedmartensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” International Conference on MartensiticTransformations (ICOMAT’08), Santa Fe, NM, June 2008
53 Ryan S. Elliott, Ellad B. Tadmor, Slava Sorkin, Mitch Luskin, Matthew Dobson. “A quasicontinuumfor multilattice crystals exhibiting martensitic phase transformations.” International Conference onMartensitic Transformations (ICOMAT’08), Santa Fe, NM, June 2008
Technical Presentations (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 16/22
54 Venkata Suresh Guthikonda, Ryan S. Elliott. “Towards an effective interaction potential model foraucd based on the morse pair potential.” International Conference on Martensitic Transformations(ICOMAT’08), Santa Fe, NM, June 2008
55 Vincent Jusuf, Ryan S. Elliott. “Multilattice kinematics with centroidal shift degrees of freedom:Phantom energy methods and projection methods.” International Conference on Martensitic Trans-formations (ICOMAT’08), Santa Fe, NM, June 2008
56† Ryan S. Elliott. “Branch-following and bifurcation methods to identify active materials for tomorrow’ssensors and actuators.” SPIE 15th Annual International Symposium: Smart Structures and Materials,San Diego, CA, March 2008
57 Ryan S. Elliott, Venkata Guthikonda. “Stability and elastic properties of the stress-free B2 crystal forthe Morse pair potential model.” ASME International ME2007 Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA,November 2007
58 Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting phase transformations.” ASMEInternational ME2007 Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA, November 2007
59† Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “A model of stress- and temperature-inducedmartensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” ASME International ME2007 Congress andExposition, Seattle, WA, November 2007
60 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “A model of stress- and temperature-inducedmartensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” International Conference on Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Solids, Laboratoire de Mecanique des Solides (LMS), Ecole Polytechnique,France, July 2007
61† Ryan S. Elliott. “A quasicontinuum for multilattice crystals exhibiting phase transformations.” McMat2007 Applied Mechanics & Materials Conference, Austin, TX, June 2007
62† Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “A model of stress- and temperature-inducedmartensitic transformations in perfect bi-atomic crystals.” McMat 2007 Applied Mechanics & MaterialsConference, Austin, TX, June 2007
63 Ryan S. Elliott. “A multiscale stability criterion for multilattice crystals.” Third International Con-ference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, Freiburg, Germany, September 2006
64 Ryan S. Elliott. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices with applications to martensitic transfor-mations in shape memory alloys.” European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations, Bochum,Germany, September 2006
65† Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stress-induced martensitic transformations inperfect bi-atomic crystals.” US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM2006), Boulder, Colorado, June 2006
66 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Bifurcation techniques for structural phasetransitions.” American Physical Society (APS), Baltimore, Maryland, March 2006
67 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “Martensitic transformation of bi-atomic crystals— modeling shape memory alloys.” ASME International ME2005 Congress and Exposition, Orlando,Florida, November 2005
68† Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “Stability criteria for multi-atomic crystalstructures.” ASME International ME2005 Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 2005
Technical Presentations (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 17/22
69 Ryan S. Elliott. “Computing bifurcation and stability properties of crystals.” AEM Solid Mechanicsseminar series, Minneapolis, MN, September 2005
70† Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability and martensitic transformation ofbi-atomic crystals.” McMat 2005 Mechanics & Materials Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, June 2005
71† Ryan S. Elliott. “Multiple bifurcation of crystalline solids using projection operators.” McMat 2005Mechanics & Materials Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, June 2005
72 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability and bifurcation of multilattice crystalsundergoing martensitic transformation.” Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, Minneapolis,MN, April 2005
73† Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattices withapplications to martensitic transformations in shape memory alloys.” Institute for Mathematics andits Applications, Minneapolis, MN, March 2005
74 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of multi-atomic crystal structures.”41th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Lincoln, NE, October 2004
75 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “Stability of a dispersive nanoscale thermome-chanical model for bi-atomic crystals.” SPIE 11th Annual International Symposium: Smart Structuresand Materials, San Diego, CA, March 2004
76 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Soft modes of temperature dependent multi-lattice crystals.” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Washington D.C., November2003
77 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Bifurcation and stability of multilattice crystalswith internal shifts.” 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Ann Arbor, MI,October 2003
78 Ryan S. Elliott, Nicolas Triantafyllidis, John A. Shaw. “Wavelength-dependent stability considerationsfor a thermomechanical model of bi-atomic crystals.” 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of EngineeringScience, Ann Arbor, MI, October 2003
79 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability concepts for thermally-inducedmartensitic transformations in crystals.” DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Conference,Washington D.C., July 2003
80 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of thermally-induced martensitictransformations in bi-atomic crystals.” DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Conference,Washington D.C., July 2002
81 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Thermally-induced displacive transformationsin bi-atomic crystals.” 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg,VA, June 2002
82 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of thermally-induced martensitictransformations in bi-atomic lattices.” International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICO-MAT’02), Espoo, Finland, June 2002
83 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of thermally loaded biatomic perfectcrystals.” DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Conference, Washington D.C., July 2001
Technical Presentations (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 18/22
84 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Bifurcation and stability in thermally-loadedNiTi perfect crystals.” ASME International ME2000 Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida,November 2000
85 Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis. “Stability of thermally-loaded NiTi perfectcrystals.” International Congress of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (ICTAM2000), Chicago, Illinois,August 2000
Professional Organizations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society for Engineering Science (SES)
Professional Service Activities
University of Minnesota
Feb. 2013 AEM Dept. Head Search Committee Member
2014–Present AEM Undergraduate Student Advisor
2012–2014 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Committee, UofM Graduate School
2006–2011 AEM Colloquia and Seminars Committee (Chair)
2006–Present AEM Instructional Computing Equipment Committee (Chair)
2006–Present AEM Strategic Planning Committee
2005–Present AEM Continuum and Solid Mechanics Courses Committee
2005–Present AEM Graduate Admissions and Fellowships/Scholarships Committee
October 14, 2006 Campus Preview Day, IT Faculty Representative and Presenter
Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models (http://openkim.org)
2012–Present KIM Editor
The KIM Editor (a position analogous to the Editor of a journal) is responsiblefor moderating discussion threads and accepting, rejecting, and maintaining thecontent uploaded to and stored within KIM.
Feb. 2012 Co-organizer of the KIM API Bootcamp
Mar. 2012 Co-organizer of the KIM Content Carnival, Minneapolis
Aug. 2012 Co-organizer of the KIM Content Carnival, Aachen
Oct. 2012 Organizer of the KIM Content Carnival, Singapore
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2013–Present Technical Committee Chair
ASME, Applied Mechanics Division (AMD), Instability in Solids and Structures
2009–Present Technical Committee Member
ASME, Applied Mechanics Division (AMD), Instability in Solids and Structures
U.S. Department of Energy, Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)
2009, 2010, 2012 Application Screening Committee Member
Approximately 20 hours for “first-round” evaluation of approximately 30 applica-tions to the CSGF program
Professional Service Activities (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 19/22
2011, 2012 New Fellow Ambassador
Serve as a friendly contact for new CSGF fellows, to help them feel welcome atand to navigate the Annual CSGF conference in Washington DC
2011 Selection Committee Member
Approximately 90 hours evaluating approximately 130 applications and ultimatelyselecting the list of 2011 CSGF Fellows
Book Reviews
Materials Engineering, Elsevier (2011)
Journal Referee
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier (2010)
Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Springer Verlag (2005)
European Physical Journal B, Springer Verlag (2013)
(Special Issue of the) Journal of Communications in Nonlinear Scienceand Numerical Simulation (2006)
(Proceedings of the) International Conference on Martensitic Transfor-mations (ICOMAT-08)
International Journal of Fracture (2009)
International Journal of Solids and Structures (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013)
Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
Journal of the Physics and Mechanics of Solids (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Journal of Elasticity, Springer Verlag (2006, 2008, 2010)
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, ASME (2007)
Journal of Statistical Physics, Springer Verlag (2012)
Mechanics of Materials, Elsevier (2010)
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, TMS (2006, 2008)
Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering (2011,2012)
Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Royal Society Publishing (2013)
Smart Materials and Structures (2007)
Technical Conference Activities
ASME IMEC&E Session Organizer – Instabilities in Solids and Structures Symposium
2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
USNCTAM Session Organizer – Instabilities in Solids and Structures Symposium
2014, East Lansing, MI
SES/AMD Session Organizer – Instabilities in Solids and Structures Symposium
Instabilities at the atomistic scale in materials and nanostructures; 2013, Provi-dence, RI
PACAM Symposium Co-Organizer, Continuum Mechanics of Solids and Fluids:A Symposium in Honor of Roger Fosdick
Professional Service Activities (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 20/22
The Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics (PACAM); 2013, Houston, TX
USNCCM 2011 Instructor, Short Course—“Tutorial on atomistic simulations using stan-dardized interatomic potentials”
with Tadmor, Miller, and Sethna; Minneapolis, MN
KIM Inaugural Meeting Organizer with Ellad Tadmor and James Sethna
Two day workshop on KIM to engage the molecular modeling community; 63participants from 7 countries; 2011, San Diego, CA
ICOMAT-08 USA Organizing Committee
International Conference on Martensitic Transformations, Santa Fe, NM, June–July, 2008.
Proposal Reviews
2012 Israel Science Foundation (Proposal)
2007 NSF DMR-Metals, Program Manager, Harsh Deep Chopra (Proposal)
2006 NSF CMS / Sandia NL, Albuquerque, NM (Panel)
2006 NSF CMS nano/bio, Washington D.C. (Panel)
Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul, MN
2011 Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood project
High School Solution Action Group (SAG) member
2011-2012 Saint Paul Neighborhood Leadership Program (NLP)
Participant
Minnesota Academy of Science
2005–2012 Judge, State Science Fair
Stick it to Cancer Hockey Tournament, Blaine, MN
2012–2014 Volunteer Hockey Referee
Consulting
12/2007 Ideas To Go, Inc., Served as Expert member of “Ideation Session”(www.ideastogo.com)
Internal University Funding
Agency Topic and Date of Award AmountUniversity of Minnesota Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (for Daniel
Karls), “Model Transferability and the Knowledgebase of Inter-atomic Models,” with E. Tadmor, 09/01/2013–05/31/2014.
$22,500++tuition
University of Minnesota Russell J. Penrose Faculty Fellowship, 07/01/2012–06/30/2015. $45,000
University of Minnesota MSI Undergraduate Internship (for Nathaniel Beaver of GustavusAdolphus College, Saint Peter, MN), “The Knowledge-base of Inter-atomic Models (KIM): Integrated Development, Testing, and Ap-plication of Atomistic Models,” 06/02/2011–08/08/2011.
$5,000
Internal University Funding (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 21/22
University of Minnesota Grant-In-Aid, “Acquisition of Computational Equipment for Ma-terials Computations,” with R. Wentzcovitch, M. Cococcioni, T.Dumitrica, D. Yuen, A. Chandra, et. al., 05/2010.
$40,000
University of Minnesota McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, “Discovery, design, and char-acterization of intelligent materials via atomic level simulation,”07/01/2009–06/30/2011.
$65,000++(1yr. leave or $32,500)
University of Minnesota Office of International Programs; International Travel Grants pro-gram, “Participation at The International School on the Useand Applications of the Bilbao Crystallographic Server, Lekeitio,Spain,” 06/2009.
$2,000
University of Minnesota MSI Undergraduate Internship (for Daniel Karls), “CompositionDependent Behavior of Martensitic Transformations in Active Ma-terials,” 06/02/2008–08/08/2008.
$4,800
University of Minnesota MSI Seed Grant, “Efficient coupling of ab-initio and bifurcationtechniques for structural transformations in Transition-Metal ma-terials,” with M. Cococcioni and R. M. Wentzcovitch, 07/01/2008–06/30/2009.
$50,000
University of Minnesota MSI Travel Award, “Research Presentation at SPIE Smart Struc-tures/NDE (San Diego, CA),” 03/2008.
$857
University of Minnesota Grant-In-Aid, “Free Energy Functions for Accurate Modeling ofActive Material Behavior,” 01/01/2008–06/30/2009.
$25,412
University of Minnesota UROP (for Daniel Karls), “Martensitic Transformations in ActiveMaterials — A stability study via molecular dynamics simulations,”12/01/2007–05/15/2008.
$1,400
University of Minnesota MSI Research Scholarship (for Dr. Kaushik Dayal), 06/03/2007–12/31/2007.
$18,000
University of Minnesota MSI Undergraduate Internship (for Daniel Karls), “MartensiticTransformations in Active Materials — A stability study via molec-ular dynamics simulations,” 06/04/2007–08/10/2007.
$4,800
University of Minnesota MSI Research Scholarship (for Dr. Kaushik Dayal), 06/01/2006–05/31/2007.
$23,000
University of Minnesota Grant-In-Aid, “Computationally Assisted Materials Design: Atechnique for discovering materials with never-before-seen proper-ties,” 01/01/2006–06/30/2007.
$22,924
University of Minnesota AHPCRC, “Multiscale methods for active materials and HPC,”with R. D. James, 01/01/2006–12/31/2006.
$109,722
External Funding
Agency Topic and Date of Award AmountNat. ComputationalScience Institute
Blue Waters Petascale Undergraduate Internship program (forDaniel Gerbig), “Parallel Quasicontinuum Branch-Following andBifurcation (BFB),” with E. B. Tadmor, 05/01/2010–08/31/2011.
$5,000
External Funding (Continued) Ryan S. Elliott 22/22
NSF NSF CDI, “CDI-Type II: The Knowledge-Base of Interatomic Mod-els (KIM),” with E. B. Tadmor and J. P. Sethna, 10/01/2009–09/30/2013; no-cost extension through 09/30/2015.
$2,000,000
Argonne National Lab. Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), “Validating Transferabilityof Interatomic Potentials using the Knowledge-Base of InteratomicModels (KIM),” with E. B. Tadmor and J. P. Sethna, 10/01/2009–09/30/2010.
$0++85,000 cpu hours
NSF (CAREER) CMMI, “CAREER: Branch-Following and Bifurcation Methods toIdentify Active Materials for Tomorrow’s Sensors and Actuators,”01/01/2007–12/31/2012; no-cost extension through 12/31/2013.
$402,306
Relevant Skills
Software: Unix/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Matlab, Octave, Mathematica, Mathcad, python,perl, FORTRAN, C, C++, tcsh, purify, DDD, emacs, CVS, git, Mercurial, LATEX,BibTEX, MetaPost, Asymptote, GNUplot, Xfig, xv, ANSYS, AutoCad, MPI
Activities
Ice hockey referee, computers, road-biking