Faculty

General Areas of Research:

· Design Optimization
· Computational Mechanics
· Decision Support Systems
· Applied Mechanics/Mechanics of Materials
· Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
· Structural Dynamics

Research Activities:

Achille Messac's current primary research interest is in the area of Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and in the development of the physical programming method in particular.

His research is intended to make the application of optimization in industry settings more effective, practical and pervasive. Closely intertwined with this objective is the exploration and development of modeling methods for structural, control, and dynamical systems -- primarily for the purpose of optimal design. Emphasizing the multidisciplinary aspect of design is an important focus, including economic considerations