Marina Popova

       Research Professor                                                           Department of Mechanical Engineering
                                                                                                 University of New Mexico
       E-mail:  mpopova@me.unm.edu                                     Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA

                                                                                                 Phone:  505-277-1320
                                                                                                 Fax:      505-277-1571
      
       Areas of Expertise:                       Solid Mechanics, Materials Science, Fluid Dynamics

       Research Experience:

       2005-present               Research Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
                                                                                                             

•   Nano-scale physics and near-contact hydrodynamics.

                                          http://www.me.unm.edu/ascr
                                          (supported by US Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory)
                                          Investigation of particle flows in fluid with applications in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
 
       2002-2005                   Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
                                            (supported by National Science Foundation, Sandia National Laboratories, Air Force Office of Scientific Research)
                                                                       
                                     Projects:

•   Computational Nano-Mechanics of Materials. Atomistic simulations of material deformation and fracture.

                                          Investigation of defect mechanisms at nanoscale;
                                          Correlation between the atomistic processes and overall deformation of crystalline materials;
                                          Analysis of elastic-plastic behavior of the crystal and its dependence on initial atomic configuration.

•   Memory rules in contact and frictional problems.

                                          Simulation of mechanical joints having load-history-dependent frictional laws.

•   Contact and Frictional Problems.
  

                                          3-D study of partial sliding along planar cracks with non-uniform frictional characteristics:
                                          sliding initiation and its further propagation; effect of the presence of fluid on the evolution of sliding along an interface.

       1997-2002                   Research Assistant (PhD studies), Dept. of Mathematics and Mechanics, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg,
                                           Russia (supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research)

•   Hydroelastic Systems (Fluid - Flexible Structure Interaction).

                                          Modeling of viscous and non-Newtonian fluid flows in flexible constructions with applications in biomechanics and industry.
                                          Interdisciplinary applications: biomechanics - analysis of biological fluid behavior; essential features of blood circulation;
                                                                                      industrial - modeling of fluid transportation in industrial devices.

       1995-1997                  Research Assistant (MS studies), Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, St-Petersburg State University, Russia
                                          (supported by State Research Grant)

                                          Analytical and experimental models in fluid dynamics.

       1994-1995                  Undergraduate Research Assistant, College of Mathematics and Mechanics, St.-Petersburg University.
                                          Numerical / analytical techniques to analyze interaction thin shells with fluids.

       Awards:

       2002-2003                  NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award in Science and Engineering for project
                                          "Interfacial sliding in the presence of fluid flow: fundamental mechanics and applications"
                                          (in collaboration with Professor Larissa Gorbatikh).

       2000-2001                  Scholarship for outstanding graduate students, awarded by the Inter-regional Research and
                                          Production Association "Polymetal", Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

      Journal Publications

• Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M., 2007. "Analysis of two- and three-particle motion in a Couette cell". Computational methods in multiphase flow IV. Transactions on Engineering Sciences, Vol 56, pp. 315-324.
• Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M., Graham A., 2007. "Interaction of two particles in a shear flow". Physical Review E 75, 066309.
  
• Popova M., Shen Y-L., 2006. "Interaction between a dislocation and a nano-scale penetrable particle: a model atomistic study". Journal of computational and theoretical nanoscience 3 (3), 448-452.
• Gorbatikh L., Popova M., 2006. “Modeling of a locking mechanism between two rough surfaces under cyclic loading”. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 48 (9), 1014-1020.
  
• Popova M., Shen Y-L., Khraishi T.A., 2005. "Atomistic simulation of dislocation interactions in a model crystal subjected to shear". Molecular Simulation 31 (14-15), 1043-1049.
  
• Gorbatikh L., Popova M., 2005. “Estimation of elastic compliances of planar interfacial cracks from homogeneous solutions”. Applied Physics Letters 86 (3), 031905.
• Popova M., Gorbatikh L. “Properties, orientation and geometry of a single inhomogeneity recovered from effective elastic compliances”. Submitted to Journal of Mechanics.
• Popova M., Gorbatikh L., 2004. “Partial sliding along a planar crack weakened by the presence of fluid”. Mechanics Research Communications 31 (4), 435-442.
• Popova M., Gorbatikh L., 2004. “On partial sliding along a planar crack: the case of a circular sliding zone”. Archive of Applied Mechanics 73 (8), 580-590.
• Gorbatikh L., Popova M., 2003. “Note on the shape of a slip zone in planar frictional sliding”. International Journal of Fracture 119 (2), 29-34.
• Popova M., Ershov B., Gorbatikh L. “Fluid flow kinematics in a rotating tank with periodically deformed wall”. Submitted to Journal of Fluids and Structures.
• Popova M., Ershov B. “On viscous fluid motion caused by elastic structure deformations”. Vestnik of St.-Petersburg State University. Section: Mechanics, physics and astronomy. In press (in Russian).
• Popova M.O., 2001. “Non–Newtonian fluid flow in a peristaltic deformed pipe”. Vestnik of St.-Petersburg State University. Section: Mechanics, physics and astronomy, 4 (25), 68-76 (in Russian).
• Popova M.O., 2000. “Modeling dilatant fluids”. Vestnik of St.-Petersburg State University. Section: Mechanics, physics and astronomy, vol. 8, Dep. VINITI # 2220B00 11.08.2000 (in Russian).

      Conference Publications

• Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M., 2006. "Experimental investigation of particle interaction in Couette flow". Proceedings of 59th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics.
  
• Popova M., Gorbatikh L., 2004. “Information on the aspect ratio and orientation of the ellipsoidal inhomogeneity from the macroscopic change of material properties”. Proceedings of 13^th Inverse Problems in Engineering Seminar, pp. 141-146.
• Popova M., Gorbatikh L., 2003. “Analysis of profiles of non-uniform frictional resistance leading to the sliding zone of a circular shape”. Proceedings of 16^th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, # 615.
• Popova M.O., 2000. “Dilatant fluid motion in flexible construction”. Proceedings of ‘Second Okunev’s readings’ conference. Section: Theoretical and applied mechanics, St.-Petersburg, p. 158 (in Russian).

      
      Conference Presentations and Invited Seminars

• "Dissipative interactions between particles in shear flow", Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M. 60th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, November 18-20, 2007.
  
• "Shear driven irreversible particle interaction", Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M. Invited talk, Division of Engineering, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, October 1-3, 2007.
  
• "Analysis of two- and three particles motion in a Couette cell", Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M. Multiphase Flow 2007, Bologna, Italy, June 12-14, 2007.
  
• "Irreversibility and chaos in shear flow carrying particles", Graham A., Ingber M., Popova M., Vorobieff P. 1027th AMS Meeting, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, April 21-22, 2007.
  
• "Experimental investigation of particle interaction in Couette flow", Popova M., Vorobieff P., Ingber M. 59th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, November 19-21, 2006.
• National Science Foundation / Sandia National Laboratories workshop on Joint Mechanics (by invitation). Arlington, USA, October 16-18, 2006.
• Workshop on Secure Technologies. The Women's Institute in Summer Enrichment. University of California, Berkeley, USA, July 5-11, 2006.
  
• “Scale-dependent compliance contribution tensor of a spherical inhomogeneity”, Gorbatikh L., Popova M. 2004 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, USA, November 29 – December 3, 2004.
• “Approximation for normal compliances of bimaterial planar cracks”, Gorbatikh L., Popova M. 16^th Annual Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials, Albuquerque, USA, October 25, 2004.
• “Information on the aspect ratio and orientation of the ellipsoidal inhomogeneity from the macroscopic change of material properties”, Popova M., Gorbatikh L. 13^th Inverse Problems in Engineering Seminar, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA, June 14-15, 2004.
• "Influence of perturbations in frictional resistance on a shape of a sliding zone that is slightly non-circular”, Gorbatikh L., Popova M. 5^th Euromech Solid Mechanics Conference, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 17-22, 2003.
• “Analysis of profiles of non-uniform frictional resistance leading to the sliding zone of a circular shape”, Popova M., Gorbatikh L. 16^th Engineering Mechanics Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, July 16-18, 2003.
• “Rheological models of non-Newtonian fluids”, Popova M. Invited seminar at the Inter-regional Research and Production Association “Polymetal”, St.-Petersburg, Russia, December, 2001.
• “Peristaltic pumping of a power-law fluid”, Popova M. Seminar in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, St.-Petersburg State University, Russia, November, 2000.
• “Dilatant fluid motion in flexible construction”, Popova M. International conference “Second Okunev’s readings”, Section II-Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, St.-Petersburg, Russia, October 2-7, 2000.
•  “Laminar flows of non-Newtonian fluids”, Popova M. Conference for graduate students in science and engineering, Department of Physics, St.-Petersburg State University, St.-Petersburg, Russia, April, 1998.