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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - ASM Fellow For advancing state of knowledge in microstructure property relationships of structural materials.
  • 1997 - Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

David L. McDowell is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans key areas within engineering and materials science, with a focus on understanding microstructure-property relationships and mechanical behavior of metals and alloys.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to fatigue, crystal plasticity, and strength in metals. Notable papers include:

  • Prediction of maximum fatigue indicator parameters for duplex Ti-6Al-4V using extreme value theory, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • PRISMS-Fatigue computational framework for fatigue analysis in polycrystalline metals and alloys, 2021, npj Computational Materials
  • Micromechanical crystal plasticity back stress evolution within FCC dislocation substructure, 2021, International Journal of Plasticity
  • On the mechanistic origins of maximum strength in nanocrystalline metals, 2020, npj Computational Materials
  • Effects of Boundary Conditions on Microstructure-Sensitive Fatigue Crystal Plasticity Analysis, 2021, Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation

Their research topics emphasize:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • High temperature alloys and creep
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Probabilistic and robust engineering design
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of steels

The fields of study where they have contributed extensively are:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Subfields of particular focus include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Metals and Alloys

David L. McDowell frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Acta Materialia
  • International Journal of Plasticity
  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work with frequent co-authors including Ting Zhu, Youping Chen, Yan Wang, Krzysztof S. Stopka, and Surya R. Kalidindi.

Their contributions to the field have been recognized through several awards such as:

  • ASM Fellow, 2008, for advancing state of knowledge in microstructure property relationships of structural materials
  • Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1995

Best Publications

  • Microstructure-sensitive computational modeling of fatigue crack formation

    D.L. McDowell;F.P.E. Dunne

  • In-Plane Stiffness and Yield Strength of Periodic Metal Honeycombs

    A.-J. Wang;D. L. McDowell

  • Microstructure-based fatigue modeling of cast A356-T6 alloy

    D.L McDowell;K Gall;M.F Horstemeyer;J Fan

  • Key computational modeling issues in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering

    Jitesh H. Panchal;Surya R. Kalidindi;David L. Mcdowell

  • Failure of metals II: Fatigue

    André Pineau;David L. McDowell;Esteban P. Busso;Stephen D. Antolovich;Stephen D. Antolovich

  • A perspective on trends in multiscale plasticity

    David L. McDowell

  • A dislocation-based constitutive model for viscoplastic deformation of fcc metals at very high strain rates

    Ryan A. Austin;David L. McDowell

  • Tensile strength of 〈1 0 0〉 and 〈1 1 0〉 tilt bicrystal copper interfaces

    Douglas E. Spearot;Mark A. Tschopp;Karl I. Jacob;David L. McDowell

  • Stress state dependence of cyclic ratchetting behavior of two rail steels

    D.L. McDowell

  • Asymmetric tilt grain boundary structure and energy in copper and aluminium

    M. A. Tschopp;D. L. Mcdowell

  • Structures and energies of Σ 3 asymmetric tilt grain boundaries in copper and aluminium

    M. A. Tschopp;D. L. McDowell

  • Crystal plasticity modeling of slip activity in Ti–6Al–4V under high cycle fatigue loading

    Florent Bridier;David L. McDowell;Patrick Villechaise;José Mendez

  • Microscale residual stresses in additively manufactured stainless steel.

    Wen Chen;Wen Chen;Thomas Voisin;Yin Zhang;Jean-Baptiste Florien

  • A Two Surface Model for Transient Nonproportional Cyclic Plasticity, Part 1: Development of Appropriate Equations

    D. L. McDowell

  • A three-dimensional crystal plasticity model for duplex Ti–6Al–4V

    J.R. Mayeur;D.L. McDowell

  • Microstructure-based crystal plasticity modeling of cyclic deformation of Ti–6Al–4V

    M. Zhang;J. Zhang;D.L. McDowell

  • Simulation-based strategies for microstructure-sensitive fatigue modeling

    David L. McDowell

  • Mechanical Behavior of an Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy Under Axial-Torsional Proportional and Nonproportional Loading

    T. Jesse Lim;David L. McDowell

  • Generalized continuum modeling of 2-D periodic cellular solids

    Rajesh S. Kumar;David L. McDowell

  • Microstructure-sensitive extreme value probabilities for high cycle fatigue of Ni-base superalloy IN100

    Craig P. Przybyla;Craig P. Przybyla;David L. McDowell

  • Basic issues in the mechanics of high cycle metal fatigue

    David L. McDowell

  • Viscoplasticity of heterogeneous metallic materials

    David L. McDowell

Frequent Co-Authors

Farrokh Mistree
Farrokh Mistree University of Oklahoma
Janet K. Allen
Janet K. Allen University of Oklahoma
Mark F. Horstemeyer
Mark F. Horstemeyer Liberty University
Mark A. Tschopp
Mark A. Tschopp United States Army Research Laboratory
Carolyn Conner Seepersad
Carolyn Conner Seepersad The University of Texas at Austin
Ken Gall
Ken Gall Duke University
Surya R. Kalidindi
Surya R. Kalidindi Georgia Institute of Technology
Ting Zhu
Ting Zhu Georgia Institute of Technology
Min Zhou
Min Zhou Georgia Institute of Technology
Ashok Saxena
Ashok Saxena University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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