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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
50
Citations
11551
World Ranking
1154
National Ranking
464

Materials Science

D-Index
51
Citations
12479
World Ranking
9774
National Ranking
2361

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Gregory M. Odegard is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States and has an extensive research background within materials science and engineering. Their work emphasizes molecular modeling and simulation in composite materials, particularly focusing on polymer nanocomposites and epoxy resins.

Their publication record features research outputs concentrated in several main fields of study, including:

  • Materials Science (97 publications)
  • Engineering (94 publications)

Within these fields, significant subfields of study include:

  • Materials Chemistry (65 publications)
  • Mechanical Engineering (55 publications)
  • Polymers and Plastics (28 publications)
  • Mechanics of Materials (24 publications)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (10 publications)

The scientist's research addresses a variety of topics, among which the most prominent are:

  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (72 publications)
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (58 publications)
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes (38 publications)
  • Polymer crystallization and properties (36 publications)
  • Graphene research and applications (32 publications)
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites (30 publications)
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (14 publications)

The scientist has contributed to research published in various venues, frequently appearing in:

  • ACS Applied Nano Materials (6 publications)
  • Composites Part B Engineering (5 publications)
  • American Society for Composites 2022 (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials (3 publications)
  • Nanomaterials (3 publications)

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Gregory M. Odegard include:

  • A machine learning framework for predicting the shear strength of carbon nanotube-polymer interfaces based on molecular dynamics simulation data, 2020, Composites Science and Technology
  • Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Epoxy Resins Using the Reactive Interface Force Field, 2021, Macromolecules
  • Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Epoxy for the Full Cross-Linking Process, 2021, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Interfacial modeling of flattened CNT composites with cyanate ester and PEEK polymers, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Interfacial characteristics between flattened CNT stacks and polyimides: A molecular dynamics study, 2020, Computational Materials Science

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Sagar Patil (23 co-authored works)
  • Prathamesh Deshpande (16 co-authored works)
  • Marianna Maiarù (15 co-authored works)
  • Josh Kemppainen (12 co-authored works)
  • Matthew S. Radue (11 co-authored works)

Gregory M. Odegard was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Constitutive modeling of nanotube–reinforced polymer composites

    G.M. Odegard;T.S. Gates;K.E. Wise;C. Park

  • Constitutive Modeling of Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Composites

    Unknown

  • Modeling of the mechanical properties of nanoparticle/polymer composites

    G. M. Odegard;T. C. Clancy;T. S. Gates

  • Equivalent-continuum modeling of nano-structured materials

    Unknown

  • The stress–strain behavior of polymer–nanotube composites from molecular dynamics simulation

    S.J.V. Frankland;V.M. Harik;G.M. Odegard;D.W. Brenner

  • Nanoclay-modified asphalt materials: Preparation and characterization

    Zhanping You;Julian Mills-Beale;Justin M. Foley;Samit Roy

  • Physical aging of epoxy polymers and their composites

    G. M. Odegard;A. Bandyopadhyay

  • Molecular modeling of crosslinked epoxy polymers: The effect of crosslink density on thermomechanical properties

    Ananyo Bandyopadhyay;Pavan K. Valavala;Thomas C. Clancy;Kristopher E. Wise

  • Mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites

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  • Characterization of Viscoelastic Properties of Polymeric Materials Through Nanoindentation

    G. M. Odegard;T. S. Gates;H. M. Herring

  • Computational materials: Multi-scale modeling and simulation of nanostructured materials

    T. S. Gates;G. M. Odegard;S. J. V. Frankland;T. C. Clancy

  • Mechanical properties of graphene nanoplatelet/epoxy composites

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  • Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelet Carbon Fiber Epoxy Hybrid Composites: Multiscale Modeling and Experiments

    Cameron M Hadden;Danielle René Klimek-McDonald;Evan J Pineda;Julia A King

  • Constitutive Modeling of Piezoelectric Polymer Composites

    Gregory M. Odegard

  • Transversely isotropic tensile material properties of skeletal muscle tissue.

    Duane A. Morrow;Duane A. Morrow;Tammy L. Haut Donahue;Gregory M. Odegard;Kenton R. Kaufman;Kenton R. Kaufman

  • MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

    P. K. Valavala;G. M. Odegard

  • Predicting mechanical response of crosslinked epoxy using ReaxFF

    Gregory M. Odegard;Benjamin D. Jensen;S. Gowtham;Jianyang Wu

  • Asynchronous Crystal Cell Expansion during Lithiation of K+-Stabilized α-MnO2

    Yifei Yuan;Yifei Yuan;Anmin Nie;Gregory M. Odegard;Rui Xu

  • Simulation of the Elastic and Ultimate Tensile Properties of Diamond, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, and Amorphous Carbon Using a Revised ReaxFF Parametrization

    Benjamin D. Jensen;Benjamin D. Jensen;Kristopher E. Wise;Gregory M. Odegard

  • Molecular modeling of EPON-862/graphite composites: Interfacial characteristics for multiple crosslink densities

    C.M. Hadden;B.D. Jensen;A. Bandyopadhyay;G.M. Odegard

  • Effect of Nanotube Functionalization on the Elastic Properties of Polyethylene Nanotube Composites

    Gregory M. Odegard;Sarah-Jane V. Frankland;Thomas S. Gates

  • Determination of shear strength of unidirectional composite materials with the Iosipescu and 10° off-axis shear tests

    G. Odegard;M. Kumosa

  • Elastic-plastic and failure properties of a unidirectional carbon/PMR-15 composite at room and elevated temperatures

    G Odegard;M Kumosa

  • Equivalent-Continuum Modeling of Nanostructured Materials

    Gregory M. Odegard

Frequent Co-Authors

Maciej Kumosa
Maciej Kumosa University of Denver
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert F. Klie
Robert F. Klie University of Illinois at Chicago
Zhiliang Zhang
Zhiliang Zhang Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ravindra Pandey
Ravindra Pandey Michigan Technological University
Jianying He
Jianying He Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sarbajit Banerjee
Sarbajit Banerjee Texas A&M University
Yifei Yuan
Yifei Yuan Argonne National Laboratory
Hendrik Heinz
Hendrik Heinz University of Colorado Boulder
Adri C. T. van Duin
Adri C. T. van Duin Pennsylvania State University

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