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117
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539
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Heyn Commemorative Medal
  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For being a leading member of the international community on the dynamic response of materials for over thirty years, publishing over 330 papers In addition to his fundamental contributions to the field, he has provided leadership through his activities in the APS, MRS, and ARO, including cofounding the EXPLOMET conference

Overview

Marc A. Meyers is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States and specializes primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research encompasses core subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work covers significant topics such as High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior, High Entropy Alloys Studies, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research.

Meyers has contributed to several notable peer-reviewed papers, including the following recent publications:

  • Amorphization in extreme deformation of the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy, 2021, Science Advances
  • Shear localization in metallic materials at high strain rates, 2020, Progress in Materials Science
  • Materials for extreme environments, 2022, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Heusler alloys: Past, properties, new alloys, and prospects, 2022, Progress in Materials Science
  • A review of impact resistant biological and bioinspired materials and structures, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Meyers include Iwona Jasiuk, Haocheng Quan, Shiteng Zhao, Wen Yang, and Robert O. Ritchie. The scientist has published extensively in journals such as Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Acta Biomaterialia, Progress in Materials Science, Matter, and Acta Materialia.

Meyers has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, including the forthcoming mechanical engineering title Mechanical Behavior of Materials, expected from Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Throughout their career, Meyers has received recognition including the Heyn Commemorative Medal in 2014 and was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2010. The fellowship citation highlights leadership in the dynamic response of materials community and contributions spanning over three decades with more than 330 publications.

Best Publications

  • Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials

    M.A. Meyers;A. Mishra;D.J. Benson

  • Dynamic Behavior of Materials

    Marc André Meyers

  • Mechanical Behavior of Materials

    Marc André Meyers;Krishan Kumar Chawla

  • Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

    Marc André Meyers;Po-Yu Chen;Albert Yu-Min Lin;Yasuaki Seki

  • THE ONSET OF TWINNING IN METALS: A CONSTITUTIVE DESCRIPTION

    M.A. Meyers;O. Vöhringer;V.A. Lubarda

  • Biomedical applications of titanium and its alloys

    C. N. Elias;J. H. C. Lima;R. Valiev;M. A. Meyers

  • Structural Biological Materials: Critical Mechanics-Materials Connections

    Marc André Meyers;Joanna McKittrick;Po-Yu Chen

  • Mechanical properties of high-entropy alloys with emphasis on face-centered cubic alloys

    Zezhou Li;Shiteng Zhao;Robert O. Ritchie;Marc A. Meyers

  • Keratin: Structure, mechanical properties, occurrence in biological organisms, and efforts at bioinspiration

    Bin Wang;Wen Yang;Joanna McKittrick;Marc André Meyers

  • Functional gradients and heterogeneities in biological materials: Design principles, functions, and bioinspired applications

    Zengqian Liu;Zengqian Liu;Marc A. Meyers;Zhefeng Zhang;Robert O. Ritchie

  • Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs

    Po-Yu Chen;Joanna McKittrick;Marc André Meyers

  • Structural Design Elements in Biological Materials: Application to Bioinspiration

    Steven E. Naleway;Michael M. Porter;Joanna McKittrick;Marc A. Meyers

  • Microstructural evolution in adiabatic shear localization in stainless steel

    M.A. Meyers;Y.B. Xu;Q. Xue;M.T. Pérez-Prado

  • DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION IN HIGH-STRAIN, HIGH-STRAIN-RATE PLASTIC DEFORMATION OF COPPER

    U. Andrade;M. A. Meyers;K. S. Vecchio;Atul Harish Chokshi

  • Structure and mechanical properties of crab exoskeletons.

    Po-Yu Chen;Albert Yu-Min Lin;Joanna McKittrick;Marc André Meyers

  • Microstructural evolution in copper subjected to severe plastic deformation: Experiments and analysis

    A. Mishra;B.K. Kad;F. Gregori;M.A. Meyers

  • Shock Waves and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena in Metals. Concepts and Applications.

    Marc A Meyers;Lawrence E Murr

  • Structure and Mechanical Properties of Selected Biological Materials

    P.-Y. Chen;A.Y.M. Lin;Y.-S. Lin;Y. Seki

  • On the tear resistance of skin

    Wen Yang;Vincent R. Sherman;Bernd Gludovatz;Eric Schaible

  • Shear localization in dynamic deformation of materials: microstructural evolution and self-organization

    Marc A. Meyers;Vitali F. Nesterenko;Jerry C. LaSalvia;Qing Xue

  • Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical response of Haliotis rufescens (abalone) shells

    Rainer Menig;Marc H. Meyers;Marc A. Meyers;Kenneth S. Vecchio

  • Microstructural evolution in adiabatic shear localization in stainless steel

    M. A. Meyers;M. T. Perez‐Prado;Q. Xue;Y. Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Remington
Bruce Remington Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Eduardo M. Bringa
Eduardo M. Bringa National University of Cuyo
Vitali F. Nesterenko
Vitali F. Nesterenko University of California, San Diego
Joanna McKittrick
Joanna McKittrick University of California, San Diego
David J. Benson
David J. Benson University of California, San Diego
Robert O. Ritchie
Robert O. Ritchie Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kenneth S. Vecchio
Kenneth S. Vecchio University of California, San Diego
Eugene A. Olevsky
Eugene A. Olevsky San Diego State University
Lawrence E Murr
Lawrence E Murr The University of Texas at El Paso
Naresh Thadhani
Naresh Thadhani Georgia Institute of Technology

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