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2799
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971

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Michael J. Leamy is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their primary fields of study encompass Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Leamy's research covers a range of topics including Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Vibration and Dynamic Analysis, and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions.

They have produced research published in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Applied Physics Letters

Selected recent publications include:

  • Experimental realization of a reconfigurable electroacoustic topological insulator, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Reconfigurable Floquet elastodynamic topological insulator based on synthetic angular momentum bias, 2020, Science Advances
  • Broadband non-reciprocity with robust signal integrity in a triangle-shaped nonlinear 1D metamaterial, 2020, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Elastic wave propagation in weakly nonlinear media and metamaterials: a review of recent developments, 2023, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Topological invariant and anomalous edge modes of strongly nonlinear systems, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors include Lezheng Fang, Amir Darabi, Nehemiah Mork, Massimo Ruzzene, and Sai Aditya Raman Kuchibhatla, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing collaborations.

Leamy has also contributed to book publications with Springer International Publishing, producing works titled Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics in 2022.

In recognition of professional contributions, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of Phononic Materials and Structures: Historical Origins, Recent Progress, and Future Outlook

    Mahmoud I. Hussein;Michael J. Leamy;Massimo Ruzzene

  • A Perturbation Approach for Predicting Wave Propagation in One-Dimensional Nonlinear Periodic Structures

    Raj K. Narisetti;Michael J. Leamy;Massimo Ruzzene

  • Metamaterial-inspired structures and concepts for elastoacoustic wave energy harvesting

    M Carrara;M R Cacan;J Toussaint;M J Leamy

  • Transient and Steady-State Dynamic Finite Element Modeling of Belt-Drives

    Michael J. Leamy;Tamer M. Wasfy

  • Multiple scales analysis of wave–wave interactions in a cubically nonlinear monoatomic chain

    Kevin Manktelow;Michael J. Leamy;Massimo Ruzzene

  • Study of wave propagation in strongly nonlinear periodic lattices using a harmonic balance approach

    Raj K. Narisetti;Massimo Ruzzene;Michael J. Leamy

  • Nonlinear Periodic Response of Engine Accessory Drives With Dry Friction Tensioners

    M. J. Leamy;N. C. Perkins

  • A Perturbation Approach for Analyzing Dispersion and Group Velocities in Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Periodic Lattices

    R. K. Narisetti;M. Ruzzene;M. J. Leamy

  • Analysis of Bloch’s Method and the Propagation Technique in Periodic Structures

    Farhad Farzbod;Michael J. Leamy

  • Dramatic enhancement of structure-borne wave energy harvesting using an elliptical acoustic mirror

    M. Carrara;M. R. Cacan;M. J. Leamy;M. Ruzzene

  • Analysis of Belt-Driven Mechanics Using a Creep-Rate-Dependent Friction Law

    M. J. Leamy;T. M. Wasfy

  • Finite-element based perturbation analysis of wave propagation in nonlinear periodic structures

    Kevin Manktelow;Raj K. Narisetti;Michael J. Leamy;Massimo Ruzzene

  • Exact wave-based Bloch analysis procedure for investigating wave propagation in two-dimensional periodic lattices

    Michael J. Leamy

  • Analysis of Bloch’s Method in Structures with Energy Dissipation

    Farhad Farzbod;Michael J. Leamy

  • Dynamic Programming-Informed Equivalent Cost Minimization Control Strategies for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

    Dekun Pei;Michael J. Leamy

  • Nonreciprocity in the dynamics of coupled oscillators with nonlinearity, asymmetry, and scale hierarchy.

    Keegan J. Moore;Jonathan Bunyan;Sameh H Tawfick;Oleg V. Gendelman

  • The treatment of forces in Bloch analysis

    Farhad Farzbod;Michael J. Leamy

  • Continuous profile flexural GRIN lens: Focusing and harvesting flexural waves

    Ahmad Zareei;Amir Darabi;Michael J. Leamy;Mohammad-Reza Alam

  • Frequency band structure and absorption predictions for multi-periodic acoustic composites

    Chang-Yong Lee;Michael J. Leamy;Jason H. Nadler

  • Application of cellular automata modeling to seismic elastodynamics

    Michael J. Leamy

  • Weakly nonlinear wave interactions in multi-degree of freedom periodic structures

    Kevin L. Manktelow;Michael J. Leamy;Massimo Ruzzene

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Ruzzene
Massimo Ruzzene University of Colorado Boulder
Tadeusz Uhl
Tadeusz Uhl AGH University of Science and Technology
Alexander F. Vakakis
Alexander F. Vakakis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alper Erturk
Alper Erturk Georgia Institute of Technology
Wieslaw J. Staszewski
Wieslaw J. Staszewski AGH University of Science and Technology
Martin Ostoja-Starzewski
Martin Ostoja-Starzewski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James Barber
James Barber University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chiara Daraio
Chiara Daraio California Institute of Technology
Emilio Porcu
Emilio Porcu Khalifa University
Ahmed K. Noor
Ahmed K. Noor Old Dominion University

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