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Artistic interpretation of modeling fractures in brittle materials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is this painting a) abstract art, b) a realistic representation of a mode 1 fracture\u2019s appearance when modeled by a computer, or c) a PhD requirement by Kaliat T. \u201cK.T.\u201d Ramesh, a WSE professor of mechanical engineering? You\u2019ve earned an A+ if you answered \u201call of the above.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mechanical engineer Reuben Kraft, PhD \u201908, painted this artistic interpretation of the colorful results of his doctoral research in modeling fractures in brittle materials. \u201cWhen, modeled with computers, fracture and cracking show up with a range of stresses that get translated to beautiful color gradients using standard visualization techniques,\u201d says the artist, now a research engineer at U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, MD.<\/p>\n

Kraft is one of two PhD students thus far to fulfill Ramesh\u2019s \u201cCreative Presentation of the PhD\u201d requirement. Fellow Army engineer Brian Schuster, PhD \u201908, created a painting inspired by his dissertation: \u201cMicro-Pillar Compression of Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Metals.\u201d Also a musician, Kraft unveiled his painting with spoken verse and song titled \u201cJHU Is a Wonderful Place\u201d (to the tune of \u201cTo Be With You\u201d by Mr. Big). Arguably the only song to capture the confluence of mechanical engineering, computers, rock and hip hop slang, its lyrics include: Solid mechanics with computational twist Materials and physics were also on my list I want to understand how materials rupture Getting jiggy with it at the microstructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a chance for students to express themselves differently from the technical things that we do,\u201d explains Ramesh, who is director of Hopkins\u2019 Center for Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Systems. He is the first to admit a lack of artistic talent\u2014\u201cunless you think of lecturing as performance art,\u201d he quips\u2014but his objective is pure art. \u201cI want my PhD students to see themselves as people and not just scientists,\u201d he says. Next up: Jessica Meulbroek, PhD \u201910, who is due to present her creative approach this fall. (Ramesh allows students to choose any genre and medium.)<\/p>\n

Kraft is an enthusiast: \u201cThis is a great experience,\u201d he says, \u201cbecause it helps us see the beauty in our work, helps us share our enthusiasm about the research with other people, and creates art that has tremendous meaning with an interesting story behind the creative interpretation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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