George N. Frantziskonis

Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
George N. Frantziskonis

Civil Engineering 211

520.621.4347
frantzis@u.arizona.edu

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George N. Frantziskonis' Full CV (PDF)

George Frantziskonis received his civil engineering degree from the Aristotle University in Greece, in 1982 and his doctorate in engineering mechanics from the University of Arizona in 1986.  He joined the University of Arizona faculty in 1988 after a visiting position at Aristotle University and consulting for the industry. He is a registered professional civil engineer in the State of Arizona and in the European Union state members. His teaching interests and activities include contemporary, collaborative-style (flipped classroom), multimedia course delivery methods tailored to classroom-based, distance learning and classes of large enrollment. He has taught numerous courses in the broad areas of civil, mechanical, aerospace, engineering mechanics and engineering design. He has directed graduate students in civil engineering, engineering materials, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Frantziskonis' areas of research interests and activities include multi-and inter-disciplinary multiscale modeling, simulation and experimentation, material characterization and applications, probabilistic and multiscale problem formulation and description and applications to safety and reliability, behavior of materials at nano-scale, reaction-diffusion-transport and reactive flow problems and smart materials at a multiplicity of scales. Applications include material characterization and modeling, response of materials to rare stochastic events and reaction-diffusion-transport phenomena in energy production processes. He has published extensively in journals in the areas of (some journals where his work has been published are shown in parentheses), the diversity coming primarily from extending multiscale methods to several areas of science and engineering:

  • Mechanics/Materials ( J. Solids & Structures, Acta Mechanica, Comp. Structures)
  • Physics ( Rev. B, Phys. Rev. E, J. Phys. A, J. Phys. Cond. Matter)
  • Civil Engineering (ASCE journals, & Geotechnics, Structural Control and Health Monitoring)
  • Mechanical Engineering ( Mech. Rev., J. Comp.-aided Design)
  • Materials Science and Engineering (Smart Mater. & Struct., Intelligent Mat. Systems, Mod. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., Comput. Matl. Sci.)
  • Chemical Engineering ( J. Chem. React. Engr., Ultras. Sonochemistry, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Chemical Engineering Science)
  • Computational Physics ( Comp. Phys., Chaos, Solitons and Fractals)
  • Energy (Energy Conv. & Management)

He holds a tenured professor appointment with the Civil and Architectural Engineering Mechanics Department and a courtesy appointment with the Material Science and Engineering Department at the University of Arizona. He has worked as visiting professor in France, Norway, and Greece and has taught courses in France and Germany. He has also worked at Department of Defense laboratories for three summers. Awards he has received include the NSF Presidential Young Investigator award and the Fulbright Scholar award.

Degrees

  • PhD Engineering Mechanics
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
    • Progressive Damage and Constitutive Behavior of Materials
  • BS Civil Engineering
    • Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • An Algorithm for Two-way Traffic Light Synchronization

Work Experience

  • Aristotle University (2015 - 2015)
  • National University of Science and Technology (2001 - 2002)
  • Université Bordeaux 1 (2001 - 2001)
  • Laboratoire de Mecanique et Technologie (LMT) (1994 - 1995)
  • Institute National Polytechnique de Grenoble, Laboratoire 3S (1994 - 1994)
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research (1993 - 1997)
  • Petroleum and Geological Engineering, University of Oklahoma (1991 - 1991)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1988 - Ongoing)
  • Institute for Steel Structures, Aristotle University (1986 - 1988)

Interests

Teaching

Undergraduate Edcuation: Course Experience and Relevant Activities

  • Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Hands-on, team-based experience for freshman students.
  • Engineering Mechanics, Statics: Core engineering course.
  • Computer Programming for Civil Engineers: Introduction to programming applications in civil engineering.
  • Strength of Materials: Core course currently being modified to incorporate internet-based learning, including interactive homework. Also taught in Grenoble, France, during a sabbatical leave.
  • Engineering Design Graphics: Computer-based drafting and graphical communication.
  • Junior Field Trip: Practicum-based experiential learning for junior students.
  • Materials Laboratory: Experimental identification of mechanical properties of various engineering materials.
  • Engineering Design: Senior capstone course featuring a major, team-based engineering project.
  • Introductory Finite Element Analysis: Technical elective course for senior students.
  • Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project: Team mentoring at the senior level.

Graduate Education: Course Experience and Relevant Activities

  • Theory of Elasticity and Applications: Research- and application-oriented elasticity theory for graduate students across engineering disciplines, including mechanics, aerospace, mechanical, mining and applied mathematics.
  • Plasticity Theory and Applications: Computationally focused, research-oriented study of plasticity for traditional and advanced materials.
  • Energy Methods in Mechanics: Classical energy methods expanded to include energy-based stability analysis and chaotic structural behavior.
  • Continuum Mechanics: Fundamental principles of solid mechanics.
  • Fracture Mechanics: Coverage of traditional and nontraditional topics, including statistical fracture, scaling phenomena and numerical methods.

Advanced tools, including symbolic computation and numerical analysis using Mathematica, are incorporated into select graduate courses. Multimedia technologies are progressively integrated into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.

Research

Multiscale material and structural characterization and applications; Behavior of materials at nano-scale surface effects and insensitivity to defects; Stochastic and multiscale material description and applications to material and structural performance and reliability; Multiscale interpretation of experimental results; Multiscale and multiphysics problems; Scatter in material behavior; Compressed air energy storage.

Courses

View the full course list in UA Profiles.

Selected Publications

Chapters

  • Pannala, S., Simunovic, S., & Frantziskonis, G. (2010). Multiscale/multiphysics modeling of biomass thermochemical processes. In Computational Modeling in Lignocellulosic Biofuel Production(pp 245--272). ACS publishers.
  • Frantziskonis, G. N., & Blodgett, M. P. (1998). Multlscale Material Characterization and Applications. In PROBAMAT-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials(pp 367--378). Springer.
  • Frantziskonis, G., Matikas, T. E., Karpur, P., Krishnamurthy, S., & Shaw, L. (1995). Lattice Analysis to Assess Fiber-matrix Interface Behavior under Various Experimental Configurations. In Computational Mechanics’ 95(pp 2563--2568). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  • Frantziskonis, G. (1994). Crack pattern related universal constants. In Probabilities and Materials(pp 361--375). Springer.

Journals/Publications

  • Nikravesh, Y., Frantziskonis, G. N., Latypov, M., & Muralidharan, K. (2023). Atomistic characterization of impact bonding in cold spray deposition of copper. Materialia, 26(101736), 11. doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101736
  • Nikravesh, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, J., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2022). A partition and microstructure based method applicable to large-scale topology optimization. Mechanics of Materials, 166(104234), 104234.
  • Snider-Simon, B., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2022). Development of Statistical Models for Porosity from Digital Optical Micrographs with Application to Metal Additive Manufacturing Microstructure. Computational Materials Science, 203(111128), 111128.
  • Snider-Simon, B., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2022). Reliability of Metal Additive Manufactured Materials from Modeling the Microstructure at Different Length Scales. Additive Manufacturing, 51(102629), 102629. doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.102629
  • Frantziskonis, G. N. (2021). Techno-economic assessment and design optimization of compressed air energy storage using filament wound carbon fiber reinforced plastic pressure vessels. Journal of energy storage. doi:10.1016/j.est.2021.102754
  • Frantziskonis, G. N., & Gur, S. (2021). Design of porous and graded NiTi smart energy absorbers considering synthetic uncertainty in parameters. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 32(16), 1759-1780. doi:10.1177/1045389x20977908
  • Nikravesh, Y., Muralidharan, K., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2021). Techno-economic assessment and design optimization of compressed air energy storage using filament wound CFRP pressure vessels. Journal of Energy Storage, 40, 102754.
  • Sadat, M. R., Muralidharan, K., Frantziskonis, G. N., & Zhang, L. (2021). From atomic-scale to mesoscale: A characterization of geopolymer composites using molecular dynamics and peridynamics simulations. Computational Materials Science, 186(110038). doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.110038
  • Gur, S., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2020). Design of Porous and Functionally Graded NiTi Smart Energy Absorbers Considering Synthetic Parametric Uncertainty. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 1-22. doi:0.1177/1045389X20977908
  • Frantziskonis, G. N. (2019). The effect of grain-size on fracture of polycrystalline silicon carbide: A multiscale analysis using a molecular dynamics-peridynamics framework. Computational Materials Science. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.12.038
  • Gur, S., Sadat, M. R., Frantziskonis, G. N., Bringuier, S., Zhang, L., & Muralidharan, K. (2019). The effect of grain-size on fracture of polycrystalline silicon carbide: A multiscale analysis using a molecular dynamics-peridynamics framework. COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 159, 341-348.
  • Bringuier, S., Frantziskonis, G. N., Muralidharan, K., Sadat, M. A., & Zhang, L. (2018). Atomic-scale dynamics and mechanical response of geopolymer binder under nanoindentation. Computational Materials Science. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.10.026
  • Frantziskonis, G. N. (2018). Leak Detection in Plastic Water Supply Pipes with a High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Accelerometer. Measurement & Control, 51(1-2), 27-37. doi:10.1177/0020294018758526
  • Frantziskonis, G. N., Gur, S., & Muralidharan, K. (2018). Atomistic simulation of shape memory effect (SME) and superelasticity (SE) in nano-porous NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA). Computational Materials Science. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.05.031
  • Gur, S., Frantziskonis, G. N., & Muralidharan, K. (2018). Atomistic simulation of shape memory effect (SME) and superelasticity (SE) in nano-porous NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA). COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 152, 28-37.

Proceedings Publications

  • Gur, S., Sadat, M. R., Frantziskonis, G. N., Muralidharan, K., Bringuier, S., & Zhang, L. (2019, October). Brittle Fracture of Polycrystaline 3C-Sic: A Case Study Using Molecular Dynamics-Peridynamics Multiscale Models. In 19th International Conference on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture.
  • Gur, S., Muralidharan, K., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2018, March 11-15). Effect of porosity on the stress-strain response and hysteretic energy dissipation capacity of NiTi SMA. In 2018 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
  • Gur, S., Muralidharan, K., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2018, March 11-15). Scale-parity Preserving Multiscale Models for Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Geopolymers. In 2018 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
  • Meisner, M., Frantziskonis, G., Lin, Y., & Su, T. (1996, May/1996). Dissipated energy as a function of material microstructure. In ENGINEERING MECHANICS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH CONFERENCE, VOLS 1 AND 2, 1030-1033.
  • S. K. Mishra, ., & Pannala, S. (2008). Wavelet Based Spatial Scaling of Coupled Reaction Diffusion Fields. In 8th International Conference in Computational Science ICCS 2008, 301--310.
  • Villela, D., Kasinathan, V. V., De Valle, S., Alvarez, M., Frantziskonis, G., Deymier, P., Muralidharan, K., & , . (2008). COMPRESSED-AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR STAND-ALONE OFF-GRID PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES. In 35TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, 962-967.
  • FRANTZISKONIS, G., BEER, G., BOOKER, ., & CARTER, J. (2006). DEGRADATION INSTABILITIES IN BRITTLE MATERIAL STRUCTURES. In COMPUTER METHODS AND ADVANCES IN GEOMECHANICS, VOL 1, 617-623.
  • FRANTZISKONIS, G., Anagnostopoulos, A., Schlosser, F., Kalteziotis, N., & Frank, R. (2003). HETEROGENEITY IN BRITTLE MATERIALS - STATISTICAL APPROACH AND RELATION TO FRACTURE PROPERTIES. In GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING OF HARD SOILS - SOFT ROCKS, VOL 2, 1601-1608.
  • Frantziskonis, G. N., Shell, E. B., Woo, J., Matikas, T. E., & Nicolaou, P. D. (1999). Wavelet analysis of fretting experimental data. In Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for Aging Infrastructures \& Manufacturing, 11--27.
  • Frantziskonis, G. N., Simon, L. B., Woo, J., & Matikas, T. E. (1999). Characterization of pitting corrosion damage through multiscale analysis. In Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for Aging Infrastructures \& Manufacturing, 48--58.
  • Mishra, S. K., Muralidharan, K., Deymier, P., Frantziskonis, G., Simunovic, S., Pannala, S., Bubak, M., VanAlbada, G., Dongarra, J., & Sloot, P. (1999). Wavelet based spatial scaling of coupled reaction diffusion fields. In COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE - ICCS 2008, PT 2, 5102, 301-310.
  • Budhu, M., Ramakrishnan, S., & Frantziskonis, G. (1997). Modeling of granular materials: A numerical model using lattices. In Mechanics of deformation and flow of particulate materials, 77--90.
  • Frantziskonis, G., Blodgett, M., & Frantziskonis, G. (1996). Multiscale material characterization and applications. In PROBAMAT-21ST CENTURY: PROBABILITIES AND MATERIALS, 46, 367-378.
  • Meisner, M. J., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (1996). Dissipated Energy as a Function of Material Microstructure. In Engineering Mechanics (1996), 1030--1033.
  • Ramakrishnan, S., Budhu, M., & Frantziskonis, G. (1996). Constitutive Behavior of Granular Media Using a Lattice Type Model. In Engineering Mechanics (1996), 713--716.

Presentations

  • Frantziskonis, G. N. (2016, June). Thermally Modulated Superelastic SMA Dampers for Vibration Control. 6th Annual International Conference on Civil Engineering & 1st Annual International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Athens, Greece: ATINER.
  • Gur, S., Manga, V. R., Bringuier, S., Muralidharan, K., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2016, April). The role of internal strain in the austenite phase stabilization during the martensitic phase transformation in NiTi shape memory alloys. MRS Spring meeting and exhibit. Phoenix, AZ: MRS.
  • Gur, S., Manga, V. R., Bringuier, S., Muralidharan, K., & Frantziskonis, G. N. (2015, March). Anisotropy in the Transformation Dynamics of Austenite (B2) to Martensite (B19’) Associated with Superelasticity in NiTi. 2015 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Orlando, FL: TMS.

Others

  • Frantziskonis, G. (1996, JUN). Stochastic approaches for damage evolution in standard and non-standard continua - Discussion. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES.
  • Yializis, A., & Frantziskonis, G. (2002). Method and apparatus for increasing hitting efficacy in a sporting implement.
  • Budhu, M., Frantziskonis, G., & Ramakrishnan, S. (1996). Micro-Structure in Particulate Media-A Lattice Type Approach and Its Validation..
  • Frantziskonis, G. (1995). Materials properties-information from non-destructive and destructive experiments via simulation. Final report, 27 July 1994-27 December 1995.
  • Frantziskonis, G. N. (1995). Materials Properties-Information from Non-Destructive and Destructive Experiments Via Simulation..
  • Tang, F., Frantziskonis, G., & Desai, C. (1992). Instabilities of Damage and Surface Degradation Mechanisms in Brittle Material Structural Systems.

Awards

  • Accreditation Review Panel Member (five-member panel), University of Crete
    • NSF, Fall 1991
  • Fulbright
    • Fulbright scholarship for six-month visit to the Department of Theoretical Physics, Trondheim, Norway, 2001, Fall 2001