Michael Falk

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering; Physics and Astronomy

Michael Falk at Materials Science and Engineering

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Maryland Hall 212

Lab: Maryland Hall 300

Research Interests

  • Theoretical and computational research investigating materials processes far from equilibrium
  • Deformation, failure and fracture in non-crystalline materials such as metallic glasses
  • Interactions of stress and diffusion in semiconductor crystals and energy storage materials
  • Mixing processes that accompany frictional sliding and wear
  • Phase formation during solid state reactions

CV/Bio

  • B.A. Johns Hopkins University, Physics, 1990
  • M.S.E. Johns Hopkins University, Computer Science, 1991
  • Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, Physics, 1998

Classes

  • EN.510.312 Physical Chemistry of Materials I: Thermodynamics
  • EN.510.410 Simulation of Materials and Biological Systems
  • EN.510.602 Thermodynamics of Materials
  • EN.510.630 Molecular Simulation of Materials

57Publications by Michael Falk

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  • Role of intermediate states in low-velocity friction between amorphous surfaces

    Kim, Woo Kyun; Falk, Michael L.; Physical Review B, 84 (2011)

  • Deformation and Failure of Amorphous, Solidlike Materials

    Falk, Michael L.; Langer, J. S.; Langer, JS; Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, Vol 2, 2 353 (2011)

  • An energy basin finding algorithm for kinetic Monte Carlo acceleration

    Puchala, B; Falk, ML; Garikipati, K; Journal of Chemical Physics, 132 (2010)

  • Shear localization and the plasticity of bulk amorphous alloys

    Park, KW; Shibutani, Y; Falk, ML; Lee, BJ; Lee, JC; Scripta Materialia, 63 231 (2010)

  • Accelerated molecular dynamics simulation of low-velocity frictional sliding

    Kim, WK; Falk, ML; Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 18 (2010)

  • Simulating the mechanical response of amorphous solids using atomistic methods

    Falk, ML; Maloney, CE; European Physical Journal B, 75 405 (2010)

  • Paradoxical phenomena between the homogeneous and inhomogeneous deformations of metallic glasses

    PARK, KW; LEE, CM; LEE, MR; FLEURY, E; FALK, ML; LEE, JC; APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 94 (2009)

  • Atomic-scale simulations on the sliding of incommensurate surfaces: The breakdown of superlubricity

    KIM, WK; FALK, ML; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 80 (2009)

  • Modeling low energy sputtering of hexagonal boron nitride by xenon ions

    YIM,J.T.; FALK,M.L.; BOYD,I.D.; Journal of Applied Physics, 104 123507 (2008)

  • A computational analysis of the deformation mechanisms of a nanocrystal-metallic glass composite

    SHI, YF; FALK, ML; ACTA MATERIALIA, 56 995 (2008)

  • Elastic effects on relaxation volume tensor calculations

    PUCHALA,B.; FALK,M.L.; GARIKIPATI,K.; Physical Review B, 77 174116 (2008)

  • Elastostatically induced structural disordering in amorphous alloys

    PARK, KW; LEE, CM; WAKEDA, M; SHIBUTANI, Y; FALK, ML; LEE, JC; ACTA MATERIALIA, 56 5440 (2008)

  • Structural disordering process of an amorphous alloy driven by the elastostatic compression at room

    LEE,S.C.; LEE,C.M.; LEE,J.C.; KIM,H.J.; SHIBUTANI,Y.; FLEURY,E.; FALK,M.L.; Applied Physics Letters, 92 151906 (2008)

  • Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulation of AFM Experiments Using the Bond-Boost Method

    KIM,W.K.; FALK,M.L.; ANDO,Y.; CARPICK,R.W.; BENNEWITZ,R.; SAWYER,W.G.; Materials Research Society Proceedings, 1085E T2.2 (2008)

  • Nanostructures generated by explosively driven friction

    KIM,H.J.; EMGE,A.; WINTER,R.E.; KEIGHTLEY,P.T.; KIM,W.-K.; FALK,M.L.; RIGNEY,D.A.; Acta Materialia, (2008)

  • MD Simulations of microstructure evolution during high-velocity sliding between crystalline material

    KIM, HJ; KIM, WK; FALK, ML; RIGNEY, DA; TRIBOLOGY LETTERS, 31 67 (2008)

  • Shear transformation zone analysis of shear reversal during granular flow

    FALK,M.L.; TOIYA,M.; LOSERT,W.; , (2008)

  • Evaluation of the disorder temperature and free-volume formalisms via simulations of shear banding i

    SHI, YF; KATZ, MB; LI, H; et al.; PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 98 (2007)

  • Stress-induced structural transformation and shear banding during simulated nanoindentation of a met

    SHI, YF; FALK, ML; ACTA MATERIALIA, 55 4317 (2007)

  • Simulations of nanoindentation in a thin amorphous metal film

    SHI, YF; FALK, ML; THIN SOLID FILMS, 515 3179 (2007)

  • MD simulations of microstructure evolution during high-velocity sliding between crystalline material

    KIM, HJ; KIM, WK; FALK, ML; et al.; TRIBOLOGY LETTERS, 28 299 (2007)

  • Materials science - The flow of glass

    FALK, ML; SCIENCE, 318 1880 (2007)

  • Does metallic glass have a backbone? The role of percolating short range order in strength and failu

    SHI, Y; FALK, ML; SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, 54 381 (2006)

  • Atomic-scale simulations of strain localization in three-dimensional model amorphous solids

    SHI, YF; FALK, ML; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 73 (2006)

  • The continuum elastic and atomistic viewpoints on the formation volume and strain energy of a point

    GARIKIPATI, K; FALK, M; BOUVILLE, M; et al.; JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 54 1929 (2006)

  • Multiscale diffusion Monte Carlo simulation of epitaxial growth

    CHOU, CC; FALK, ML; JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, 217 519 (2006)

  • Medium range order and the radial distribution function

    BODAPATI, A; TREACY, MMJ; FALK, M; KIEFFER, J; KEBLINSKI, P; JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 352 116 (2006)

  • Tribological characteristics of diamond-like carbon (DLC) based nanocomposite coatings

    WU, JH; KARTHIKEYAN, S; FALK, ML; et al.; WEAR, 259 744 (2005)

  • Structural transformation and localization during simulated nanoindentation of a noncrystalline meta

    SHI, YF; FALK, ML; APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 86 (2005)

  • Strain localization and percolation of stable structure in amorphous solids

    SHI, YF; FALK, ML; PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 95 (2005)

  • Shear softening and structure in a simulated three-dimensional binary glass

    ALBANO, F; FALK, ML; JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 122 (2005)

  • Tribological behavior of WC/DLC/WS2 nanocomposite coatings

    WU, JH; RIGNEY, DA; FALK, ML; et al.; SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 188-89 605 (2004)

  • Thermal effects in the shear-transformation-zone theory of amorphous plasticity: Comparisons to meta

    FALK, ML; LANGER, JS; PECHENIK, L; PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 70 (2004)

  • The thermal shear-transformation-zone theory: Homogeneous flow and superplasticity in bulk metallic

    Falk, ML; Langer, JS; Pechenik, L; Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Metals, 806 283 (2004)

  • Pit nucleation in the presence of three-dimensional islands during heteroepitaxial growth

    BOUVILLE, M; MILLUNCHICK, JM; FALK, ML; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 70 (2004)

  • Pit nucleation in compound semiconductor thin films

    Bouville, M; Falk, ML; Millunchick, JM; Self-Organized Processes in Semiconductor Heteroepitaxy, 794 41 (2004)

  • Relating metallic glass mechanical properties to liquid structure

    ALBANO, F; LACEVIC, N; FALK, ML; et al.; MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, 375-77 671 (2004)

  • The effect of island density on pit nucleation in In0.27Ga0.73As/GaAs films

    RIPOSAN, A; MARTIN, GKM; BOUVILLE, M; et al.; SURFACE SCIENCE, 525 222 (2003)

  • Examples of structural evolution during sliding and shear of ductile materials

    RIGNEY, DA; FU, XY; HAMMERBERG, JE; et al.; SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, 49 977 (2003)

  • Sliding and deformation of metallic glass: experiments and MD simulations

    FU, XY; RIGNEY, DA; FALK, ML; JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 317 206 (2003)

  • Strain localization in a molecular-dynamics model of it metallic glass

    Falk, ML; Shi, YF; Supercooled Liquids, Glass Transition and Bulk Metallic Glasses, 754 257 (2003)

  • Island and pit formation during growth and annealing of InGaAs/GaAs films

    Riposan, A; Martin, GKM; Bouville, M; Falk, ML; Millunchick, JM; Current Issues in Heteroepitaxial Growth-Stress Relaxation and Self Assembly, 696 201 (2002)

  • Sliding behavior of metallic glass - Part I. Experimental investigations

    FU, XY; KASAI, T; FALK, ML; et al.; WEAR, 250 409 (2001)

  • Sliding behavior of metallic glass - Part II. Computer simulations

    FU, XY; FALK, ML; RIGNEY, DA; WEAR, 250 420 (2001)

  • A critical evaluation of cohesive zone models of dynamic fracture

    FALK, ML; NEEDLEMAN, A; RICE, JR; JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV, 11 43 (2001)

  • Atomistic theory and simulation of fracture

    Selinger, RLB; Farkas, D; Abraham, F; Beltz, GE; Bernstein, N; Broughton, JQ; Cannon, RM; Corbett, JM; Falk, ML; Gumbsch, P; Hess, D; Langer, JS; Lipkin, DM; Mrs Bulletin, 25 11 (2000)

  • From simulation to theory in the physics of deformation and fracture

    FALK, ML; LANGER, JS; MRS BULLETIN, 25 40 (2000)

  • Plastic dynamics and brittle vs. ductile failure in noncrystalline solids

    Falk, ML; Fracture and Ductile Vs. Brittle Behavior-Theory, Modelling and Experiment, 539 131 (1999)

  • Molecular-dynamics study of ductile and brittle fracture in model noncrystalline solids

    FALK, ML; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 60 7062 (1999)

  • Dynamics of viscoplastic deformation in amorphous solids

    FALK, ML; LANGER, JS; PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 57 7192 (1998)

  • Interactions between charged spherical macroions

    STEVENS, MJ; FALK, ML; ROBBINS, MO; JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 104 5209 (1996)

  • ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE OF THE TRIANGULAR QUANTUM-WELL IN A TILTED MAGNETIC-FIELD

    LEE, SJ; PARK, MJ; IHM, G; et al.; PHYSICA B, 184 318 (1993)

  • INTERFACE LOCALIZED STATES IN COUPLED SUPERLATTICES

    IHM, G; NOH, SK; FALK, ML; et al.; JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 72 5325 (1992)

  • SYMMETRY-DEPENDENT LOCALIZATION IN A FINITE SUPERLATTICE

    IHM, G; FALK, ML; NOH, SK; et al.; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 46 9564 (1992)

  • QUANTUM WIRE IN A LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIC-FIELD - EFFECT OF QUANTUM CONFINEMENT ON MAGNETIZATION

    IHM, G; FALK, ML; NOH, SK; et al.; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 46 15270 (1992)

  • OSCILLATING MAGNETIZATION OF QUANTUM-WELLS AND WIRES IN TILTED MAGNETIC-FIELDS

    IHM, G; FALK, ML; NOH, SK; et al.; PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 46 15530 (1992)

  • INVESTIGATION OF LOCALIZATION IN AN INFINITE SUPERLATTICE

    IHM, G; FALK, ML; NOH, SK; et al.; SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES, 12 159 (1992)

Awards

  • Chaire Joliot, Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris, FRANCE
  • Elected Member at Large, American Physical Society Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 2011-2014
  • Diversity Recognition Award, Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council, 2011
  • National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, Educator Award, 2008
  • Jon R. and Beverly Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching, UM, 2005
  • 1938E Award, College of Engineering, UM, 2005
  • Outstanding Student Group Advisor Award, Epeians Engineering Leadership Society, UM, 2005
  • Poster Award Winner, Strain Localization in a Molecular-Dynamics Model of a Metallic Glass, Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, 2002
  • New Century Scholar, NSF Faculty Development Program, 2002
  • Best Classroom Climate Award, UM Society of Women Engineers, 2002
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2002
  • American Physical Society Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Computational Physics, 2000
  • UCSB Graduation Ceremony Commencement Speaker, 1998
  • DOE Computational Sciences Graduate Fellowship, 1995-98
  • Luce Scholar, 1991-1992
  • Inducted Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University, 1990.

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