George N. Frantziskonis
· Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Professor of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Arizona · Architectural Engineering
Active 1986–2025
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About
George N. Frantziskonis is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Arizona, with a courtesy appointment in the Material Science and Engineering Department. He received his civil engineering degree from Aristotle University in Greece in 1982 and his doctorate in engineering mechanics from the University of Arizona in 1986. He joined the university faculty in 1988 after a visiting position at Aristotle University and consulting for industry. His research interests encompass multi- and inter-disciplinary multiscale modeling, simulation, and experimentation, with applications in material characterization, probabilistic and multiscale problem formulation, behavior of materials at nano-scale, reaction-diffusion-transport phenomena, and smart materials across various scales. He has published extensively across multiple scientific journals, extending multiscale methods to diverse areas of science and engineering, including mechanics, physics, civil, mechanical, aerospace, materials science, chemical engineering, and computational physics. Frantziskonis has worked internationally as a visiting professor in France, Norway, and Greece, and has taught courses in France and Germany. He has also worked at Department of Defense laboratories and received awards such as the NSF Presidential Young Investigator and Fulbright Scholar awards.
Research topics
- Computer Science
- Materials science
- Mechanical engineering
- Composite material
- Structural engineering
- Engineering
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Geometry
Selected publications
Atomic-scale dynamics and mechanical response of geopolymer binder under nanoindentation
Computational Materials Science · 2017-10-23 · 41 citations
articleLeak Detection in Plastic Water Supply Pipes with a High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Accelerometer
Measurement and Control · 2018-03-01 · 40 citations
articleOpen accessA method for detecting leaks in plastic water supply pipes through analysis of the pipe’s surface vibration using a high signal-to-noise ratio accelerometer is proposed and examined. The method involves identification of the changes in vibration frequencies caused on the pipe by the leak and is developed from and examined with respect to detailed experiments. The results are promising, showing that leak detection in plastic pipes is possible provided that the sensor is placed at a small distance…
Structural Control and Health Monitoring · 2017-04-12 · 38 citations
articleCorrespondingVibration control of structures under near-fault earthquakes by employing a friction pendulum supplemented with thermally modulated shape memory alloy (SMA) springs as damper system is studied. Temperature modulation of the SMA spring during the earthquake effectively alters its hysteretic energy dissipation capacity and thereby the control efficiency of the isolation system. The response of a structure with the isolation system is evaluated through nonlinear dynamic time-history analysis under…
Computational Materials Science · 2018-12-22 · 37 citations
articleCorrespondingWavelet-based surrogate time series for multiscale simulation of heterogeneous catalysis
Chemical Engineering Science · 2016-01-28 · 33 citations
articleOpen accessCorresponding
Frequent coauthors
- 19 shared
Krishna Muralidharan
- 15 shared
Sreekanth Pannala
Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (United States)
- 13 shared
C. S. Desai
University of Arizona
- 13 shared
Srdjan Simunovic
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 13 shared
Sourav Gur
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- 12 shared
Pierre A. Deymier
University of Arizona
- 10 shared
Sudib Kumar Mishra
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- 10 shared
Markos Avlonitis
Ionian University
Awards & honors
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator award
- Fulbright Scholar award
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