Ryan Austin
About Ryan Austin
Ryan Austin is a Member of Technical Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, specializing in mechanical engineering and materials science. He holds a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology and has authored several papers on topics related to viscoplastic deformation and shock wave loading.
Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ryan Austin currently holds the position of Member of Technical Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a role he has occupied since 2013. His work involves advanced research in mechanical engineering, particularly focusing on the behavior of materials under extreme conditions. Prior to this position, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the same institution from 2011 to 2013. His contributions during this time included significant studies on shock wave loading and material deformation.
Education and Expertise
Ryan Austin has an extensive educational background in mechanical engineering. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he studied from 2005 to 2010. Prior to that, he completed his Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering at the same institution from 2003 to 2005. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, completed from 1999 to 2003. His academic training has provided him with a robust foundation in material science and mechanical behavior.
Research Publications
Ryan Austin has authored and co-authored several significant research papers in the field of mechanical engineering. Notably, he published a paper in 2011 on a dislocation-based constitutive model for viscoplastic deformation of fcc metals at very high strain rates. In 2018, he contributed to the Journal of Applied Physics with a publication on elastic precursor wave decay in shock-compressed aluminum. He also co-authored a 2015 paper on direct numerical simulation of shear localization in shock-loaded HMX crystal.
Previous Experience at Georgia Institute of Technology
Before his tenure at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Ryan Austin worked at Georgia Institute of Technology as a Graduate Student from 2003 to 2010. During this time, he engaged in various research projects, contributing to the understanding of material behavior under different loading conditions. His experience at Georgia Tech laid the groundwork for his subsequent research endeavors and publications.
Contributions to Material Science Research
Ryan Austin has made notable contributions to the field of material science, particularly in the study of shock wave effects on materials. He contributed to a 2013 study focusing on the deformation and mixing of Ni/Al powders under shock wave loading. Additionally, he developed a parameterization of a rate-dependent model of shock-induced plasticity for copper, nickel, and aluminum, which was published in 2012. His research efforts have advanced the understanding of material behavior in extreme conditions.