• Student learning in mathematics and computations

Education

• Ph.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• M.S., 1990 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• B.S., 1987 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Professional Experience

• 2001 - present, Assistant Professor, Washington State University.
• 1999 - 2001, Senior Scientist, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• 1996 - 1999, Research Associate, Engineering Dept., University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
• 1991, Research Engineer, Resource International, Inc., Columbus, OH.

Teaching

• Continuum Mechanics
• Finite Elements
• Solid Mechanics
• Engineering Analysis

Selected Publications and Book Sections

• Cabral, M.J., Lye, W.K., Bean, J.C., Reed, M.L., Chraska, T., Mesarovic, S.Dj, Hull, R. & Phillips, A.B. (2001) Induced crystallization asa nonlithographic pattern transfer technique for nanofabrications. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 19(6), pp. 2793-2796.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. (2001) Mapping the elastic-plastic contact and adhesion. In Multi- scale Deformation and Fracture in Materials and Structures – The James R. Rice 60th Anniversary Volume. Chuang, T.-J. & Rudnicki J. W., Editors. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. and Johnson, K. L. (2000) Adhesive contact of elastic-plastic spheres. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 48, pp. 2009-2033.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. and Fleck N. A. (2000) Frictionless indentation of elastic-plastic spheres. Int. J. Solids Structures 37, pp. 7071-7091.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. and Fleck N. A. (1999) Spherical indentation of elastic-plastic solids. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. A 455, pp. 2707-2728.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. (1997) The influence of pre-existing dislocations on cleavage crack propagation behavior in crystals. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 45 (2), pp. 211-238.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. and Kysar, J. W. (1996) Continuum aspects of directionally dependent cracking of an interface between copper and alumina crystals. Mech. Materials 23, pp. 271-286.
• Wang, J.-S. and Mesarovic, S. Dj. (1995) Directional dependence of corrosion fatigue in iron-silicon bicrystals. Acta Metall. 43 (10), pp. 3837-3849.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. (1995) Dynamic strain ageing and plastic instabilities. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 43 (5), pp. 671-700.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. (1995) Dynamic strain ageing and plastic instabilities. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 43 (5), pp. 671-700.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj. and Gasparini D. A. (1992) Dynamic behavior of a nonlinear cable system. II. Bifurcation and stability analyses. ASCE J. Eng. Mechanics 118 (5), pp. 904-920.
• Mesarovic, S. Dj., Gasparini D. A., Muju, S. and McNelis, M. (1992) Probability of crack growth in a Poisson field of penny-shaped cracks. ASCE J. Eng. Mechanics 118 (5), pp. 961-972.