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Lab's research has been supported by total 33 grants ( PI on 16 grants) over 14 years of operation so far (29 out of 33 grants have been collaborative work where lab members had opportunity to learn and work with expert researchers ). Much of the research support stems from partnership with great researchers solving important basic and applied engineering problems and contributions from great students with ideas and hard work to solve important problems. 

  • PATENTS/DISCLOSURES
  1. US Patent App. 16/431,370: System and method for measuring changes in dielectric properties in a structure, Awarded in 2019 
  2. Non-Provisional Patent: 2019-TOMA-68374, Mechanical Impact and External Thermal Sensing Based Interface for Existing Battery Management Systems
  3. Non-Provisional Patent Filed-62/726,140: Li-ion Battery Safety by Prevention, Detection, and Control, Filed August 31, 2018 (awarded)
  4. U.S. Patent-62/025,223, Methods and Measurements for Combined Chemo-Thermo-Mechanical Measurements of Properties in Nanoscale to mm Devices. 
  5. Disclosure: 65819, Open System Self-heating Laser Nano-indenter Chamber, May 06, 2011.
  6. Disclosure: 65680, A Sealed Nano and Micro Indentation Test Chamber to Perform Measurements in a Controlled Gas or Liquid Environment With Feasibility of Surface Observation Using Laser Based Measurements, October 04, 2010.
 
  • BOOK, BOOK CHAPTERS, EDITED JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES, MAGAZINE   ARTICLES, AND EDITED PROCEEDINGS
  1. Liang, W., Tomar, V., and Zhou, M., 2003, “Modeling and simulation of the mechanical response of nanowires,” Nanowires: Synthesis, Properties and Novel Devices, edited by Z.L. Wang, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, Vol. 1, pp. 125-155, 2003. (Book Chapter)
  2. Tomar, 2009, Vikas, Molecular Modeling of Al-Fe2O3 Nanomaterial System, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Germany, 2009, ISBN 978-3-639-15858-8. (Book)
  3. Tomar, V., 2011, “Combining experimental and multiscale computational perspectives in complex ceramics mechanical behavior description”, JOM, September 2011, ed Vikas Tomar
  4.  Dubey, D.K., and Tomar, V., 2012, “Hard biomaterials mechanics with an account of molecular forces”, in “Biomimetic Approaches for Biomaterials Development”, ed. Joao F. Mano, Wiley VCH Publishing.
  5.  Tomar, V., 2013: “A nanoscale crystal molecular dynamics model for simulation of inhomogeneity of complex materials”, Compilation on Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, Shaofan Li and Xinlin Gao, Eds., Pan Standford Publishing.
  6. Tomar, V., 2013, “Multiscale modeling of ceramic nanocomposites”, Ceramics, Woodhead Publishing, ed. Rajat Banerjee.
  7. Tomar, V. 2013: Feature research article by Researchmedia.Eu “Combining quantum mechanics with experiments to understand interface affected material properties” 
  8. Gan, M., Zhang, Y., Verma, D., and Tomar, V., 2014, “Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy”, GIT Laboratory Journal; Europe, Wiley
  9. Gan, M., Zhang, Y., Verma, D., and Tomar, V., 2014, “Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy”, Spectroscopy Journal; Europe, Wiley
  10. Qu, T., Verma, D., and Tomar, V., 2015, “Mechanics of Chitin Calcite Interfaces”, Book Chapter in Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 6, Springer
  11. Tomar, V., Dubey, D., Qu, T., Verma, D., Zhang, Y., 2016, “Multiscale Characterization of Biological systems”, Springer, ISBN:978-1-4939-3453-9 (Book: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781493934515).
  12. Prakash, C., Verma, D., and Tomar, V., 2017, “Dynamic local vs. non-local properties of material interfaces”, Handbook of Nonlocal Continuum Mechanics for Materials and Structures, Springer.
  13. Editorial: “Interface Strength Measurements”, A special issue in Journal of Materials, January 2017
  14. Editorial: “Interface Characterization”, A special issue in Journal of Materials, February, 2017
  15. Editorial: “Insights on structure-property correlations by advanced characterization techniques”, A special issue in Journal of Materials, April, 2018
  16. Zhang, Y., Gan, M., and Tomar, V., 2018, “Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy in Biological Materials,” In R. Narayan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 2, pp. 215–228. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128048290.
  17. Prakash, C., Olokun, A., Gunduz, I., and Tomar, V., 2019, “Interface Mechanical Properties in Energetic Materials Using Nanoscale Impact Experiment and Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy” Springer Nature Book Series-NanoEnergetic Materials, pp 275-290, ISBN: 9789811332685.
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  • REFEREED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
 (primary author has asterisk)
Operational Safety of Rechargeable Batteries, Materials in Rechargeable Batteries, and Collateral Systems
1.    Samvedi*, V, and Tomar, V., 2008, Role of heat flow direction, monolayer film thickness, and periodicity in controlling thermal conductivity of a Si-Ge superlattice system, Journal of Applied Physics (featured in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, volume 19, issue 4), Volume 105, pages 013541 (11 pages). 
2.    Samvedi*, V, and Tomar, V., 2009, Role of interface thermal boundary resistance in overall thermal conductivity of Si-Ge multi-layered structures, Nanotechnology, Volume 20, pages 365701 (11 pages). 
3.    Tomar*, V., and Samvedi, V., 2010, Correlation of thermal conduction properties with mechanical deformation characteristics of a set of SiC-Si3N4 nanocomposites, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 133, No. 1, pages 011013  (7 pp). 
4.    Samvedi, V. and Tomar*, V., 2012, An ab-initio study of coupling between electronic and phononic contribution to stress dependent thermal conductivity of Au, Si, and SiC. ASCE Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, Volume 2, No. 3, pages 49-53. 
5.    Samvedi*, V. and Tomar, V., 2013, An ab initio study of Al interfaces under deformation ad their thermal properties, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 114, pages 034312 (11 pages). 
6.    Kim, H., and Tomar*, V., 2011, Nanometer to Micron Scale Atomistic Mechanics of Silicon Using Atomistic Simulations at Accelerated Time Steps, ASCE Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, Volume 1, No. 4, pages 134-140. 
7.    Kim, H., and Tomar*, V., 2011, Nanometer to micron scale mechanics of [100] silicon nanowires and polycrystalline silicon using atomistic simulations at accelerated time steps, Physica Status Solidi-a, Volume 208, No. 9, pages 2115–2123. 
8.    Gan*, M., and Tomar, V., 2014, Surface stress variation as a function of applied compressive stress and temperature in microscale silicon, AIP Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 116, pages 073502 (10 pages). 
9.    Gan*, M., Zhang, Y., and Tomar, V., 2014, In Situ Deformation of Silicon Cantilever Under Constant Stress as a Function of Temperature, ASME Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, Volume 5, pages 021004 (9 pages). 
10.    Gan*, M., and Tomar, V., 2014, An in-situ platform for the investigation of Raman shift in micro-scale silicon structures as a function of mechanical stress and temperature increase, AIP Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume 85, pages 013902 (10 pages). 
11.    Gan*, M., Samvedi, V., and Tomar, V., 2015, Raman Spectroscopy-Based Investigation of Thermal Conductivity of Stressed Silicon Microcantilevers, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 29, No. 4 (2015), pp. 845-857. 
12.    Li*, B., Adams, R.A., Kazmi, J., Adams, T.E., Pol, V., Tomar, V., 2018, Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy Imaging of impacted LiCoO2 Cathode for Li-ion battery ageing evaluation, JoM-The Journal of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, Vol. 70(8), pp. 1423-1429. .
13.    Adams*, R.A., Li, B., Kazmi, J., Adams, T.E., Tomar, V., Pol, V., 2018, Dynamic Impact of LiCoO2 Electrodes for Li-ion Battery Ageing Evaluation, Electrochmica Acta, Vol .292, pp 586-593. 
14.    Li*, B., Parekh, M.H., Adams, R.A., Adams, T.E., Love, C.T., Pol, V.G., 2019, Lithium-ion Battery thermal Safety by early internal Detection, prediction and prevention, Scientific reports 9 (1), 1-11.

Shock, Energetic Materials, and Dynamic Failure of Materials
15.    Zhai, J., Tomar*, V., and Zhou, M., 2004, Micromechanical modeling of dynamic fracture using cohesive finite element method, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology; Volume 126, pages 179-191. 
16.    Tomar*, V., Zhai, J., and Zhou, M., 2004, Bounds on element size in a variable stiffness cohesive finite element method, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering; Volume 61, pages 1894-1920. 
17.    Tomar*, V. and Zhou, M., 2004, Molecular dynamics simulations of shock-induced thermite reaction, Materials Science Forum, Volume 465-466, pages 157-162.
18.    Tomar*, V. and Zhou, M., 2005, Deterministic and stochastic analyses of fracture in a brittle microstructure system, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 72, pages 1920-1941. 
19.    Tomar*, V. and Zhou, M., 2006, Tension-compression strength asymmetry of nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3+fcc-Al ceramic-metal composites, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 88, pages 233107 (3 pages). 
20.    Tomar*, V. and Zhou, M., 2006, Classical molecular-dynamics potential for the mechanical strength of nanocrystalline composite fcc-Al+α-Fe2O3, Physical Review B, Volume 73, pages 174116 (16 pages). 
21.    Tomar*, V. and Zhou, M., 2007, Analyses of tensile deformation of nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3+fcc-Al composites using classical molecular dynamics, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Volume 55, pages 1053-1085. 
22.    Tomar*, V., 2008, Analyses of the role of grain boundaries in mesoscale dynamic fracture resistance of SiC-Si3N4 intergranular nanocomposites, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 75, pages 4501-4512. 
23.    Tomar*, V., 2008, Analyses of the role of the second phase SiC particles in microstructure dependent fracture resistance variation of SiC-Si3N4 nanocomposites, Modelling and Simulation in Material Science and Engineering, Volume 16, pages 035001 (10 pages). 
24.    Lee*, H., and Tomar, V., 2012, Understanding effect of grain boundaries in the fracture behavior of polycrystalline tungsten under mode-I loading, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 134,  No. 3, pages 031010 (9 pages). 
25.    Verma*, D., Exner, M., and Tomar, V., 2016, An Investigation into Strain Rate Dependent Constitutive Properties of a Sandwiched Epoxy Interface, Materials and Design, Volume 112, 345-356. 
26.    Hu*, R., Prakash*, C., Tomar, V., Harr, M., Gunduz, I.E., Oskay, C., 2016, Experimentally validated mesoscale modeling of the coupled mechanical–thermal response of AP–HTPB energetic material under dynamic loading, International Journal of Fracture, Volume 203, pp 277-298. 
27.    Verma*, D., Biswas, S., Prakash, C., and Tomar, V., 2017, Relating Interface Evolution with Interface Mechanics based on Interface Properties, Journal of Materials (TMS), Volume 69, Issue 1, pp 30–38. 
28.    Prakash*, C., Gunduz, I., Oskay, C., and Tomar, V., 2018, Effect of interface chemistry and strain rate on strain rate dependent particle-matrix delamination in an energetic material, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 191, 46-64. 
29.    Prakash*, C, Gunduz, I.E., and Tomar, V., 2019, Simulation guided experimental interface shock viscosity measurement in an energetic material, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 27 085003.
30.    Prakash*, C, Gunduz, I.E., and Tomar, V., 2019, The effect of interface shock viscosity on the strain rate induced temperature rise in an energetic material analyzed using the cohesive finite element method, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 27 065008.
31.    Olokun*, T., Prakash, C., Men, Z., Dlott, DD, Tomar, V., 2019, Examination of Local Microscale-Microsecond Temperature Rise in HMX-HTPB Energetic Material Under Impact Loading, JOM, October 2019, Volume 71, Issue 10, pp 3531–3535.

Hypersonic and Space Environment Materials Simulations and Tests
32.    Tomar*, V., and Samvedi, V, 2009, Atomistic simulations based understanding of the mechanism behind the role of second phase SiC particles in fracture resistance of SiC-Si3N4 nanocomposites, International Journal of Multiscale Computational Engineering, Volume 7, No. 4, pages 277-294. 
33.    Gan*, M, and Tomar, V., 2010, Role of length scale and temperature in indentation induced creep behavior of polymer derived Si-C-O ceramics, Materials Science and Engineering-A, Volume 527, No. 29-30, pages 7615-762. 
34.    Tomar*, V., Samvedi, V., and Kim, H., 2010, Atomistic understanding of the particle clustering and particle size effect on the room temperature strength of SiC-Si3N4 nanocomposites International Journal of Multiscale Computational Engineering, Volume 8, No. 4, pages 463-472. 
35.    Tomar*, V., Gan, M., and Kim, H., 2010, Effect of temperature and morphology on mechanical strength of Si-C-O and Si-C-N nanocomposites, the Journal of European Ceramic Society, Volume 30, pages 2223-2237. 
36.    Gan*, M., and Tomar, V., 2011, Scale and Temperature Dependent Creep Modeling and Experiments in Materials, JoM-The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Volume 63, No. 9, pages 27-34. 
37.    Lee, H., and Tomar*, V., 2011, Effect of meso to micro transition in morphology dependent fracture of SiC ceramics, ASME-Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 133, pages 041001 (10 pages). Top 10 most downloaded article of the journal in November 2011-April 2012. 
38.    Gan*, M., and Tomar, V., 2011, Correlating Microscale Thermal Conductivity of Heavily-doped Silicon with Simultaneous Measurements of Stress, ASME-Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 133, pages 041013 (5 pp). 
39.    Tomar*, V. and Gan, M., 2011, Temperature dependent nanomechanics of Si-C-N nanocomposites with an account of particle clustering and grain boundaries, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 36, No. 7, pages 4605-4616. 
40.    Lee, H., and Tomar*, V., 2013, An examination of nickel doping effect on the mechanical strength of a tungsten grain boundary, Computational Materials Science, Volume 77, pages 131–138. 
41.    Samvedi, V, Tomar*, V., 2013, An ab initio study of ZrB2–SiC interface strength as a function of temperature: Correlating phononic and electronic thermal contributions, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Volume 33, pages 615–625. 
42.    Lee*, H., and Tomar, V., 2014, Understanding the influence of grain boundary thickness variation on the mechanical strength of a nickel-doped tungsten grain boundary, International Journal of Plasticity, Volume 53, pages 135-147. 
43.    Verma*, D., Singh, J., Varma, A., and Tomar, V., 2015, Evaluation of incoherent interface strength of solid-state-bonded Ti64/stainless steel under dynamic impact loading, JoM-The Journal of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, Volume 67, No. 8, pages 1694-1703. 
44.    Prakash*, C., Lee, H., Alucozai, M., and Tomar, V., 2016, An analysis of the influence of grain boundary strength on microstructure dependent fracture in polycrystalline tungsten, International Journal of Fracture, Volume 199 (1), pp 1-20. 
45.    Wang*, H., Dhiman, A., Ostergaard, H.E., Zhang, Y., Sigmund, T. S., Kruzic, J., and Tomar, V., 2019, Nanoindentation based properties of Inconel 718 at elevated temperatures: A comparison of conventional versus additively manufactured samples, International Journal of Plasticity, Volume 120, September 2019, Pages 380-394. 

Extreme Environment Sensors
46.    Dhiman*, A., Sharma, A., Shashurin, A., and Tomar, V., 2018, Strontium Titanate Composites for Microwave-Based Stress Sensing, JoM-The Journal of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, Vol 70(9), pp 1811–1815. 

Nuclear Materials and Energy
47.    Lee*, H., and Tomar, V., 2012, Understanding effect of grain boundaries in the fracture behavior of polycrystalline tungsten under mode-I loading, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 134,  No. 3, pages 031010 (9 pages). 
48.    Han, Y., and Tomar*, V., 2013 An ab initio study of the peak tensile strength of tungsten with an account of helium point defects, International Journal of Plasticity, Volume 48, pages 54–71. 
49.    Han*, Y., and Tomar, V., 2014, An analysis of the effect of graphene defects on tensile strength of SiC-Graphene GBs, Computational Material Science, Volume 92, pages 422-430. 
50.    Han, Y., and Tomar*, V., 2014, An ab-initio study of the structure–strength correlation in impact damaged SiC grain boundaries, Computational Material Science, Volume 82, pages 331-336. 
51.    Han*, Y., and Tomar, V., 2015, An ab-initio analysis of the influence of knock-on atom induced damage on the peak tensile strength of 3C-SiC grain boundaries, International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 24, No. 3, pages 446–467. 
52.    Marsh*, M., Han, Y., Verma, D., and Tomar, V., 2015, An investigation into plastic deformation of irradiated tungsten microstructure at elevated temperatures using the Anand’s viscoplastic model, International Journal of Plasticity, Volume 74, pages 127-140.  
53.    Wang*, B., Tomar, V., and Haque, A., 2015, In-situ TEM mechanical testing of nanocrystalline zirconium thin films, Materials Letters, Volume 152, pages 105-108. 
54.    Marsh*, J., Verma, D., Zhang, Y., Biswas, S., Haque, A., El-Atwani, O., and Tomar, V., 2015, Nanomechanical Characterization of Temperature Dependent Mechanical Properties of Ion Irradiated Zirconium with Consideration of Microstructure and Surface Damage, JoM-The Journal of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, vol 67 (12), pp 2945-2958. 
55. Seiler*, P.E., Siegmund, T., Zhang, Y., and Tomar, V., 2016, Stationary and Propagating Cracks In A Strain Gradient Visco-Plastic Solid, International Journal of Fracture, Volume 202, pp 111-125. 
56.    Zhang*, Y., Mohanty, D.P., Tomar, V., 2016, Visualizing in-situ Microstructure Dependent Crack Tip Stress Distribution in IN-617 Using Nano-mechanical Raman Spectroscopy, JoM-The Journal of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, Volume 68, Issue 11, pp 2742–2747.  ​
57.    Biswas*, S., Schwen, D., Singh, J., and Tomar, V., 2016, A Study of the evolution of microstructure and consolidation kinetics during field assisted sintering using a phase field modeling based approach, Extreme Mechanics Letters, Volume 7, pp 78-89. 
58.    Han*, Y., and Tomar, V., 2016, An investigation into the influence of grain boundary misorientation on the tensile strength of SiC bicrystals, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Volume 23 (5), pp 494-502. 
59.    Wang*, B., Haque, M., Tomar, V., Hattar, K., 2017, Self-ion irradiation effects on mechanical properties of nanocrystalline zirconium films, MRS Communications, Vol 7 (3), pp 595-600. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.51, Published online: 13 July 2017. 
60.    Nguyen*, T., Tomar, V., Kruzic, J., and Siegmund, T., 2017, Interaction of rate- and size-effect using a dislocation density based strain gradient viscoplasticity model, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 109, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2017.07.022. 
61.    Zhang*, Y., Mohanty, D.P., Seiler, P., Siegmund, T., Kruzic, J., 2017, Tomar, V., High Temperature Indentation Based Property Measurements of Inconel IN-617, International J Plasticity, Vol. 96, pp. 264 - 281. 
62.    Mohanty*, D.P., Wang, H., Okuniewski, M., and Tomar, V., 2017, A nanomechanical Raman spectroscopy based assessment of stress distribution in irradiated and corroded SiC, J Nuclear Materials, Vol 497, pp 128-138. 
63.    Zhang*, Y., Tomar, V., 2018, Visualizing stress and temperature distribution during elevated  temperature deformation of In-617 using Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy, JoM-The Journal of the Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society, Volume 70, Issue 4, 464-468. 
64.    Biswas*, S., Schwen, D., and Tomar, V., 2018, Implementation of a phase field model for simulating evolution of two powder particles representing microstructural changes during sintering, Journal of Materials Science, Volume 53, Issue 8, pp 5799–5825. 
65.    Wang*, H., Biswas, S., Han, Y.S., and Tomar, V., 2018, A phase field modeling based study of microstructure evolution and its influence on thermal conductivity in polycrystalline tungsten under irradiation, Computational Materials Science 150, 169-179. 
66.    Biswas*, S., Schwen, D., Okuniewski, M., and Tomar, V., 2018, Phase field modeling of sintering: role of grain orientation and anisotropic properties, Computational Materials Science 148, 307-319. 
67.    Mao*, K., Wu, Y., Wang, H., Tomar, V., and Wharry, J., 2018, Microstructure-property relationship for AISI 304/308L stainless steel laser weldment, Materials Science and Engineering: A 721, 234-243. 
68.    Dutta, D.*, Varma, A.H., and Tomar, V., 2018, A Path independent energy integral approach for analytical fracture strength of steel-concrete structures with an account of interface effects, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 204, 246-267. 
69.    Addison, D.*, Tucker, J., Siegmund, T., Tomar, V., and Kruzic, J., 2018, Cyclic and time-dependent crack growth mechanisms in alloy 617 at 800 °C, Materials Science and Engineering: A 737, 205-212. 
70.    Pribe*, J., Kruzic, J., Tomar, V., and Siegmund, T.S., 2019, Plastic strain gradients and transient fatigue crack growth: a computational study, International Journal of Fatigue 120, 283-293.  
71.    Liu, S., Dhiman*, A., Shin YC, Tomar, V., Zhang, ST, 2019, In-situ synthesis of Zr-based bulk metallic glass composites with periodic amorphous-crystalline microstructure for improved ductility via laser direct deposition, Intermetallics, 111, 106503.

Multiscale Simulations & Experimental Methods, Integrated Computational Materials Science/Engineering
72.    Tomar*, V., 2007, Nanomechanical analyses of nanocrystalline Ni using accelerated molecular time steps, Physica Status Solidi-a, Volume 204, No. 10, pages 3340-3348. 
73.    Tomar*, V., 2007, Accelerating the molecular time steps for nanomechanical simulations: The hybrid Monte Carlo Method, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 101, pages 103512 (9 pages). 
74.    Mejia-Rodriguez*, G., Renaud, J.E., and Tomar V., 2008, A variable fidelity model management framework for designing multiphase materials, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Volume 130, pages 091702 (10 pages). 
75.    Mejia-Rodriguez*, G., Renaud, J.E., and Tomar V., 2010, Multiobjective composite material design using the variable fidelity model management optimization framework, Engineering Optimization, Volume 42, No. 11, , pages 1055-1078. 
76.    Mejia-Rodriguez*, G., Renaud, J.E., Kim, H., and Tomar, V., 2013, Sequential approximate optimization based robust design of SiC-Si3N4 nanocomposite microstructures, Engineering Optimization, Volume 45, No. 3, pages 287-309. 
77.    Pope*, E., Warns, Rich, Tomar, V., 2014, Using integrated computational material science to create virtual simulation of gear fatigue lifetime, Gear Solutions, Volume 72, pages 35-41. 

Polymeric, Biological, and Biomimetic Materials
78.    Dubey, D. K., and Tomar*, V., 2007, Microstructure dependent dynamic fracture analyses of trabecular bone based on nascent bone atomistic simulations, Mechanics Research Communications-Special Issue on Multiscale Modeling, Volume 35, No. 1-2, pages 24-3. 
79.    Tomar*, V., 2007, Modeling of dynamic fracture and damage in 2-Dimensional trabecular bone microstructures using the cohesive finite element method, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Volume 130, pages 021021 (11 pages). 
80.    Dubey*, D. K., and Tomar, V., 2009, Understanding the influence of structural hierarchy and its coupling with chemical environment on the strength of idealized tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite biomaterials, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Volume 57, No. 10, pages 1702-1717. 
81.    Gan*, M, Cerrone, A, Samvedi, V, and Tomar, V., 2009, Effect of microscale compression on nanoscale elastic properties of trabecular bone, Experimental Mechanics, Volume 50, pages 773-781.  
82.    Dubey*, D. K., and Tomar, V., 2009, Role of hydroxyapatite crystal shape in nanoscale mechanical behavior of model tropocollagen–hydroxyapatite hard biomaterials, Materials Science and Engineering C, Volume 29, pages 2133–2140. 
83.    Dubey*, D. K., and Tomar, V., 2009, Role of the nanoscale interfacial arrangement in mechanical strength of tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite based hard biomaterials, Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 5, pages 2704–2716. 
84.    Dubey*, D. K., and Tomar, V., 2009, Effect of tensile and compressive loading on hierarchical strength of idealized tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite biomaterials as a function of chemical environment, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 21, pages 205103 (13 pages). 
85.    Tomar*, V., 2009, Insights into the effects of tensile and compressive loadings on microstructure dependent fracture of trabecular bone, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 76, No. 7, pages 884-897. 
86.    Dubey*, D. K., and Tomar, V., 2010, Effect of Loading Directionality on the Mechanical Behavior of Ideal Tropocollagen-Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials with Molecularly Motivated Construction, the Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume 7, pages 1306-1316. 
87.    Dubey, D.K., and Tomar*, V., 2010, Role of molecular level interfacial forces in hard biomaterial mechanics: a review, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 38, No. 6, pages 2040-2055. 
88.    Dubey*, D.K., and Tomar, V., 2010, Effect of osteogenesis imperfecta mutations in tropocollagen molecule on strength of biomimetic tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 96, pages 023703 (10 pages). (Featured in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, Vol 19, issue 2, Jan 15-2010). 
89.    Dubey, D. K., and Tomar*, V., 2010, Effect of Changes in Tropocollagen Residue Sequence and Hydroxyapatite Mineral Texture on the Nanoscale Strength of Ideal Tropocollagen-Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials, Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine, Volume 21, No. 1, pages 161-168. 
90.    Dubey*, D. K., and Tomar, V., 2012, An atomistic investigation into the molecular effects of osteogenesis imperfecta like genetic mutations on biomaterial strength, International Journal of Experimental and Computational Biomechanics, Volume 2, No.1,  pages 10 - 29. 
91.    Parab*, N., and Tomar, V., 2012, Raman Spectroscopy of algae: A Review, Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, Volume 3, pages 131-137. 
92.    Penninger*, C., Tovar, A., Tomar, V., and Renaud, J.E., 2012, A high fidelity HCA model for bone adaptation with cellular rules for bone resorption, Journal of the Surfaces and Interfaces in Materials, Volume1, pages 66-70. 
93.    Dubey*, D.K., and Tomar, V., 2013, Ab-initio investigation of strain dependent atomistic interactions at two tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite interfaces, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 135, No. 2, pages 021015 (8 pages). 
94.    Verma, D., and Tomar*, V., 2014, Structural-Nanomechanical property correlation of shallow water shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) exoskeleton at elevated temperatures, Journal of Bionic Engineering, Volume 11, pages 360-70. 
95.    Verma*, D., and Tomar, V., 2014, An investigation into the environment dependent nanomechanical properties of the shallow water shrimp (Pandalus Platyceros) exoskeleton” Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 44, pages 371-379. 
96.    Verma*, D., and Tomar, V., 2014, An investigation into mechanical strength of exoskeleton of hydrothermal vent shrimp (Rimicaris Exoculata) and shallow water shrimp (Pandalus Platyceros) at elevated temperatures, Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 49, pages 243-250. 
97.    Zhang*, Y., Gan, M., and Tomar, V., 2014, Raman thermometry based thermal conductivity measurement of bovine cortical bone as a function of compressive stress, ASME Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, Volume 5, pages 021003 (11 pages). 
98.    Qu, T., and Tomar* V., 2014, An analysis of the effects of temperature and structural arrangements on the thermal properties of tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite interfaces, Materials Science and Engineering-C, Volume 38, pages 28-28. 
99.    Qu*, T., Verma, D., Alucozai, M., and Tomar V., 2015, Influence of interfacial interactions on deformation mechanism and interface viscosity in chitin-calcite interfaces, Acta Biomaterialia, vol 25, pp 325-338.  doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2015.06.034. 
100.    Verma*, D., and Tomar, V., 2015, A comparison of nanoindentation creep deformation characteristics of hydrothermal vent shrimp (Rimicaris exoculata) and shallow water shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) exoskeletons, Journal of Material Research, Volume 30, No. 8, pages 1110-1120. 
101.    Verma*, D., and Tomar, V., 2015, Scale dependence of the mechanical properties and microstructure of crustaceans as biomimetic materials, JoM-The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS),  Vol. 67, No. 4, pages 858-866. Cover Article. 
102.    Qu*, T., Verma, D., Shahidi, M., Pichler, B., Hellmich, C., Tomar, V., 2015, Mechanics of organic-inorganic bio-interfaces–implications for strength and creep properties, Material Research Society bulletin, Volume 40, No. 4, pages 349-358. 
103.    Qu*, T., and Tomar V., 2015, Interfacial stress driven thermal mutations in tropocollagen-hydroxyapatite interfaces, International J of Experimental and Computational Biomechanics, Volume 3, No. 1, pages 62-81. 
104.    Pavon, J.J.*, Allain, J.P., Verma, D., Echeverry-Rendón, M., Cooper, C.L., Reece, L.M., Shetty, A.R., Tomar, V., 2019, In-situ study unravels bio-nanomechanical behavior in a magnetic bacterial nano-cellulose (MBNC) hydrogel for neuro-endovascular reconstruction, Macromol. Biosci. 2019, 19 (2), pp 1800225 (7 pages). 
105.    Bommireddy*, Y., Agarwal, A., Yetella, V.Y., Tomar, V., and Gonzales, M., 2019, Loading-unloading contact law for micro-crystalline cellulose particles under large deformations, Mechanics Research Communications, Volume 99,  Pages 22-31.
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  • PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 
  1. Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., 2003, “Molecular dynamics simulation of shock induced detonation,” in Shock compression of condensed matter—Proceedings of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter 2003, M.D. Furnish, Y.M. Gupta, J.W. Forbes (eds.), Vol. 706, pp. 413-416. 
  2. Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., 2004, “A molecular dynamics simulation framework for an Al+Fe2O3 reactive metal powder mixture,” in Nanoscale Materials and Modeling—Relations Among Processing, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties-Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Symposia, Peter M. Anderson, Timothy Foecke, Amit Misra, and Robert E. Rudd (eds.), Vol. 821, pp. 319-325.
  3. Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., 2004, “An empirical molecular dynamics potential for an Al+Fe2O3 reactive metal powder mixture,” AIAA Paper No. 2004-1697 (6 pp.), in proceedings of 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA. 
  4. Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., 2005, “Strength analyses of Fe2O3+Al nanocomposites using classical molecular dynamics,” Paper No. IMECE 2005-79282 (4 pp.) in proceedings of Proceedings of ASME-IMECE Conference, Orlando, FL. 
  5. Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., 2005, “A study of shock-wave propagation in single crystalline fcc-Al and α-Fe2O3 and an interface between two such phases using MD simulations,” Paper No. 0896-H08-03 (7 pp.),  in proceedings of the Materials Research Society Symposia on Shock Waves, Boston, MA. 
  6.  Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., November-2006, “Characterization of defect nucleation and propagation in Fe2O3+fcc-Al nanocomposites during uniaxial tensile and compressive deformations,” Paper No. IMECE2006-13629 (5 pp.), in proceedings of ASME-IMECE Conference, Chicago, IL. 
  7.  Tomar, V., November (27-30), 2006, “Atomistic simulations of strain rate dependent deformation behavior at continuum timescales,” Paper No.  0976-EE01-05 (6 pp.), in Size Effects in the Deformation of Materials — Experiments and Modeling-Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Symposia, E. Lilleodden, P. Besser, L. Levine, A. Needleman (eds.), Boston, MA. 
  8. Tomar, V., November (27-30), 2006, “A method for analyzing nanomechanical deformation of nanocrystalline Ni at higher time steps than is possible in classical molecular dynamics,” Paper No. 271380 (6 pp.), in Multiscale Modeling of Materials-Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Symposia, R. Devanathan, M. J. Caturla, A. Kubota, A. Chartier, S. Phillpot (eds), Boston, MA. 
  9.  Tomar, V. and Zhou, M., December-2006, “A characterization of the nanomechanical behavior of nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3+fcc-Al ceramic-metal composites using classical molecular dynamics,” Paper No. C020 (6 pp.), in proceedings of the ICCMS-2006, the 2nd international congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, Guwahati, India. 
  10. Mejia-Rodriguez, G., Renaud, J.E., and Tomar V., 2007, “A variable fidelity model management framework for multiscale computational design of continuous fiber SiC-Si3N4 ceramic composites,” Paper No. DETC2007-35913 (14 pp.), in proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Las Vegas, NV. 
  11. Tomar, V., 2007, “Multiscale and simulation of dynamic fracture in polycrystalline SiC-Si3N4 using a molecularly motivated cohesive finite element method,” Paper No. AIAA-2007-2345 (7 pp.), in proceedings of the 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Honolulu, HI. 
  12. Mejia-Rodriguez, G., Renaud, J.E., and Tomar V., 2007, “A methodology for multiscale computational design of continuous fiber SiC-Si3N4 ceramic composites based on the variable fidelity model management framework,” Paper No. AIAA-2007-1908 (14 pp.), in proceedings of the 3rd AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference, Honolulu, HI. 
  13. Mejía-Rodríguez, G., Renaud, John E., and Tomar, V, 2009, “Multiobjective composite material design using the variable fidelity model management optimization framework,” Paper No. AIAA-2009-2566 (18 pp.), in Proceedings of the 2009 AIAA SDM Conference, Palm-Springs, CA. 
  14. Tomar, V., 2010, “Atomistic and continuum understanding of the particle clustering and particle size effect on the room and high temperature strength of SiC-Si3N4 nanocomposites,” Paper No. AIAA 2010-2895 (18 pp), in Proceedings of the 2010 AIAA SDM Conference, Orlando, FL. 
  15. Dubey, D.K., and Tomar, V., 2011, “Molecular level interfacial mechanics in biomaterials” Paper No. AIAA 2011-2060 (10 pp), in Proceedings of the 2011 AIAA SDM Conference, Denver, Co.  
  16.  Gan, M., and Tomar, V., 2011, “Role of length scale and temperature in nanoscale and microscale creep of Si-C-O ceramics” Paper No. AIAA 2011-2157 (9 pp), in Proceedings of the 2011 AIAA SDM Conference, Denver, Co. 
  17. Samvedi, V., and Tomar, V., 2011, “A quantum mechanical study of the thermal conduction across a ZrB2-SiC interface as a function of temperature and strain”, Paper No. AJTEC2011-44643 (3 pp), Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, AJTEC2011, March 13-17, 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 
  18. Samvedi, V., and Tomar, V., 2011, “Role of interface thermal boundary resistance, straining, and morphology in thermal conductivity of a set of Si-Ge superlattices and biomimetic Si-Ge nanocomposites”, Paper No. AJTEC2011-44644 (7 pp), Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, AJTEC2011, March 13-17, 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 
  19. Samvedi, V., and Tomar, V., 2011, “A quantum mechanical study of the thermal conduction across a ZrB2-SiC interface as a function of temperature and strain”, Paper No. INTERPACK2011-52283 (3 pp), Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pacific Rim Technical Conference & Exposition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Systems, InterPACK2011, July 6-8, 2011, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  20. Samvedi, V., and Tomar, V., 2011, “Role of intrface thermal boundary resistance, straining, and morphology in thermal conductivity of a set of Si-Ge superlattices and biomimetic Si-Ge nanocomposites”, Paper No. INTERPACK2011-52284 (7 pp), Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pacific Rim Technical Conference & Exposition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Systems, InterPACK2011, July 6-8, 2011, Portland, Oregon, USA. 
  21. Lee, H., and Tomar, V., 2013, “Understanding Effect of Grain Boundaries in the Fracture Behavior of Polycrystalline Tungsten under Mode-I Loading” 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Co-located Events, 8 - 11 April 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, Paper No. AIAA 2013-1506 (9 Pages). 
  22. Lee, H., and Tomar, V., 2013, “Understanding the Influence of Nickel Doping in a Tungsten Grain Boundary on Mechanical Strength” 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Co-located Events, 8 - 11 April 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, Paper No. AIAA 2013-1733 (8 Pages). 
  23. Han, Y.S, and Tomar, V., 2013, “Computational study of the effect of helium point defects on the tensile strength of tungsten nanostructures” American Nuclear Society, 2013 Annual Meeting, 16-20 June 2013, Atlanta, Georgia. (4 Pages, paper is part of electronic proceeding CD-ROM, no number assigned). 
  24. Samvedi, V., and Tomar, V., 2014, “First principles calculations of interfaces in ultra high temperature ceramics”, in Proceedings of CIMTEC 2014, June 6-13, 2014, Montecatini Terme, Italy, Paper No. C14517 (4 pages). 
  25. Gan, M., and Tomar, V., 2015, “Small scale thermomechanics in Si with an account of surface stress measurements”, in Proceedings of SEM 2015, June 8-10, 2015, Costa Mesa, CA, Paper No. 244 (5 pages). 
  26. Qu, T., Verma, D., and Tomar, V, 2015, “A nanomechanics based investigation into interface thermomechanics of collagen and chitin based biomaterials”, in Proceedings of SEM 2015, June 8-10, 2015, Costa Mesa, CA, Paper No. 39 (5 pages). 
  27. Verma, D., Prakash, C., and Tomar, V., 2015, “Interface impact experiments and derivation of rate dependent cohesive separation laws”, in Proceedings of ICCM20, July 19-24, Copenhagen, Denmark, Paper No. 150701-2814 (5 pages). 
  28. Zhang, Y., Seiler, P., and Tomar, V., 2015, “High temperature indentation experiments and size effect analyses in IN-617”, American Nuclear Society, 2015 Annual Meeting, 7-11 June 2015, San Antonio, Texas. (4 Pages, paper is part of electronic proceeding CD-ROM, no number assigned). 
  29. Zhang, Y., and Tomar, V., 2016, “Analyses of nanoscale to microscale strength and crack-tip stresses using nanomechanical Raman spectroscopy in IN-617”, in Proceedings of SEM 2016, June 6-9, 2016, Orlando, FL, Paper No. 17 (10 pages). 
  30. Prakash, C., Verma, D., Exner, M., Gunduz, E., and Tomar, V., 2016, “Strain rate dependent failure of interfaces examined via nanoimpact experiments”, in Proceedings of SEM 2016, June 6-9, 2016, Orlando, FL, Paper No. 18 (12 pages). 
  31. Verma, D., Qu, T., and Tomar, V., 2016, “Scale dependence of the mechanical properties of interfaces in Crustaceans thin films”, in Proceedings of SEM 2016, June 6-9, 2016, Orlando, FL, Paper No. 284 (12 pages). 
  32. Verma, D., Prakash, C., and Tomar, V., 2016, “Interface Mechanics and its Correlation with Plasticity in Polycrystalline Metals, Polymer Composites, and Natural Materials”, in 11th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics, Implast 2016, IIT-Delhi, India, December 12-15, 2016 (8 pages). 
  33. Zhang, Y., and Tomar, V., 2017, “Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy based investigation of crack tip stresses in IN-617”, in I. Charit et al. (eds.), Mechanical and Creep Behavior of Advanced Materials, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-51097-2_22, Proceedings of 2017 TMS Annual Meeting, February 26 – March 2, 2017, San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego, CA (4 pages). 
  34. Verma, D., Prakash, C., and Tomar, V., 2016, “Interface Mechanical Strength and Elastic Constants Calculations via Nano Impact and Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy” ”, 2017 SEM Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 12-15, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, paper no. 13. 
  35. Prakash, C., Gunduz, I E, and Tomar, V., 2017, “Effect of Strain Rate and Interface Chemistry on Failure in Energetic Material”, 2017 SEM Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 12-15, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, paper no. 16. 
  36. Zhang, Y., Prakash, C., and Tomar, V., 2017, “In-situ Crack Tip Stress Measurement at High Temperature in IN-617 Using Combined Nano-indentation and Nano-mechanical Raman Spectroscopy”, 2017 SEM Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 12-15, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, paper no. 80. 
  37. Mohanty, D.P., Wang, H., and Tomar, V., 2017, “Investigation Of Stress Distribution Around The Pre-Crack Notch Of Corroded And Ion-Irradiated Zircaloy-4 Samples Using Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy”, in proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Fracture (ICF14), Rhodes, Greece, June 18 (Sunday) - 23 (Friday), 2017, paper no. 256.
  38. Wang, H., Mohanty, D.P., and Tomar, V., 2017, “Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Zircaloy-4: Extended Raman Thermometry Method”, Proceedings of the 2017 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo in Washington, DC, October 29-November 2, 2017, Paper No. 23321. 
  39. Prakash, C., Gunduz, I E, and Tomar, V., 2018,  “Interface Shock viscosity in Energetic material using Cohesive Finite Element Method”, Proceedings of AIAA-SciTech Meeting, 8–12 January 2018, Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida, Paper No. 273-MAT-7. 
  40. Prakash, C., Gunduz, I E, and Tomar, V., 2019, “Uncertainty Quantification in Nanoscale Impact Experiment in Energetic Materials”, Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 3 pp 257-263. 
  41. Zhang, Y., Prakash, C., and Tomar, V., 2019, “In-situ Crack Tip Stress Measurement at High Temperature in IN-617 Using Combined Nano-Indentation and Nano-Mechanical Raman Spectroscopy”, Fracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution, Volume 6, pp 51-56.
  42. Olokun, A., Prakash, C., Gunduz, I., and Tomar, V., 2019, “Interface Chemistry Dependent Mechanical Properties in Energetic Materials Using Nano-Scale Impact Experiment”, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1, pp 147-152.