Rodrigo Bernal

Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering

972-883-4709
ECSW 4.355E
Nanomechanical Multiphysics Lab
ORCID

Mechanical Engineering

Professional Preparation
Research Areas
Publications

Professional Preparation

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University - 2014

B.Sc. - Mechanical Engineering
Universidad de los Andes - 2007

B. Sc. - Electronics Engineering
Universidad de los Andes - 2007

Research Areas

Mechanical properties of nanomaterials

Multiphysics phenomena at the nanoscale

MEMS and NEMS

Electron Microscopy

Publications

On the application of Weibull statistics for describing strength of micro and nanostructures 2021 - Journal Article

Visualization of nanoscale wear mechanisms in ultrananocrystalline diamond by in-situ TEM tribometry 2019 - Journal Article

Sliding History-Dependent Adhesion of Nanoscale Silicon Contacts Revealed by in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy 2019 - Journal Article

Localized Pulsed Electrodeposition Process for Three-Dimensional Printing of Nanotwinned Metallic Nanostructures 2018 - Journal Article

Microscale 3D Printing of Nanotwinned Copper 2018 - Journal Article

Influence of chemical bonding on the variability of diamond-like carbon nanoscale adhesion 2018 - Journal Article

High Strain Rate Tensile Testing of Silver Nanowires: Rate-Dependent Brittle-to-Ductile Transition 2016 - Journal Article

Multiphysics design and implementation of a microsystem for displacement-controlled tensile testing of nanomaterials 2015 - Journal Article

Double-tilt in situ TEM holder with multiple electrical contacts and its application in MEMS-based mechanical testing of nanomaterials 2015 - Journal Article

Pushing the envelope of in situ transmission electron microscopy 2015 - Journal Article