Gave a talk at the 20th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM 2026) in Pasadena, CA:
- B. Dortdivanlioglu, A. Umurhan, J. Wang — Large Strain-Gradient Effects on Bound Charge Evolution and Electric Potential in Dielectric Elastomers
The talk presented a multiscale framework linking the molecular design of polymers—through tailored dipolar characteristics and copolymer architectures—to macroscopic polarization that emerges under large strain gradients in deformation-driven instabilities.