Professor
Rodney J. Clifton
(
–
)
1937
2026
Brown University
;
Providence, RI
Mechanical and materials engineer; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Engineering and Technology
Elected
2005
Developed experimental and computational methods that contribute to a microstructure-based understanding of the inelastic deformation and fracture of materials at very high rates of deformation. Created a three-dimensional simulator for predicting the geometry of fractures induced by hydraulic fracturing.
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