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In the following lists of research contributions, the names of students and post-docs are shown underlined<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cModeling Materials: Continuum, Atomistic and Multiscale Techniques<\/a>\u201d E.B. Tadmor and R.E. Miller, Cambridge University Press, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cContinuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics: From Fundamental Concepts to Governing Equations<\/a>\u201d E.B. Tadmor, R.E. Miller and R.S. Elliott, Cambridge University Press, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributed Papers in Refereed Journals (published):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Hasnain Sajid,<\/span> Jean Duquette, and Ronald E. Miller, “High-Throughput Screening for Practical Applications of Metal\u2013Organic Frameworks to Advanced Water-Based Thermal Storage Technologies,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2026), DOI: 10.1021\/acsami.6c00565<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Hasnain Sajid <\/span>and Ronald E. Miller, “Framework Flexibility-Driven H2<\/sub>O Diffusion in MOF-303; Mechanistic Insights from Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>, (2026), DOI: 10.1021\/acs.jpcc.6c00224<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Ali Shahrouzian<\/span>, Jean Duquette, and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cSimulation-based comparative analysis of zoned and non-zoned ducted HVAC systems in Canadian dwellings: impact of network versus single-zone airflow modeling,\u201d Building and Environment<\/em>, 114425 (2026), https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.buildenv.2026.114425<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Barcenas L, Miller RE<\/span>. \u201cAn integrated computational fluid dynamics and chemical kinetics modeling for predicting oil degradation in maritime diesel engines\u201d. Advances in Mechanical Engineering<\/em>. 2025;17(12). doi:10.1177\/16878132251407142<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Arnav Rana,<\/span> Ronald E. Miller and Xin Wang, \u201cNumerical simulation of ductile damage in pipeline steels across different constraint conditions using a combined void growth and coalescence model,\u201d Engineering Fracture Mechanics<\/em>, 320<\/strong> 111027, 2025 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.engfracmech.2025.111027<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Alireza Rezvanpour<\/span> and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cPrediction of PAN oxidation in a gas turbine bearing chamber using coupled chemical kinetics and CFD simulation of lubricant flow,\u201d Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 102541 (2024) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tsep.2024.102541<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Arnav Rana<\/span>, Ronald E. Miller and Xin Wang, \u201cTwo parameter characterization of semi-circular cracks in anisotropic plastic materials,\u201d Engineering Fracture Mechanics<\/em>, 109954 (2024) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.engfracmech.2024.109954<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Luca M. Ghiringhelli, Carsten Baldauf, Tristan Bereau, Sandor Brockhauser, Christian Carbogno, Javad Chamanara, Stefano Cozzini, Stefano Curtarolo, Claudia Draxl, Shyam Dwaraknath, \u00c1d\u00e1m Fekete, James Kermode, Christoph T. Koch, Markus K\u00fchbach, Alvin Noe Ladines, Patrick Lambrix, Maja-Olivia Himmer, Sergey V. Levchenko, Micael Oliveira, Adam Michalchuk, Ronald E. Miller, Berk Onat, Pasquale Pavone, Giovanni Pizzi, Benjamin Regler, Gian-Marco Rignanese, J\u00f6rg Schaarschmidt, Markus Scheidgen, Astrid Schneidewind, Tatyana Sheveleva, Chuanxun Su, Denis Usvyat, Omar Valsson, Christof W\u00f6ll and Matthias Scheffler, \u201cShared metadata for data-centric materials science,\u201d Scientific Data<\/em>, 10<\/strong>, 626 (2023), https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41597-023-02501-8<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Alireza Rezvanpour<\/span> and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cScaling analysis as a tool to validate CFD simulation of a lubricant flow in the bearing housing of a gas turbine,\u201d Thermal Science and Engineering Progress<\/em>, 36<\/strong>, 101513 (2022) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tsep.2022.101513<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Rafaela Aguiar<\/span>, Oren E. Petel, Ronald E. Miller, \u201cEffect of a Halloysite-polyurethane nanocomposite interlayer on the ballistic performance of laminate transparent armour,\u201d Composites Part C: Open Access<\/em>, 7<\/strong>, 100231 (2022) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcomc.2022.100231<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. M.A.N. Dewapriya<\/span> and R.E. Miller, \u201cMolecular Dynamics Study on the Shock Induced Spallation of Polyethylene,\u201d Journal of Applied Physics<\/em> 131<\/strong>(2), 025102 (2022) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0072249<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. M.A.N. Dewapriya<\/span> and R.E. Miller, \u201cQuantum and classical molecular dynamics simulations of shocked polyurea and polyurethane\u201d, Computational Materials Science<\/em>, 203<\/strong>, 111166 (2022) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.commatsci.2021.111166<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Mohammadreza Heidari Pebdani <\/span>and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cMolecular dynamics simulation of pull-out Halloysite nanotube from polyurethane matrix,\u201d Advances in Mechanical Engineering<\/em>, 13<\/strong>(9), 1-10 (2021) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/16878140211044663<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Zheng Liu<\/span>, Xin Wang, Ronald E. Miller, Pengfei Jin, Yueyin Shen and Xu Chen, \u201cDetermination of R-curves for thermal aged 16MND5 bainitic forging steel using 3D constraint-based fracture mechanics\u201d, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 116<\/em>(103084) (2021). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tafmec.2021.103084<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Nuwan Dewapriya <\/span>and Ronald Miller, \u201cMolecular Level Investigation on the Spallation of Polyurea,\u201d MRS Communications<\/em> (2021). (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1557\/s43579-021-00073-5<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Rafaela Aguiar<\/span>, Ronald E. Miller and Oren E. Petel, \u201cMicrostructural evidence of the toughening mechanisms of polyurethane reinforced with halloysite nanotubes under high strain\u2011rate tensile loading,\u201d Scientific Reports<\/em>, 11<\/strong>:13161 (2021) (open access<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Zheng Liu<\/span>, Xin Wang, Ronald E. Miller, Jiaqi Hu, and Xu Chen,\u201dFracture toughness of thermal aged 16MND5 bainitic forging steel under varying 3D constraint conditions: An experimental study using SENT specimens,\u201d Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics<\/em>, 114<\/strong>, 103025 (2021). (https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/c\/1d9tscAT7Avvu<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Nuwan Dewapriya<\/span> and Ronald Miller, \u201cMolecular Dynamics Simulations of Shock Propagation and Spallation in Amorphous Polymers,\u201d Journal of Applied Mechanics<\/em>, 88<\/strong>(10): 101005  2021. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4051238<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Nuwan Dewapriya<\/span> and Ronald Miller, \u201cEnergy absorption mechanisms of nanoscopic multilayer structures under ballistic impact loading,\u201d Computational Materials Science<\/em>, 195<\/strong>, 110504, 2021. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.commatsci.2021.110504<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Nuwan Dewapriya<\/span> and Ronald Miller, \u201cMolecular Dynamics Study of the Penetration Resistance of Multilayer Polymer\/Ceramic Nanocomposites Under Supersonic Projectile Impacts,\u201d Extreme Mechanics Letters<\/em>, 44<\/strong>, 101238, 2021. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eml.2021.101238<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Zheng Liu<\/span>, Xin Wang, Ronald Miller, Jiaqi Hu and Xu Chen \u201cDuctile fracture properties of 16MND5 bainitic forging steel under different in-plane and out-of-plane constraint conditions: experiments and predictions,\u201d Engineering Fracture Mechanics<\/em>, 241<\/strong>, 107359, 2021. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.engfracmech.2020.107359<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Nuwan Dewapriya<\/span> and Ronald Miller, \u201cSuperior Dynamic Penetration Resistance of Nanoscale Multilayer Polymer\/Metal Films,\u201d Journal of Applied Mechanics<\/em>, 87<\/strong>(12): 121009, 2020. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4048319<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Rafaela Aguiar<\/span>, Ronald Miller and Oren Petel \u201cSynthesis and Characterization of Partially Silane-Terminated Polyurethanes Reinforced with Acid-Treated Halloysite Nanotubes for Transparent Armour Systems,\u201d Scientific Reports<\/em>, 10<\/strong>:13805, 2020. (open access<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Nuwan Dewapriya<\/span> and Ronald Miller, \u201cMolecular dynamics study of the mechanical behaviour of ultrathin polymer-metal multilayers under extreme dynamic conditions,\u201d Computational Materials Science<\/em>, 184<\/strong>, 109951, 2020. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.commatsci.2020.109951<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Manura Liyanage<\/span>, Ronald Miller and Nimal Rajapakse, \u201cDenuded zones in zirconium pressure vessels: oxygen\u2019s role examined via multi-scale diffusion model,\u201d Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>, 28<\/strong>, 065005, 2020. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1361-651X\/ab99cf<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Chris Bassindale<\/span>, Ronald Miller and Xin Wang, \u201cEffect of single initial overload and mean load on the low-cycle fatigue life of normalized 300M alloy steel,\u201d International Journal of Fatigue<\/em>, 130<\/strong>, 105273, 2020. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijfatigue.2019.105273<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Manura Liyanage<\/span>, Ronald Miller and Nimal Rajapakse, \u201cFirst principles study of hydrogen in lead zirconate titanate,\u201d Smart Materials and Structures,<\/em> 28<\/strong>, 034002, 2019. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1361-665X\/aafeed<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Manura Liyanage<\/span>, Ronald Miller and Nimal Rajapakse, \u201cMulti-scale approach for determining hydrogen diffusivity in zirconium,\u201d Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 26<\/em>, 085002, 2018. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1361-651X\/aae2c8<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Joly <\/span>and Ronald Miller, \u201cDensity Functional Theory Rate Calculation of Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of N\u2010Phenyl-\u03b1-naphthylamine Antioxidants,\u201d Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research<\/em>, 57<\/strong>, pp 876\u2013880, 2018. (http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.iecr.7b04073<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Gibson, Joshua<\/span>; Srivilliputhur, Srinivasan; Baskes, Michael; Miller, Ronald; Wilson, Angela, \u201cA multi-state modified embedded atom method potential for titanium\u201d, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>, 25<\/strong>, 015010, 2017. (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1361-651X\/25\/1\/015010<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Ronald E. Miller, Ellad B. Tadmor, Joshua S. Gibson, Noam Bernstein, and Fabio Pavia, \u201cMolecular Dynamics at Constant Cauchy Stress,\u201d  J. Chem. Phys<\/em>. 144<\/strong>, 184107,  2016. (http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1063\/1.4948711<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Behrouz Shiari<\/span> and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Crack Initiation and Propagation at the Nanoscale,\u201d Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids<\/em>, 88<\/strong>, pp 35-49, 2016.(doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmps.2015.12.003<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. Carlos Campana<\/span> and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cTransiting the molecular potential energy surface along low energy pathways: The TRREAT algorithm,\u201d  Journal of Computational Chemistry<\/em>, 34<\/strong>, pp 2502-2513 2013. (http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/jcc.23408\/abstract)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Carlos Campana<\/span> and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cPhysical properties of liquid hexane and derived polar by-products of hexane autoxidation: molecular dynamics calculations using the Trappe-UA force field,\u201d Molecular Simulation<\/em>, 39<\/strong>, pp 882-894, 2013. (http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1080\/08927022.2013.775439)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. E. B.Tadmor, F. Legoll, W. K. Kim, L. M. Dupuy and R. E. Miller, \u201cFinite-Temperature Quasicontinuum,\u201d Applied Mechanics Review<\/em>, 65<\/strong>, 010803 (27 pages), 2013. (http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4023013)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. R.W.L Fong<\/span>, R. Miller, H.J. Saari, S.C. Vogel, \u201cCrystallographic Texture and Volume Fraction of alpha and beta Phases in Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Material During Heating and Cooling,\u201d Metall. Mater. Trans. A<\/em>, 43<\/strong>(3), pp. 806-821, 2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. R.W.L. Fong<\/span>, H. Saari, R. Miller, J. Teutsch, and S.C. Vogel, \u201cA Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Study of Phase Changes in an As-Received Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Material during Continuous Heating and Cooling,\u201d Mater. Sci. Forum<\/em>, 706-709<\/strong>, 853-858 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. E. B. Tadmor, R. S. Elliott, J. P. Sethna, R. E. Miller and C. A. Becker, \u201cThe Potential of Atomistic Simulations and the Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models,\u201d J. of Materials<\/em>63<\/strong>(7), pp. 17-17, 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. R.E. Miller and E.B. Tadmor, \u201cA unified framework and performance benchmark of fourteen multiscale atomistic\/continuum coupling methods,\u201d Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 17<\/strong>, art. 053001, 2009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. Ishraq Shabib <\/span>and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cDeformation characteristics and stress-strain response of nanotwinned copper via molecular dynamics simulation,\u201d Acta Materialia, 57(3), pp. 4364-4373 (2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. I.Shabib<\/span>,and R.E. Miller, \u201cA molecular dynamics study of twin width, grain size and temperature effects on the toughness of 2D-columnar nanotwinned copper,\u201d Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 17(5) Art. #055009 (2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. Carlos Campana<\/span>, K.P. Boyle and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cGrain boundary motion assisted via radiation cascades in bcc Fe,\u201d Physical Review B,<\/em> 78<\/strong>(13) art. 134114, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. Behrouz Shiari<\/span> and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cMultiscale modeling of ductile crystals at the nanoscale subjected to cyclic indentation\u201d, Acta Materialia, 56<\/strong>(12), pp. 2799-2809, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. Behrouz Shiari<\/span>, <\/strong>Ronald E. Miller and Dennis Klug, \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Materials at the Nanoscale: A Dynamic Approach,\u201d Canadian Journal of Physics<\/em>, 86<\/strong>, pp. 391-400, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  45. Ronald E Miller and David Rodney, \u201cOn the nonlocal nature of dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation,\u201d J. Mech. Phys. Solids, <\/em>56<\/strong>(4), pp. 1203-1223, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  46. Amit Acharya, Armand Beaudoin and Ron Miller, \u201cNew Perspectives in Plasticity Theory: Dislocation Nucleation, Waves, and Partial Continuity of Plastic Strain Rate\u201d, M<\/em>athematics and Mechanics of Solids, <\/em>13<\/strong>; p. 292, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  47. Shiari, B.<\/span>, Miller, R., and Klug, D.,\u201c<\/em>Multiscale Modeling of Material Removal Processes at the Nanoscale,\u201d J. Mech. Phys. Solids<\/em>, 55, pp. 2384-2405, 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  48. L. Kucherov, E.B. Tadmor and R.E. Miller, \u201cUmbrella spherical integration: a stable meshless method for nonlinear solids,\u201d Int\u2019l J. Numer. Meth. Engng<\/em>, vol. 69(13), pp 2807-2847, 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  49. Denis Saraev<\/span> and Ronald E Miller, \u201cAtomic-Scale Simulations of Nanoindentation-Induced plasticity in Copper Crystals with Nanometer-Sized Nickel Coatings,\u201d Acta Materialia<\/em>, 54<\/strong>(1), pp. 33-45 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  50. William W. Gerberich, W.M. Mook, M.D. Chambers, M.J. Cordill, C.R. Perrey, C.B. Carter, R.E. Miller, W.A. Curtin, R. Mukherjee, and S.L. Girshick, \u201cAn Energy Balance Criterion for Nanoindentation-Induced Single and Multiple Dislocation Events,\u201d J. Applied Mechanics ASME Transactions, <\/em>Vol. 73(2), 327-334 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  51. L.M. Dupuy, E.B. Tadmor, R.E. Miller and R. Phillips, \u201cFinite Temperature Quasicontinuum: Molecular Dynamics without all the Atoms\u201d Phys. Rev. Lett.,<\/em>95<\/strong>, 060202, 2005. Reviewed in \u201cResearch Highlights,\u201d Nature, <\/em>436<\/strong>, p. 892, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  52. Denis Saraev<\/span> and Ronald E Miller, \u201cAtomistic Simulation of Nanoindentation into Copper Multilayers,\u201d Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng.13,<\/em> pp. 1089-1099, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  53. S. Qu, V. Shastry, W.A. Curtin and R.E. Miller, \u201cA Finite Temperature, Dynamic, Coupled Atomistic\/Discrete Dislocation Method\u201d, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, <\/em>Vol. 13(<\/strong>7), pp. 1101-1118, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  54. Behrouz Shiari<\/span>, Ronald E. Miller and W.A. Curtin, \u201cCoupled Atomistic\/Discrete Dislocation Simulations of Nanoindentation at Finite Temperature,\u201d ASME J. Engng. Materials and Technology \u2013 Transactions of the ASME, <\/em>Vol127<\/strong>(4), pp. 358-368, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  55. Robert Peace <\/span>and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cExperimental Observations of Void Growth in the Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Alloy,\u201d J. of Nuclear Materials<\/em>, 341<\/strong>, 231-234, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  56. L. E. Shilkrot, Ronald E. Miller and William A. Curtin, \u201cMultiscale Plasticity Modeling: Coupled Atomistics and Discrete Dislocation Mechanics,\u201d J. Mech. Phys. Solids<\/em>, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp 755-787, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  57. R.E. Miller and A. Acharya, \u201cA Stress-Gradient Based Criterion for Dislocation Nucleation in Crystals,\u201d J. Mech. Phys. Solids<\/em>,Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 1507-1525, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  58. Ronald E. Miller, L. E. Shilkrot and W.A. Curtin, \u201cA Coupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Simulation of Nano-Indentation into Single Crystal Thin Films,\u201d Acta Mater., <\/em>Vol. 52, No. 2 pp 271-284, 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  59. Shanti Singh<\/span>, Yiqun Pei, Ron Miller and Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, \u201cLong-ranged, entangled carbon nanotube networks in polycarbonate,\u201d Adv. Funct. Mater.<\/em>, Vol 13, No. 11, pp. 868-872, 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  60. L.E. Shilkrot, R.E. Miller and W.A. Curtin, \u201cCoupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Plasticity,\u201d Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/em>, Vol. 89, article number 025501, 2002.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  61. L.E. Shilkrot, W.A. Curtin and R.E. Miller, \u201cA Coupled Atomistic\/Continuum Model of Defects in Solids,\u201d J. Mech. Phys. Solids<\/em>, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp. 2085-2106, 2002.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  62. Maurice de Koning, R. Miller, V.V. Bulatov and Farid F. Abraham, \u201cModelling Grain-Boundary Resistance in Intergranular Dislocation Slip Transmission,\u201d Philosophical Magazine<\/em>A<\/strong>, Vol. 82, No. 13, pp. 2511-2527, 2002.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  63. D.N. Pawaskar, R. Miller and R. Phillips, \u201cStructure and Energetics of Long-Period Tilt Grain Boundaries using an Effective Hamiltonian\u201d, Phys. Rev. B<\/em>Vol. 63, pp. 214105-214118,2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  64. T.M. McCormack, R. Miller, O. Kesler and L.J. Gibson, \u201cFailure of Sandwich Beams with Metallic Foam Cores\u201d, Int. J. Solids and Structures,<\/em>Vol. 38, pp. 4901-4920, 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  65. R. E. Miller and V.B. Shenoy, \u201cSize Dependent Elastic Properties of Nano-Sized Structural Elements,\u201d Nanotechnology, <\/em>Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 139-147, 2000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  66. R.E. Miller, \u201cA Continuum Plasticity Model for the Constitutive and Indentation Behaviour of Foamed Metals\u201d, Intl. J. of Mech. Sci.,<\/em>Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 729-754, 2000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  67. E.B. Tadmor, R.E. Miller, R. Phillips, and M. Ortiz, \u201cNano-Indentation and Incipient Plasticity\u201d, J. Mat. Res.,<\/em>Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 2233-2250, 1999.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  68. R.E. Miller, E.B. Tadmor, R. Phillips, and M. Ortiz, \u201cQuasicontinuum Simulation of Fracture at the Atomic Scale\u201d, Mod. Sim. Mat. Sci. Eng.,<\/em>Vol. 6, pp. 607-638, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  69. R.E. Miller, M. Ortiz, R. Phillips, V. Shenoy, and E.B. Tadmor, \u201cQuasicontinuum Models of Fracture and Plasticity\u201d, Engineering Fracture Mechanics,<\/em>Vol. 61, pp. 427-444, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  70. R.E. Miller, R. Phillips, G. Beltz, and M. Ortiz, \u201cA Non-Local Formulation of the Peierls-Nabarro Dislocation Model\u201d, J. Mech. Phys. Sol.,<\/em>Vol. 46(10), p. 1845-1868, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  71. V. Shenoy, R. Miller, E.B. Tadmor, D. Rodney, R. Phillips, and M. Ortiz, \u201cAn Adaptive Methodology for Atomic Scale Mechanics \u2013 The Quasicontinuum Method\u201d, J. Mech. Phys. Sol.,<\/em>Vol. 47, p. 611-642, 1999.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  72. V.B. Shenoy, R. Miller, E.B. Tadmor, R. Phillips, and M. Ortiz, \u201cQuasicontinuum Models of Interfacial Structure and Deformation\u201d, Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/em>80(4), p. 742 (1998).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  73. R.E. Miller, and R. Phillips, \u201cCritical Analysis of Local Constitutive Models for Slip and Decohesion\u201d, Phil. Mag. A <\/em>73(4), pp. 803-827 (1996).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Invited Papers in Refereed Journals (published):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    1. B. Tadmor and R.E. Miller \u201cBenchmarking, validation and reproducibility of concurrent multiscale methods are still needed,\u201d Viewpoint Article, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>, 25<\/strong>(7), 071001 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. William A. Curtin and Ronald E. Miller, \u201cA Perspective on Atomistic-Continuum Multiscale Modeling,\u201d Viewpoint Article, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering,<\/em> 25<\/strong>(7), 071004 (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3.  Ronald E. Miller and Ellad B. Tadmor,\u201cHybrid Continuum Mechanics and Atomistic Methods for Simulating Materials Deformation and Failure\u201d, MRS Bulletin<\/em>, 32<\/strong>, pp 920-926, 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. W.A. Curtin and R.E. Miller, \u201cAtomistic\/Continuum Coupling Methods in Multi-Scale Materials Modeling,\u201d Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering,<\/em>Vol. 11(3), pp. R33-R68, 2003.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. R.E.Miller, \u201cDirect Coupling of Atomistic and Continuum Mechanics in Computational Materials Science,\u201d Int\u2019l J. for Multiscale Computational Engng.<\/em>, Vol. 1(1), pp. 57\u00ad72, 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. R.E.Miller and E.B. Tadmor, \u201cThe Quasicontinuum Method: Overview, Applications and Current Directions\u201d, J. of Computer-Aided Materials Design,<\/em>Vol. 9(3), pp. 203-23, 2002.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Chapters in Books:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. M.A.N. Dewapriya<\/span> and R.E. Miller, \u201cNanoscale modeling of shock response of polyurea,\u201d chapter in Polyurea: Synthesis, Properties, Composites, Production, and Applications,  <\/em>Pooria Pasbakhsh et al., Editors, Elsevier (2023), ISBN: 978-0-323-99450-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. R.E. Miller, \u201cTreating Mobile Dislocations in Coupled Atomistic\/Continuum Models,\u201d chapter in Fundamentals and Applications of Multiscale Materials Modeling<\/em>, Z. Xiao Guo, Editor, Woodhead Publishing, Ltd. (2007) ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 071 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. B. Shiari<\/span> and R.E. Miller, \u201cFinite Temperature Coupled Atomistic\/Continuum Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Simulation of Nanoindentation\u201d in \u201cNanomechanics of Materials and Structures<\/em>\u201d, Springer (2006), ISBN: 1-4020-3950-6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. E.B. Tadmor and R.E. Miller, \u201cThe Theory and Implementation of the Quasicontinuum Method,\u201d chapter in Handbook of Materials Modeling, Volume I (Methods and Models)<\/em>, Springer Science and Business Media, 2005,ISBN: 978-1-4020-3287-5.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Papers Published in Conference Proceedings:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        1. Arnav Rana<\/span>, Ronald E. Miller and Xin Wang, “Application of Enhanced Gurson-Like Ductile Damage Models to Simulate Crack Growth in Pipeline Steels Under Wide Range of Constraint Conditions,” ASME PVP2025 Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, July 20-25, 2025, Montreal Canada, PVP2025-152998<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Ali Shahrouzian<\/span>, Jean Duquette, Ronald E Miller, “Development and validation of a TRNSYS Type to simulate the energy performance of solid-gas adsorption thermal storage tanks,”  Vol. 13, Proc. eSim 2024<\/em>, Edmonton, AB Canada, June 5-7 2024. https:\/\/publications.ibpsa.org\/esim-conference-proceedings\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Zheng Liu<\/span>, Xin Wang, Ronald E. Miller, Yueyin Shen and Xu Chen, “Application of 3D Constraint-Based Fracture Mechanics for the Determination of R-Curves of Thermal Aged 16MND5 Steel,” Proc. ASME 2021, Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference<\/em>, July 12-16, 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. R. Aguiar<\/span>, <\/i><\/span>A. Lebar, <\/i><\/span>A. Oddy, <\/i><\/span>R. Miller, <\/i>and <\/span>O. Petel, “<\/span><\/span>Synthesis and mechanical characterization of polyurethane reinforced with halloysite nanotubes” AIP Conference Proceedings 2272, 120001, 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. R.W.L. Fong,<\/u> S. Vogel, R. Miller, and H. Saari,<\/u> \u201cCharacterization of the crystallographic textures and mechanical anisotropy factors in two modifications of Zr-2.5Nb pressure-tube materials,\u201d Proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM-8), Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, August 4-9, 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. I. Shabib<\/span>, and R. Miller, \u201cDeformation characteristics and stress-strain response of copper nanotwinned structure\u201d, CSME (The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering) Forum 2008 conference proceedings, June5-June8, 2008, Ottawa, Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. B. Shiari,<\/span> R.E. Miller, L. Zhao and W. Beres, \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Nanoindentation:

          Significance of Local Temperature Rise,\u201d Proceedings of COM 2006 \u2013 45th International Conference of Metallurgists, <\/em>Montreal, Canada, Oct. 1-4, 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        8. B. Shiari,<\/span> R.E. Miller, W. Beres and L. Zhao, \u201cCoupled Atomistic\/Continuum Discrete Dislocation Modeling of Nanoscratching,\u201d Proceedings of COM 2006 \u2013 45th International Conference of Metallurgists, <\/em>Montreal, Canada, Oct. 1-4, 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        9. I. Shabib,<\/span>K. Chen, R. Miller, and L.R. Zhao, \u201cMulti-scale Modeling of the Indentation of Nickel-Aluminum nano-layers<\/em>\u201d, published in the 20th CANCAM (Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics<\/em>) conference proceedings, pp. 131-132, May 30-June2, 2005, Montreal, Quebec<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        10. B. Shiari,<\/span> D.D. Klug and R.E. Miller, \u201cStructural Flexibility of Silicon Nanobeams,\u201d proceedings of Twelfth Canadian Semiconductor Technology Conference, <\/em>Ottawa, Canada, Aug. 16-19, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        11. Behrouz Shiari<\/span>, Ronald E. Miller and Dennis D. Klug, \u201cFinite Temperature MultiscaleComputational Modeling of Materials at the Nanoscale\u201d, Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on MEMS, NANO, and Smart Systems<\/em>, Banff, Canada, July, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        12. Paul Straznicky, R.G. Langlois, M. McDill, R. Miller, S.A. Sjolander and D.A. Staley, \u201cIntegratedTeam Design Projects at Carleton University,\u201d Proc. of the 1stCDEN Design Conference<\/em>, Montreal, Quebec, July, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        13. Ronald E. Miller, Leo Shilkrot and William A. Curtin, \u201cA Study of Nano-Indentation using Coupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation (CADD) Modeling,\u201d Proc. 2nd MIT Conf. on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics<\/em>, 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        14. M. de Koning, R. Miller, V.V. Bulatov and F. Abraham, \u201cModeling the Effects of Dislocation-GrainBoundary Interactions in Poly-Crystal Plasticity: Identification and Characterization of Unit Mechanisms\u201d, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.<\/em>, Vol. 677, pp. AA1.5.1-AA1.5.8, 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        15. A. Pillai<\/span> and R.E. Miller, \u201cCrack Behaviour at Bi-Crystal Interfaces: A Mixed Atomistic andContinuum Approach\u201d, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.,<\/em> Vol. 653, pp. Z2.9.1-Z2.9.7, 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        16. D.N. Pawaskar, R.E. Miller, R. Bai, A. Schwartzman, R. Phillips, and C.L. Briant, \u201cAtomisticStudies of Generic Tilt Grain Boundary Structure\u201d, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.,<\/em> Vol. 538, pp 383-388, 1999.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        17. R.E. Miller and J.W. Hutchinson, \u201cA Continuum Plasticity Model for the Constitutive Behaviour of Foamed Metals\u201d, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.,<\/em>Vol. 521, pp. 39-44, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        18. R. Miller, M. Ortiz, R. Phillips, V. Shenoy, and E.B. Tadmor, \u201cQuasi-Atomistic Models of Fracture and Plasticity\u201d (invited), Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Fracture<\/em>, Sydney, Australia, April 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Invited Conference Presentations:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          1. “Atomic Simulations of Shock Wave Propagation in Polymers and Their Interfaces,” R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Canadian Materials Science Conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, June 27-30, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. \u201cSynthesis, characterization and molecular simulation of polymers enhanced with halloysite nanotubes,\u201d Rafaela Aguiar, Oren Petel and Ron Miller<\/strong>, TMS2023, San Diego, CA, USA, Mar. 19-23, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. “Polymer nanocomposites for ballistic protection:  synthesis, characterization and molecular simulation,” R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Tec21 Winter School 2023, Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France, Dec. 30 – Jan. 3, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. “The OpenKIM project:  Reproducibility, Portability and \u000bMetadata Standards in Molecular Simulation\u000b,” R.E. Miller,<\/strong> NOMAD-FAIRDI Workshop, Berlin, Germany, July 8-12, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. \u201cFinite temperature and finite deformation: new tools for more efficient and accurate atomistic simulation.\u201d R. E. Miller<\/strong>, Semi-Plenary Lecture<\/em>, 14th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Montreal, QC, July 17-20, 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          6. \u201cThe Cauchystat: accurate control of the true stress in molecular dynamics simulations of martensitic phase transformations\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, the 12th<\/sup> International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ICM12), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 10-14, 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          7. \u201cThe Cauchystat: accurate control of the true stress in molecular dynamics simulations of martensitic phase transformations\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, presented at the workshop on \u201cAtoms, Defects and Microstructure\u201d at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), June 23, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          8. \u201cFinite Temperature and Finite Deformation: New Tools for More Efficient and Accurate Atomistic Simulation,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, International Center for Applied and Computational Mechanics,<\/em> 7th<\/sup> US-France Symposium on \u201cMultiscale Materials Modeling: Mathematical and Computational Aspects\u201d, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, June 10-11, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          9. \u201cModeling the Solid State with Coupled Atomistic\/Continuum Methods: An Overview of RecentDevelopments,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, KITP Conference: Modeling Soft Matter: Linking Multiple Length and Time Scales, Santa Barbara, California, June 4-8, 2012. http:\/\/online.kitp.ucsb.edu\/online\/multiscale_c12\/miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          10. \u201cBenchmarking Multiscale Methods,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Ellad B. Tadmor and Mitchell Luskin, MMM2008, Tallahassee, USA, October, 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          11. \u201cMolecular Dynamics Simulations of Indentation into Nano-layered Materials,\u201d D. Saraev and R.E. Miller<\/strong>,Plasticit\u00e9 2006<\/em>, S\u00e9vrier (Annecy), France, March 27-29, 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          12. \u201cThe Quasicontinuum Method at Finite Temperature,\u201d L. Dupuy, E.B. Tadmor, R.E. Miller <\/strong>and R.B. Phillips, Sandia CSRI workshop on Atomistic-to-Continuum (AtC) coupling methods,<\/em> March 20-21, 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          13. \u201cA Finite Temperature Quasicontinuum Model\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, L. Dupuy, E.B. Tadmor and R. Phillips, Workshop on Multiscale Modeling in Solids<\/em>, CRM, Universite de Montreal, April 27 \u2013 May 1, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          14. \u201cSmoothed Atom Mechanics: A Meshless Quasicontinuum\u201d, R.E. Miller <\/strong>and E.B. Tadmor, TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, <\/em>San Francisco, California,<\/em> February 13-17, 2005.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          15. \u201cA Finite-Temperature, Dynamic Coupled Atomistic\/Discrete-Dislocation Model\u201d, W.A. Curtin, V. Shastry, M. Dewald, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, <\/em>San Francisco, California, <\/em>February 13-17, 2005.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          16. \u201cCarbon-Nanotube\/Polymer Composites,\u201d R.E. Miller <\/strong>and P. Sundararajan, MMO Workshop on Nanomaterials,<\/em> November 16, 2004, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          17. \u201cMolecular Dynamics Simulations of Nano-Indentation in Ni-coated Cu Single Crystals,\u201d R.E. Miller <\/strong>and D. Saraev, MMO Workshop on Nanomaterials,<\/em> November 16, 2004, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          18. \u201cCoupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Mechanics at Finite Temperature,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, American Physical Society April Meeting<\/em>, April, 2004, Montreal, QC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          19. \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Nano-Indentation,\u201d R. Miller<\/strong>, L. Shilkrot and W. Curtin, 1st Workshop of the Canadian Network for Computational Materials Science<\/em>, May, 2003, Hamilton, Ontario.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          20. \u201cA Coupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Study of Nano-Indentation,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, L.Shilkrot and W. Curtin, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting<\/em>, April, 2003, San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          21. \u201cA Coupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Study of nano-Indentation,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, L.Shilkrot and W. Curtin, Plasticity 2003<\/em>, Quebec City, QC, July 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          22.  \u201cDiscrete Dislocation Plasticity with Fully Atomistic Defect Nucleation\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, L. Shilkrot and W. Curtin, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 2001, San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          23. \u201cThree-Point Bending of Sandwich Beams with Aluminum Foam Cores: Experiments and Theoretical Failure Mechanism Maps for Beam Design,\u201d T. McCormack, R.E. Miller <\/strong>and L.J. Gibson,\u201d Composites at Lake Louise, October, 1999, Lake Louise, AB.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Invited Lectures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            1. “Polymer nanocomposites for ballistic protection:  synthesis, characterization and molecular simulation,” Department of Aerospace and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, March 7, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. \u201cFinite temperature and finite deformation: new tools for more efficient and accurate atomistic simulation.\u201d Department of Materials Engineering, McGill University, July 19, 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. \u201cNew Algorithms for Molecular Simulation,\u201d Ne\u010das seminar on continuum mechanics, Mathematical Institute of the Charles University, Prague Czech Republic, May 18, 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. \u201cNew Algorithms for Molecular Simulation,\u201d University of Minnesota, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 19, 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            5. \u201cFinite temperature and finite deformation: new tools for more efficient and accurate atomistic simulation,\u201d Department of Mechanics, Czech Technical University, Prague Czech Republic, June 25, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            6. \u201cMulti-Scale Modeling of Materials: Molecular Dynamics Simulations without all the Atoms,\u201dUniversity of North Texas, May 7, 2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            7. \u201cBenchmarking Multiscale Methods,\u201d Sandia National Laboratories CSRI Lab, Albuquerque, USA,September 23, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            8. \u201cTowards an atomistic criterion for dislocation nucleation,\u201d Sandia NationalLaboratories CSRI Lab, Albuquerque, USA, September 22, 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            9. \u201cTowards an atomistic criterion for dislocation nucleation,\u201d University of Minnesota,Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, November 13, 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            10. \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Materials,\u201d University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Materials Science, July 9, 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            11. \u201cMolecular Dynamics Simulations of Indentation into Nano-layered Materials,\u201d University of Minnesota, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 28, 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            12. \u201cMulti-scale Modeling: Molecular Dynamics Simulations without all the Atoms,\u201d University of Ottawa Dept. of Physics, Ottawa, ON, March 10, 2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            13. \u201cCarbon-Nanotube\/Polymer Composites,\u201d ASM International, Ottawa Valley Chapter, January 2005 technical meeting, Ottawa, ON, Canada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            14. \u201cConcurrent Multiscale Modeling of Deformation in Metals,\u201d University of Vermont, USA,October 22, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            15. \u201cA Coupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Mechanics Study of Nano-Indentation,\u201d Technion (Israeli Institute of Technology), Haifa, Israel,July 5, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            16. \u201cCoupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Mechanics at Finite Temperature,\u201d Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, NRC, Ottawa, ON, March 18, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            17. \u201cMulti-Scale Materials Modeling\u201d, NRC Institute for Aerospace Research, May 8, 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            18. \u201cIncorporating Atomistic Features into Computer Simulations of Deformation Processes,\u201d AECL,Chalk River, ON, May 12, 2000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            19. \u201cSize Dependent Elastic Properties of Nano-Sized Structural Elements,\u201d University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, MB, February 25, 2000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            20. \u201cSize Dependent Elastic Properties of Nanometer-Sized Beams and Plates,\u201d Boston University, Boston, MA, December 3, 1999.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            21. \u201cQuasicontinuum Simulation of Fracture in Metal Bi-Crystals\u201d, University of Manitoba,Department of Physics. Winnipeg, MB, February 25, 1998.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Contributed Presentations at Conferences:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              (Presenting author is presented in bold<\/b>, HQP are underlined<\/span>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \n
              1. Iuliia Riabenko<\/u><\/strong>, Jeff Manthorpe, Ronald Miller, \u201cOptical Monitoring of Antioxidant Degradation in Oil-Based Systems,\u201d 7th SB Foton International Optics and Photonics Conference (IOPC 2025) S\u00e3o Pedro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, September 21\u201324, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Iuliia Riabenko<\/u><\/strong>, Jeff Manthorpe, Ronald Miller, \u201cSpectral Evaluation of Turbine Oil Viscosity Based on Maxwell-Garnett Composite Medium Theory,\u201d 2025 Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO + LS) Denver, Colorado, USA, October 26\u201330, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Arnav Rana<\/strong><\/span>, Ronald E. Miller and Xin Wang, “Application of Enhanced Gurson-Like Ductile Damage Models to Simulate Crack Growth in Pipeline Steels Under Wide Range of Constraint Conditions,” ASME PVP2025 Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 20-25, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. “Development and validation of a TRNSYS Type to simulate the energy performance of solid-gas adsorption thermal storage tanks,”  Ali Shahrouzian<\/strong><\/span>, Jean Duquette, Ronald E Miller, eSim 2024,<\/em> Edmonton, AB Canada, June 5-7 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. \u201cSimulation of Polymers Enhanced with Halloysite Nanotubes,\u201d Ron Miller<\/strong>, Rafaela Aguiar<\/u> and Oren Petel, Canadian Materials Science Conference<\/em>, Winnipeg, MB, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              6. \u201cAtomic Simulations of Shock Wave Propagation in Polymers and Their Interfaces\u201d, Nuwan Dewapriya<\/u> and Ron Miller<\/strong>, MS&T 2022<\/em>, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Oct. 9-12, 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              7. “Halloysite-reinforced polyurethane nanocomposite as an interlayer for transparent armour systems,”, Rafaela Aguiar<\/strong><\/span>, R.E. Miller and Oren Petel, Canadian Materials Science Conference<\/em>, Toronto, ON, 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              8. “Atomic Simulations of Shock Wave Propagation Through Amorphous Polymers,”M.A.N. Dewapriya <\/strong><\/span>and R.E. Miller (2022) , The 2022 Mach Conference<\/i>.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              9. “<\/strong><\/span>Atomic-Scale Investigation of the Shock Response of Polymers,” M.A.N. Dewapriya<\/strong><\/span> and R.E. Miller (2022),<\/span>The 19th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics<\/i>.<\/span> Austin, Texas.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              10. “Synergistic Effects of Halloysite Nanotubes on the Tensile Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Polyurethane,” Rafaela Aguiar<\/strong><\/span>, Ronald Miller and Oren Petel, Future Materials<\/em>, July 5-7, 2021 (virtual).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              11. \u201cNanoscale investigation of shock wave propagation through amorphous polymers and their interfaces with hard materials\u201d, Nuwan Dewapriya<\/strong><\/span> and Ronald Miller,  16th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics<\/em>, Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 25-29, 2021.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              12. \u201cAtomic-scale investigation on the mechanical behavior of ultrathin polymer\/ceramic multilayers under shock loading”, Nuwan Dewapriya<\/strong><\/span> and Ronald Miller, The Mach Conference-2021 (virtual)<\/em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              13. \u201cDensity functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations of shock wave propagation through polymer\/ceramic multilayers\u201d, Nuwan Dewapriya<\/strong><\/span> and Ronald Miller, The<\/em> MRS Spring Meeting-2021 (virtual)<\/em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              14. \u201cMolecular dynamics simulations on the mechanical behavior of multilayer polymer\/metal nanostructures under impact loading\u201d, Nuwan Dewapriya<\/strong><\/span> and Ronald Miller, The<\/em> MRS Spring Meeting-2021 (virtual)<\/em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              15. \u201cPredicting fracture stress of defective graphene samples using artificial neural networks\u201d, Nuwan Dewapriya<\/strong>,<\/span> Nimal Rajapakse, Priyan Dias, and Ronald Miller, The<\/em> MRS Spring Meeting-2021 (virtual)<\/em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              16. “First-principles study of Hydrogen in Lead Zirconate Titanate,\u201d Manura Liyange<\/strong><\/span>, R. K. N. D.  Rajapakse and Ronald E Miller, IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of electro\/magneto-active materials and structures, Beijing, August 26-30, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              17. \u201cEffect of Oxygen on Hydrogen Diffusion in Zirconium,\u201d Manura Liyange<\/u><\/strong>, Nimal Rajapakse and Ronald E Miller, 29th Canadian Materials Science Conf.<\/em>, Ottawa, June 20-23, 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              18. \u201cComputational and Experimental Analysis of PAN Oxidation in Lubricating Oils,\u201d (POSTER) Yifan Yang<\/u><\/strong> and Ronald E Miller, 100th<\/sup> Canadian Chemistry Conference, <\/em>Toronto, ON, May 28-June 1, 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              19. \u201cA Titanium Potential with the multi-state modified embedded atom method (MEAM),\u201d Joshua Gibson<\/u><\/strong>, Srinivasan Srivilliputhur, Michael Baskes, Angela Wilson and Ronald E. Miller, COM2015: the 54rd<\/sup> Conference of Metallurgists<\/em>, The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM, Toronto, ON, August 23-36, 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              20. \u201cConstant Stress Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Controlling the True Stress when the Deformation is Large,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, COM2014: the 53rd<\/sup> Conference of Metallurgists<\/em>, The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM, Vancouver, BC, Sept. 28 \u2013 Oct. 1, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              21. \u201cMultiscale modelling of lubricant degradation using efficient transition state searching algorithms,\u201d J.F. Joly<\/strong><\/span> and R.E. Miller, COM2014: the 53rd<\/sup> Conference of Metallurgists<\/em>, The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM, Vancouver, BC, Sept. 28 \u2013 Oct. 1, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              22. \u201cCharacterization of the crystallographic textures and mechanical anisotropy factors in two modifications of Zr-2.5Nb pressure-tube materials,\u201d W.L. Fong<\/u><\/strong>,<\/u> S. Vogel, R. Miller, and H. Saari,<\/u> 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM8), Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, August 4-9, 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              23. \u201cTRREAT: An algorithm to search a Potential Energy Surface along low curvature pathways. Applications to molecular conformations,\u201d Carlos Campana<\/u><\/strong> and Ronald E. Miller, Society of Engineering Science, 50th Annual Technical Meeting, Providence, RI, July 28-31, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              24. \u201cA Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Study of Phase Changes in an As-Received Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tube Material during Continuous Heating and Cooling,\u201d R.W.L. Fong<\/strong><\/span>,H. Saari, R. Miller, J. Teutsch<\/span>, and S.C. Vogel , THERMEC 2011, Quebec City, Canada, Aug.1-5, 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              25.   \u201cAtomistic\/Continuum Coupling for Static Problems: An Overview of the Field and Benchmarking Comparison,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong> and E.B. Tadmor, 11th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, MN, July 25-28, 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              26.   \u201cOpen Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models (OpenKIM.org): an online platform for developing, testing and archiving empirical potentials,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, E.B. Tadmor, R.S. Elliott, J.P. Sethna, C.A. Becker, 1st World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, Seven Springs, PA, \u2028July 10-14, 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              27. \u201cThe Influence of Stress on Primary Defect Damage by Displacement Cascades in BCC Iron,\u201d Boyle, K. P.<\/strong>, Shabib, Ishraq <\/span>and R.E. Miller, 10th Conference on Computer Simulations of Radiation Effects in Solids (COSIRES-10), <\/em>Krakow, Poland, July 19-23, 2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              28. \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Nanocrystalline Metals,\u201d B. Shiari<\/strong><\/span>, R.E. Miller, 12th International Conference on Fracture<\/em>, Ottawa, Canada, July 12-17, 2009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              29. \u201cEffects of Temperature and Grain Size on the Properties of Copper Nanotwinned Structures,\u201d I. Shabib<\/strong><\/span>, R.E. Miller, 12th International Conference on Fracture<\/em>, Ottawa, Canada, July 12-17, 2009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              30. \u201cGrain Boundary Motion Assisted via Displacement Cascades in bcc Fe\u201d, R.E. Miller, K.P. Boyle<\/strong>, C. Campana<\/span>, 12thInternational Conference on Fracture<\/em>, Ottawa, Canada, July 12-17, 2009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              31. \u201cOn the Nonlocal Nature of Dislocation Nucleation,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong> and David Rodney, Society of Engineering Sciences 2008 Conference, Champaign, IL, USA, October 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              32. \u201cBenchmarking Multiscale Methods\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, SIAM conference on Mathematical Aspects of

                Materials Science<\/em>, May 11-14, 2008, Philadelphia, PA, USA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              33. \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Nanobeams Structures for MEMS\/NEMS Applications Subjected to Cyclic Loading,\u201d Behrouz Shiari<\/strong><\/span>, R.E. Miller and D. Klug, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting<\/em>, April, 2005, San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              34. \u201cMultiscale Simulation of Dynamic Nanoindentation and Cyclic Plasticity at Finite Temperature,\u201d Behrouz Shiari<\/span> and R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, November, 2004, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              35.  \u201cPlasticity in Ni-Cu Nano-layered Systems during Indentation: a Molecular Dynamics Study,\u201d Denis Saraev <\/strong><\/span>and R.E. Miller, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, November, 2004, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              36. \u201cCoupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Mechanics: The CADD Model,\u201d Behrouz Shiari<\/span> <\/strong>and R.E. Miller, 16th Canadian Materials Science Conference<\/em>, Ottawa, ON, June 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              37. Behrouz Shiari <\/strong><\/span>and R.E. Miller, \u201cFinite Temperature Coupled Atomistic\/Continuum Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Simulation of Nanoindentation,\u201d Proc. of the International Workshop on Nanomechanics<\/em>, Pacific Grove, California, July, 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              38. \u201cAtomistic Simulation of Nano-Indentation in Multi-Layered Materials,\u201d D. Saraev <\/strong><\/span>and R.E. Miller, 16th Canadian Materials Science Conference<\/em>, Ottawa, ON, June 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              39. \u201cCoupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation Mechanics at Finite Temperature,\u201d B. Shiari <\/strong><\/span>and R.E. Miller, 2nd Workshop of the Canadian Network for Computational Materials Science<\/em>, May, 2004, Hamilton, Ontario.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              40. B. Shiari <\/strong><\/span>and R.E. Miller,\u201d Evaluation of Integration Schemes for Dynamic Coupled Atomistic\/Continuum Simulation,\u201d First Canadian Network for Computational Materials Science (CNCMS I) Conference<\/em>, McMaster University, May 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              41. \u201cA Study of Nano-Indentation using Coupled Atomistic and Discrete Dislocation (CADD)Modeling,\u201d R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Leo Shilkrot and William A. Curtin, 2nd MIT Conf. on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics<\/em>, Cambridge, MA, June, 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              42. \u201cCarbon-Nanotube\/Polymer Composites,\u201d Shanti Singh, Patrick Pei<\/span>, P.R. Sundararajan and R.E. Miller<\/strong>, MMO-EMK meeting<\/em>, Toronto, ON, January, 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              43. \u201cA Stress-Gradient Based Criterion for Dislocation Nucleation in Crystals: Theory and Simulations,\u201d R. E. Miller <\/strong>and Amit Acharya, Society of Engineering Science Fall Meeting<\/em>, University of Pittsburgh, October, 2002.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              44. \u201cAtomic-Scale Void Growth Simulations Using Coupled Atomistics and Discrete Dislocation Plasticity,\u201d L.E. Shilkrot, R.E. Miller <\/strong>and W.A. Curtin, Materials Research

                Society Spring Meeting<\/em>, April, 2002, San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              45. \u201cInterfacing Discrete Dislocation Plasticity Models with Fully Atomistic Simulations,\u201d L.E.Shilkrot, R.E. Miller <\/strong>and W.A.Curtin, US National Congress on Computational Mechanics,<\/em> Detroit, MI, August, 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              46. \u201cCrack Behaviour at Bi-Crystal Interfaces: A Mixed Atomistic and Continuum Approach\u201d, A.Pillai<\/span> and R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, December, 2000, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              47. \u201cStiffness of Nanometer-Sized Beams and Plates,\u201d R.E. Miller <\/strong>and V.B. Shenoy, Materials

                Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, December, 1999, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              48. \u201cAtomic Scale Simulation of Hexagonal Void Growth in Zirconium\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Sixth International Conference of Nuclear Engineers, <\/em>Coronado, CA, May 11-15, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              49. \u201cA Continuum Plasticity Model for Metal Foams\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, MRS Spring <\/em>Meeting<\/em>, San Francisco, CA, April 13-17, 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              50. \u201cMixed Atomistic\/Continuum Simulation of the Interactions between Grain Boundaries andBrittle Cracks\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, MRS Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, December 1-5, 1997.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              51. \u201cImprovements to the Peierls Framework\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, Institute for Theoretical Physics <\/em>Workshop,<\/em> UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, March 26-28, 1997.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              52. \u201cStrain Gradient Corrections to the Peierls Framework\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, MRS Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, November 27-December 1, 1995.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              53. \u201cNew Twists on the Peierls Framework\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, ONR Review<\/em>, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, April 27-28, 1995.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              54. \u201cLinking Continuum and Atomistic Dislocation Models\u201d, R.E. Miller<\/strong>, APS March Meeting<\/em>, San Jose, CA, March 20-24, 1995<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                  In the following lists of research contributions, the names of students and post-docs are shown underlined. Books: \u201cModeling Materials: Continuum, Atomistic and Multiscale Techniques\u201d E.B. Tadmor and R.E. Miller, Cambridge University Press, 2011. \u201cContinuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics: From Fundamental Concepts to Governing Equations\u201d E.B. Tadmor, R.E. Miller and R.S. Elliott, Cambridge University Press, 2011. Contributed Papers in Refereed Journals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nanomechanics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}