Tag: Kevin Turner

Using Disorder to Toughen Materials

News / February 17, 2025

Inspired by structures found in bones and seashells, Penn engineers discovered that discover in a material's internal structure can increase resistance to cracking.

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Doctoral Students Earn Recognition at Society of Engineering Science (SES) Conference

News / October 24, 2023

Two doctoral students from the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics department earned recognition in the area of mechanics at the Society of Engineering Science (SES) conference. Sage Fulco (right), a doctoral student in the Turner Research Group, earned first place with his poster “Enhancing Toughness via Geometry and Architected Plasticity.” His...

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