Perry Leo
Professor, Associate Department Head, and Director of Graduate Studies

Professor Leo's research includes analysis of microstructure formation in metal and ceramic alloys, modeling the structure of crystalline interfaces and studying the failure of biological composite materials. The common thread of these examples is that one needs to understand how the microscopic structure of a material or interface forms, and how that microstructure alters the stiffness, strength, electrical and magnetic properties, etc. of the material system. His work has applications in the development of metal and ceramic alloys, biomaterials and thin films.

Degrees

Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, November 1987
M.E,. Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, May 1983
B.S., Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, summa cum laude Duke University, December 1980

Experience

2006-Present: Director of Graduate Studies
2001-Present: Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota
1999 - Present: Associate Department Head, Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota
1995 - 1998: Director of Undergraduate Studies, Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota
1994 - 2001: Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota
1988 - 1994: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota
1994 - Present: Associate Fellow, Minnesota Supercomputer Institute
1992 : Associate Faculty, Center for Interfacial Engineering, University of Minnesota
1992: Senior Member, Center for Nonlinear Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University
1987 - 1988: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University

Five Recent Publications

Shuwang Li, John S. Lowengrub, Perry H. Leo, 2007, A rescaling scheme with application to the long-time simulation of viscous fingering in a Hele–Shaw cell, Journal of Computational Physics, , (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
L. Liu, R.D. James, and P. H. Leo, 2006, Magnetostrictive composites in the dilute limit, J. Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54, pp. 951–974., (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Y. Zhen and P.H. Leo, 2006, Diffusional phase transformations in self-stressed solid films, Thin Solid Films, 513, pp. 223 - 234, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Y. Zhen, P.H. Leo, 2006, Diffusional phase transformations in self-stressed solid films, Thin Solid Films, vol. 513 pp. 223–234, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF
Fang-I Li, Sean M. Thaler, Perry H. Leo and John A. Barnard,, 2006, Dendrimer Pattern Formation in Evaporating Drops, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 25838-25843, (Journal Article) More Details, Request PDF