Overview
Yuri鈥檚 research interests are in computational mechanics, with emphasis on the modeling and simulation in solids and structures, fluids, and their coupling in HPC environments. While most of Yuri鈥檚 modeling efforts reside somewhere between the macro and meso scales, he, on occasion, collaborates with scientists and engineers interested in micro- and nano-scale phenomena. Yuri鈥檚 most recent effort in these directions involves the development of coupled diffusion-mechanics theories to study anelastic recovery phenomena for architected nanostructures [1]. His recent efforts also include the study of electrocapillarity phenomena [2] and of droplets and cells moving on elastic foundations driven by gradients in the elastic properties [3] or in the induced strain [4], using a coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) modeling framework developed for the interaction of complex fluids and solids [5].
Awards
-Japan Association for Computational Mechanics (JACM) Computational Mechanics Award, 2026
-Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2024
-International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Computational Mechanics Award, 2022
-ASME Materials Division Centennial Mid-Career Award, 2021
-Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award from the ASME, 2020
-Fellow of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of the ASCE, 2019
-ASCE Walter E. Huber Research Prize, 2018
-Highly Cited Researcher (Computer Science), 2014-2019
-Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering), 2015-2018
-Fellow of USACM, 2015
-ASME Applied Mechanics Division Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award, 2012
-Gallagher Young Investigator Award from the US Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM), 2011
-NSF CAREER Award, 2011
-International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Young Investigator Award, 2010
Selected Publications
A Coupled Diffusion鈥揗echanics Isogeometric Kirchhoff鈥揕ove Thin-Shell Framework for Architected Materials and Structures. K. Ma, Y. Zhu, and Y. Bazilevs, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 217, 106824, (2026) View Abstract
Three-dimensional dynamic simulation of elastocapillarity. ] J. Bueno, H. Casquero, Y. Bazilevs, and H. Gomez, Meccanica, 53, 1221-1237, (2018) View Abstract
Wettability control of droplet durotaxis. J. Bueno, Y. Bazilevs, R. Juanes, and H. Gomez, Soft Matter, 14, 1417-1426, (2018) View Abstract
Droplet motion driven by tensotaxis. J. Bueno, Y. Bazilevs, R. Juanes, and H. Gomez, Extreme Mechanics, 13, 10-16, (2017) View Abstract
Interaction of complex fluids and solids: Theory, algorithms and application to phase-change-driven implosion. J. Bueno, C. Bona-Casas, Y. Bazilevs, and H. Gomez, Computational Mechanics, 55, 1105-1118, (2014) View Abstract
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) University of Texas at AustinPh.D., Computational Engineering Sciences, University of Texas, Austin
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute