Horacio D. Espinosa, Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University

E-mail: espinosa@northwestern.edu
Phone: 847-467-5989

BS, Northeast National University of Argentina, 1981
MS, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy, 1985
MS, Brown University, 1989
PhD, Brown University, 1992

Editor of Mechanics, a publication of the American Academy of Mechanics (http://www.AAMech.org)
ONR Young Investigator Award, 1997
NSF Career Award, 1996
ASME Appreciation Award, 1996
NSF Research Initiation/Instrumentation Award, 1993

Research Areas
The Espinosa group investigates several exciting areas in the Nanotechnology field. Currently they are studying the mechanics of nano-structured and nanocrystalline materials through in-situ AFM/SEM/HRTEM testing with MEMS actuators. They are also designing an array of tips with microfluidic capabilities for nano-manipulation of chemicals and molecules.