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Dr Giuseppe Zurlo

MEng, PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer
Applied Mathematics
University of Galway
E: giuseppe.zurlo@universityofgalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

I got my MSc in Mechanical Engineering in the Politecnico di Bari with a Thesis on the role of "A priori inequalities in nonlinear elasticity". Since then I developed a strong interest for the theory of Elasticity and, more in general, for Continuum Mechanics, for the theory of Phase Transitions, for Electroactive Materials and more recently for Growth, both in biological materials and in more general non-biological frameworks. I did my PhD in the University of Pisa in this subject, on the modelling of "Material and phase transitions in biological membranes". During this period I spent some months at Cornell University(NY) and Carnegie Mellon University(USA) and I worked on a new model for the nonlinear elastic behavior of the lipid bilayer, the shell of cells, that accounts for thickness variations. 

Research Interests

My research is focused on the modelling of material behavior at the intersection of Con- tinuum Mechanics with Nonlinear Elasticity, Biology and Electromagnetism. More specif- ically I work on Growth, Morphogenesis and Patterning in biological materials, on the mechanical behaviour of Cell Membranes, on the modeling of damage and healing phenomena in Rubber Materials, on the theory of Finite Elasticity with a specific focus on the mechanics of thin bodies, on Electroelasticity of soft actuators and en- ergy harvesters. My principal research interest is currently an ambitious and far-reaching project to develop a mechanical theory for 3D Printing of biological materials. 

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
IRC Post Doctoral Fellowship 2016 Stefania Colonnelli - Harvesting Electrical Energy from Ionic Polymers 01-OCT-16 31-OCT-16

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2024) 'Designing necks and wrinkles in inflated auxetic membranes'
S. Pamulaparthi Venkata, V. Balbi, M. Destrade, G. Zurlo (2024) 'Designing necks and wrinkles in inflated auxetic membranes'. International Journal Of Mechanical Sciences, 268 [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'Local and global dynamics of a functionally graded dielectric elastomer plate'
Alibakhshi A., Rahmanian S., Destrade M., Zurlo G. (2024) 'Local and global dynamics of a functionally graded dielectric elastomer plate'. International Journal Of Engineering Science, 195 (103987) [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'A discrete model for layered growth'
D. Renzi, S. Marfia, G. Tomassetti, G. Zurlo (2024) 'A discrete model for layered growth'. European Journal Of Mechanics A-Solids, 105 [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Programmable wrinkling for functionally-graded auxetic circular membranes'
S. Pamulaparthi Venkata, V. Balbi, M. Destrade, D. Accoto, G. Zurlo (2023) 'Programmable wrinkling for functionally-graded auxetic circular membranes'. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 63 (102045) [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Growth anisotropy of the extracellular matrix shapes a developing organ'
Stefan Harmansa, Alexander Erlich, Christophe Eloy , Giuseppe Zurlo, Thomas Lecuit (2023) 'Growth anisotropy of the extracellular matrix shapes a developing organ'. Nature Communications, 14 (1220) [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'Taut domains in transversely isotropic electro-magneto-active thin membranes'
Aman Khurana, Deepak Kumar, Atul Kumar Sharma, Giuseppe Zurlo, M.M. Joglekar (2022) 'Taut domains in transversely isotropic electro-magneto-active thin membranes'. International Journal Of Non-Linear Mechanics, 147 [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'Electromechanical stability of wrinkled dielectric elastomers'
Aman Khurana, M.M. Joglekar, Giuseppe Zurlo (2022) 'Electromechanical stability of wrinkled dielectric elastomers'. International Journal Of Solids And Structures, 246-247 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Piezoelectric Machines: Achieving Non-Standard Actuation and Sensing Properties in Poled Ceramics'
Giuseppe Saccomandi, Emanuela Speranzini, Giuseppe Zurlo (2021) 'Piezoelectric Machines: Achieving Non-Standard Actuation and Sensing Properties in Poled Ceramics'. The Quarterly Journal Of Mechanics And Applied Mathematics, 74 (2):159-172 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Strain incompatibility as a source of residual stress in welding and additive manufacturing'
Zaza, D,Ciavarella, M,Zurlo, G (2021) 'Strain incompatibility as a source of residual stress in welding and additive manufacturing'. European Journal Of Mechanics A-Solids, 85 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Mechanical behavior of multi-cellular spheroids under osmotic compression'
Dolega M, Zurlo G, LeGoff M, Greda M, Verdier C, Joanny JF, Cappello G, Recho P (2020) 'Mechanical behavior of multi-cellular spheroids under osmotic compression'. Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids, [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'The Poynting effect'
Zurlo G, Blackwell J, Colgan N, Destrade M (2020) 'The Poynting effect'. American Journal Of Physics, 88 :1036-1040 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) 'Foreword to the special issue: Constitutive modelling in biomechanics'
Balbi V., Zurlo, G. (2019) 'Foreword to the special issue: Constitutive modelling in biomechanics'. International Journal Of Non-Linear Mechanics, 114 :27-28 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Nonlinear elasticity of incompatible surface growth'
Truskinovsky, L,Zurlo, G (2019) 'Nonlinear elasticity of incompatible surface growth'. Physical Review E, 99 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'The out-of-plane behaviour of dielectric membranes: Description of wrinkling and pull-in instabilities'
Greaney, P,Meere, M,Zurlo, G (2019) 'The out-of-plane behaviour of dielectric membranes: Description of wrinkling and pull-in instabilities'. Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids, 122 :84-97 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Fine tuning the electro-mechanical response of dielectric elastomers'
Zurlo, G,Destrade, M,Lu, TQ (2018) 'Fine tuning the electro-mechanical response of dielectric elastomers'. Applied Physics Letters, 113 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 'Inelastic surface growth'
Zurlo, G,Truskinovsky, L (2018) 'Inelastic surface growth'. Mechanics Research Communications, 93 :174-179 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Printing Non-Euclidean Solids'
Zurlo, G;Truskinovsky, L (2017) 'Printing Non-Euclidean Solids'. Physical Review Letters, 119 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Catastrophic Thinning of Dielectric Elastomers'
Zurlo, G,Destrade, M,DeTommasi, D,Puglisi, G (2017) 'Catastrophic Thinning of Dielectric Elastomers'. Physical Review Letters, 118 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2015) 'The role of material behavior in the performances of electroactive polymer energy harvesters'
Colonnelli, S,Saccomandi, G,Zurlo, G (2015) 'The role of material behavior in the performances of electroactive polymer energy harvesters'. Journal Of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 53 :1303-1314 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Hysteresis in electroactive polymers'
De Tommasi, D,Puglisi, G,Zurlo, G (2014) 'Hysteresis in electroactive polymers'. European Journal Of Mechanics A-Solids, 48 :16-22 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Failure modes in electroactive polymer thin films with elastic electrodes'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2014) 'Failure modes in electroactive polymer thin films with elastic electrodes'. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47 (6) [Details]
(2014) 'Damage induced dissipation in electroactive polymer harvesters'
S. Colonnelli, G. Saccomandi, G. Zurlo (2014) 'Damage induced dissipation in electroactive polymer harvesters'. Applied Physics Letters, [Details]
(2013) 'The stretching elasticity of biomembranes determines their line tension and bending rigidity'
Deseri, L., Zurlo, G. (2013) 'The stretching elasticity of biomembranes determines their line tension and bending rigidity'. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 12 (6):1233-1242 [Details]
(2013) 'Inhomogeneous deformations and pull-in instability in electroactive polymeric films'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2013) 'Inhomogeneous deformations and pull-in instability in electroactive polymeric films'. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 57 :123-129 [Details]
(2013) 'Non-local elastic effects in electroactive polymers'
Zurlo, G. (2013) 'Non-local elastic effects in electroactive polymers'. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 56 :115-122 [Details]
(2013) 'Electromechanical instability and oscillating deformations in electroactive polymer films'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2013) 'Electromechanical instability and oscillating deformations in electroactive polymer films'. Applied Physics Letters, 102 (1) [Details]
(2013) 'Inhomogeneous spherical configurations of inflated membranes'
Tommasi, D.D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2013) 'Inhomogeneous spherical configurations of inflated membranes'. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 25 (2-4):197-206 [Details]
(2012) 'Taut states of dielectric elastomer membranes'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2012) 'Taut states of dielectric elastomer membranes'. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 47 (2):355-361 [Details]
(2012) 'Electric field localizations in thin dielectric films with thickness non-uniformities'
Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2012) 'Electric field localizations in thin dielectric films with thickness non-uniformities'. Journal of Electrostatics, 70 (3):312-316 [Details]
(2012) 'A note on strong ellipticity in two-dimensional isotropic elasticity'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2012) 'A note on strong ellipticity in two-dimensional isotropic elasticity'. Journal of Elasticity, 109 (1):67-74 [Details]
(2011) 'Compression-induced failure of electroactive polymeric thin films'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2011) 'Compression-induced failure of electroactive polymeric thin films'. Applied Physics Letters, 98 (12) [Details]
(2010) 'Pull-in and wrinkling instabilities of electroactive dielectric actuators'
De Tommasi, D., Puglisi, G., Saccomandi, G., Zurlo, G. (2010) 'Pull-in and wrinkling instabilities of electroactive dielectric actuators'. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 43 (32) [Details]
(2009) 'Damage and healing effects in rubber-like balloons'
De Tommasi, D., Marzano, S., Puglisi, G., Zurlo, G. (2009) 'Damage and healing effects in rubber-like balloons'. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 46 (22-23):3999-4005 [Details]
(2008) 'Derivation of a new free energy for biological membranes'
Deseri, L., Piccioni, M.D., Zurlo, G. (2008) 'Derivation of a new free energy for biological membranes'. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 20 (5):255-273 [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2008) 'Thermodynamics, in: Continuum Mechanics'
L. Deseri, G. Marcari, G. Zurlo (2008) 'Thermodynamics, in: Continuum Mechanics' In: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2013) AIMETA Torino 2013
D. De Tommasi , G. Puglisi , G. Zurlo (2013) Hysteretic electromechanical behavior of electroactive polymeric films AIMETA Torino 2013 [Details]
(2010) AGS Djerba 2010
D.DeTommasi, S. Marzano, G. Puglisi, G. Saccomandi, G. Zurlo (2010) Wrinkling and pull-in instabilities of electro-active polymeric films AGS Djerba 2010 [Details]
(2009) AIMETA Ancona 2009
D. De Tommasi, S. Marzano, G. Puglisi, G. Zurlo (2009) Damage and healing effects in inflated rubber balloons AIMETA Ancona 2009 [Details]
(2009) ESMC Lisbon Portugal 2009
D. De Tommasi, G. Puglisi, G. Saccomandi, G. Zurlo (2009) DAMAGE LOCALIZATION AND STABILITY IN ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS ESMC Lisbon Portugal 2009 [Details]
(2007) AIMETA Brescia 2007
L. Deseri, R. Paroni, M.D. Piccioni, G. Zurlo (2007) On the free energy of liposomes AIMETA Brescia 2007 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2012) Line tension and bending rigidity of biomembranes are determined by their stretching elasticity.
L.Deseri, G.Zurlo (2012) Line tension and bending rigidity of biomembranes are determined by their stretching elasticity. Centre for Nonlinear Analysis - Carnegie Mellon University - CMU, online. [Details]
(2008) A NEW FREE ENERGY FOR BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES.
L.Deseri, M.D.Piccioni, G.Zurlo (2008) A NEW FREE ENERGY FOR BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES. Centre for Nonlinear Analysis - Carnegie Mellon University - CMU, online. [Details]

Abstract

  Year Publication
(2022) Surface growth in the presence of lateral constrains.
G. Zurlo, L. Truskinovsky (2022) Surface growth in the presence of lateral constrains. Abstract [Details]
(2021) Can the size of a growing object be determined through local controls alone.
A.Erlich, P.Recho, G. Zurlo (2021) Can the size of a growing object be determined through local controls alone. Abstract [Details]
(2019) Incompatible surface growth.
L. Truskinovsky, G. Zurlo (2019) Incompatible surface growth. Abstract [Details]
(2017) Thinning instabilities in soft dielectrics.
D. DeTommasi, G. Puglisi, G. Zurlo (2017) Thinning instabilities in soft dielectrics. Abstract [Details]
(2015) Hysteresis in electroactive polymer actuators undergoing inhomogeneous deformations.
D.DeTommasi, G. Puglisi, G. Zurlo (2015) Hysteresis in electroactive polymer actuators undergoing inhomogeneous deformations. Abstract [Details]
(2012) Damage and Shape Transitions in Spherical Membranes.
D. DeTommasi, S. Marzano, G. Puglisi, G. Zurlo (2012) Damage and Shape Transitions in Spherical Membranes. Abstract [Details]
(2009) Damage and instabilities of electro-active polymeric films.
D. DeTommasi, G.Puglisi, G. Saccomandi, G. Zurlo¿ (2009) Damage and instabilities of electro-active polymeric films. Abstract [Details]

Teaching Interests

Here at University of Galway I am Lecturer of Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. More in detail I teach/have taught in the past 10 years: 
                          
mp191 Mathematical Methods I  (24h)
mp120 Engineering Mechanics (36h)
mm140 Mathematical Methods for Engineering I (18h)
mp236 Mechanics I (24h) 
mp365 Fluid Mechanics (24h) 
mp410 Nonlinear Elasticity (24h)
ma2101 Mathematical and Applied Mathematics II (18h)
ma2102 Mathematical and Applied Mathematics II (18h)



Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
2023/24 Mathematics and Applied Mathematics II MA2102 Applied Mathematics

Internal Collaborators

  Name Description of Collaboration
Michel Destrade
Research
Martin Meere
co-supervision of PhD thesis

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
Giuseppe Puglisi Politecnico di Bari ITALY
research
Lev Truskinovsky ESPCI Pairs FRANCE
research
Giuseppe Saccomandi Università di Perugia ITALY
research
Domenico De Tommasi Politecnico di Bari ITALY
research
Luca Deseri Brunel University UNITED KINGDOM
research