Pharr, Matt
individual record
Associate Professor
Positions:
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
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overview
My current areas of interest include mechanics of materials for energy storage and conversion, deformation and fracture of soft materials, mechanics of flexible/wearable electronics, coupled electro-chemo-mechanics, and mass transport in materials.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, Harvard University - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 2014
- S.M. in Engineering Sciences, Harvard University - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 2010
- B.A. in Materials Science, Rice University - (Houston, Texas, United States) 2008
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University - (Houston, Texas, United States) 2008
selected publications
Academic Articles75
- Li, Q., Zargar, O., Park, S., Pharr, M., Muliana, A., & Finlayson, S. A. (2023). Mechanical stimulation reprograms the sorghum internode transcriptome and broadly alters hormone homeostasis.. Plant Sci. 327, 111555-111555.
- Huang, M., Hasan, M. K., Pillai, S. D., Pharr, M., & Staack, D. (2023). Electron beam technology for Re-processing of personal protective equipment.. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993. 202, 110557-110557.
- Schofield, P., Bradicich, A., Gurrola, R. M., Zhang, Y., Brown, T. D., Pharr, M., Shamberger, P. J., & Banerjee, S. (2022). Harnessing the Metal-Insulator Transition of VO2 in Neuromorphic Computing.. Adv Mater. e2205294-2205294.
- Zakira, U., Bajpayee, A., Pharr, M., Banerjee, S., & Birgisson, B. (2022). Grid nanoindentation on calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA)-Kaolinite pastes. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 335, 127523-127523.
- Dupuy, N., Marque, S., Fifield, L. S., Pharr, M., Staack, D., Pillai, S. D., ... Dorey, S. (2022). supplementing Gamma Sterilization with X-Ray and E-Beam Technologies: An International Industry and Academia Collaboration. BioProcess international. 20(3), 2-6.
Repository Documents / Preprints3
- Zargar, O., Li, Q., Nwaobi, C., Pharr, M., Finlayson, S. A., & Muliana, A. (2021). Thigmostimulation Alters Anatomical and Biomechanical Properties of Bioenergy Sorghum Stems.
- Davidson, R., Cubides, Y., Fincher, C., McLain, C., Pharr, M., Castaneda, H., & Banerjee, S. Tortuosity but not Percolation: Design of Graphene Nanocomposite Coatings for the Extended Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys.
- Davidson, R., Cubides, Y., Fincher, C., McLain, C., Pharr, M., Castaneda, H., & Banerjee, S. Tortuosity but not Percolation: Design of Graphene Nanocomposite Coatings for the Extended Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys.
patents
Patents1
- Staack, D., Pillai, S. D., Pharr, M., Rathore, K., Lassalle, J., Burnette, M. L., Huang, M., & Hassan, M. K. (2021). Systems and methods for reducing microbial and/or viral loads on equipment using ozone.
researcher on
Principal Investigator1
Co-Principal Investigator1
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- MEEN223 Principles Of Matls & Mfg Instructor
- MEEN360 Mtls & Mfg Select In Dsn Instructor
- MEEN467 Mech Behavior Of Matls Instructor
- MEEN475 Materials In Design Instructor
- MEEN485 Directed Studies Instructor
Email
mpharr85@tamu.edu
First Name
Matt
Last Name
Pharr
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Mechanical Engineering; 3123 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3123
USA
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