Visiting Scientist

John Sader is an Associate Professor and Reader in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Australia. His research efforts cover a wide range of fields, and focus on both pure and applied research in the the broad areas of colloid and surface science, elasticity, EM wave theory, rheology, fibre optics, electrostatics, fluid mechanics, granular mechanics, plasticity, AFM, and nanoscience. This stems from his multidisciplinary background as a trained electrical engineer and subsequent research focus in continuum mechanics. A sample of his recent research efforts include development of models for the dynamic response of nanoparticles under femtosecond laser excitation, failure of plastic materials under gravity, investigation of fundamental properties of AFM cantilevers and development of experimental methods for their calibration, and models for the dynamic behavior of elastic beams immersed in fluids.

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