- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Chair, Faculty Mentoring and Success, Mechanical Engineering
- Linda & Ralph Schmidt ‘68 Professor
- College of Engineering Faculty Ombudsperson
- Phone: 979-458-3579
- FAX: 979-845-3081
- Email: amuliana@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 228
- Research Website
- Linkedin: Profile Page
Educational Background
- Ph.D, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology – 2004
- M.S, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology – 1999
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology – 1997
Research Interests
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- Durability of polymers and composites exposed to harsh environments
- Nonlinear constitutive modeling of polymers and composites
- Thermal stresses and warpages
- Multi-scale analyses of heterogeneous structures
- Temporal and spatial analyses of multi-field problems
- Flexible and reconfigurable structures
- Plant biomechanics
Certifications & Memberships
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – 2016
Awards & Honors
- Cain Faculty Fellow I – 2016-2019
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow – 2018
- William Keeler Memorial Award – 2016
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Faculty Fellow – 2016
- The Dean of Engineering Excellence Award – 2015
- Herbert H. Richardson Fellow – 2012
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award – 2009
- US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award – 2008
- U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award – 2006
Selected Publications
- Darnal A, Mantri K, Betts W, Kalantar N, Kim J, and Muliana A, “Flexibility, Toughness, and Load Bearing of 3D-Printed Chiral Kerf Composite Structures” J Composites Part B, in press (2024).
- Zargar O, Yuan Z, Li Q, Finlayson S, Pharr M, and Muliana A, “The Influence of Microstructural Characteristics and Cell Wall Material Properties on the Mechanical Behaviors of Different Tissues of Sorghum Stems” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 150, 106267, (2024).
- Darnal A, Shahid Z, Deshpande H, Kim J, and Muliana A, “Tuning Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Composites with PLA:TPU Programmable Filaments” Composite Structures, 318,117075, (2023).
- Muliana A, “A Fractional Model of Nonlinear Multi-axial Viscoelastic Behaviors” Mechanics of Time-dependent Materials, March 2022, pp.1-12
- Shockley M and Muliana A, “Modeling Temporal and Spatial Changes during Hydrolytic Degradation and Erosion in Biodegradable Polymers” Polymer Degradation and Stability, 180, 109298, (2020).