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Biography
Martin Ostoja-Starzewski did his undergraduate studies at the Cracow University of Technology, Poland, followed by Master's and Ph.D. degrees at McGill University, Canada, all in mechanical engineering. He wrote over 100 journal papers and a book, set broadly in mechanics, materials science, applied mathematics/physics and geophysics. He co-edited 10 books/journal special issues and co-organized numerous meetings, including a NATO Adv. Res. Workshop (1993); a Course at CISM, Udine, Italy (2000); 8th Pan American Cong. Appl. Mechanics (2004); and 20th Canadian Cong. Appl. Mechanics (2005). He is a co-Editor-in-Chief of a Book Series Modern Mechanics and Mathematics, Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics and a member of editorial boards of Journal of Thermal Stresses, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Actual Problems of Aviation and Aerospace Systems, and International Journal of Damage Mechanics.
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Honors
Fellow of ASME, AAM, WIF, Assoc. Fellow of AIAA, Canada Research Chair (Tier I), 2001-2005
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Research
Martin's work straddles mechanics and transport phenomena in random/multiscale/fractal media, stochastic wave propagation, continuum mechanics and thermodynamics, computational mechanics. His research at Beckman is focused on MRI-based studies of head trauma. This involves challenges in image analysis, rheology of brain tissues, mechanics without separation of scales, wavefront evolutions, and microstructure-based finite elements. Related topics in other composite materials involved polymers, bone, polycrystals, granular and porous media, as well as helices.
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2014
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Demmie, P., Elastodynamics in Micropolar Fractal Solids. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids 2014, 19, (2), 117-134, DOI: 10.1177/1081286512454557.
- Kale, S.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Elastic-Plastic-Brittle Transitions and Avalanches in Disordered Media. Physical Review Letters 2014, 112, (4), 1-5, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.045503.
- Malyarenko, A.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Statistically Isotropic Tensor Random Fields: Correlation Structures. Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems (MEMOCS) 2014, 2, (2), 209-231.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Viscothermoelasticity with Finite Wave Speeds: Thermomechanical Laws. Acta Mechanica 2014, 225, (4-5), 1277-1285, DOI: 10.1007/s00707-013-1075-z.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Li, J.; Joumaa, H.; Demmie, P. N., From Fractal Media to Continuum Mechanics. Zamm-Zeitschrift Fur Angewandte Mathematik Und Mechanik 2014, 94, (5), 373-401, DOI: 10.1002/zamm.201200164.
2013
- Bridge, J.; Lew, A.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics (Pacam Xii). Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME 2013, 80, (5).
- Dalaq, A. S.; Ranganathan, S. I.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Scaling Function in Conductivity of Planar Random Checkerboards. Computational Materials Science 2013, 79, 252-261, DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.05.006.
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Acoustic-Elastodynamic Interaction in Isotropic Fractal Media. European Physical Journal-Special Topics 2013, 222, (8), 1951-1960, DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2013-01976-x.
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Comment on "Hydrodynamics of Fractal Continuum Flow" and "Map of Fluid Flow in Fractal Porous Medium into Fractal Continuum Flow". Physical Review E 2013, 88, (5), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.057001.
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Fractal Shear Bands at Elastic-Plastic Transitions in Random Mohr-Coulomb Materials. ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics 2013, 04014072, 1-12.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Electromagnetism on Anisotropic Fractal Media. Zeitschrift Fur Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik 2013, 64, (2), 381-390.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., From Random Fields to Classical or Generalized Continuum Models, In Iutam Symposium on Multiscale Problems in Stochastic Mechanics. Proppe, C., Bourinet, J. M., Eds.; Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam, 2013; Vol. 6, 31-34.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Demmie, P. N.; Zubelewicz, A., On Thermodynamic Restrictions in Peridynamics. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME 2013, 80, (1).
- Sena, M. P.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Costa, L., Stiffness Tensor Random Fields through Upscaling of Planar Random Materials. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 2013, 34, 131-156, DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2013.08.008.
- Zubelewicz, A.; Thompson, D. G.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Ionita, A.; Shunk, D.; Lewis, M. W.; Lawson, J. C.; Kale, S.; Koric, S., Fracture Model for Cemented Aggregates. AIP Advances 2013, 3, (1).
2012
- Chen, Y.; Sutton, B.; Conway, C.; Broglio, S. P.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Brain Deformation under Mild Impact: Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Assessment and Finite Element Study. International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling Series B 2012, 3, (1), 20-35.
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Demmie, P. N., Elastodynamics in Micropolar Fractal Solids. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids 2012, DOI: 10.1177/1081286512454557.
- Li, J.; Saharan, A.; Koric, S.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Elastic-Plastic Transition in Three-Dimensional Random Materials: Massively Parallel Simulations, Fractal Morphogenesis and Scaling Functions. Philosophical Magazine 2012, 92, (22), 2733-2758.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Costa, L., Shock Waves in Random Viscoelastic Media. Acta Mechanica 2012, 223, (8), 1777-1788.
- Porcu, E.; Gregori, P.; Mateu, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., New Classes of Spectral Densities for Lattice Processes and Random Fields Built from Simple Univariate Margins. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2012, 26, (4), 479-490.
2011
- Demmie, P. N.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Waves in fractal media. Journal of Elasticity, D.E. Carlson Special Issue 2011, DOI 10.1007/s10659-011-9333-6.
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., On the wafe propagation in isotropic fractal media. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 2011, DOI: 10.1007/s00033-011-0135.
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Stress and couple-stress invariance in non-centrosymmetric micropolar planar elasticity. Proceedings of Royal Society A 2011, doi: 101098/rspa2010.0660.
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., On the Wave Propagation in Isotropic Fractal Media. Zeitschrift Fur Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik 2011, 62, (6), 1117-1129.
- Joumaa, H.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Stress and Couple-Stress Invariance in Non-Centrosymmetric Micropolar Planar Elasticity. Proceedings of the Royal Society a-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 2011, 467, (2134), 2896-2911.
- Khayat, R. E.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., On the Objective Rate of Heat and Stress Fluxes. Connection with Micro/Nano-Scale Heat Convection. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems-Series B 2011, 15, (4), 991-998.
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Micropolar continuum mechanics of fractal media. International Journal of Engineering Science. 2011,  doi: 10.1016/jijengsci.2011.03.010.
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Fractal Solids, Product Measures and Fractional Wave Equations. Formamente 2011, VI, 93-113.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Dissipation Function in Hyperbolic Thermoelasticity. Journal of Thermal Stresses 2011, 34, (1), 68-74.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Macrohomogeneity condition in dynamics of micropolar media. Archive of Applied Mechanics 2011, 81, (7), 899-906.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Stochastic Finite Elements: Where Is the Physics? Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 2011, 38, (4), 379-396.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Zubelewicz, A., Powerless Fluxes and Forces, and Change of Scale in Irreversible Thermodynamics. Journal of Physics a-Mathematical and Theoretical 2011, 44, DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/33/335002.
- Ranganathan, S. I.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Ferrari, M., Quantifying the Anisotropy in Biological Materials. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME 2011, 78, DOI: 10.1115/1.4004553.
- Trovalusci, P.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Multiscale Mechanical Modeling of Complex Materials and Engineering Applications 2 Preface. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering 2011, 9, (5), VII-IX.
2010
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Fractal Pattern Formation at Elastic-Plastic Transition in Heterogeneous Materials. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME 2010, 77, (2).
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Fractal solids, product measures and continuum mechanics. In Mechanics of Generalized Continua: One Hundred Years after the Cosserats, Springer: 2010; Vol. Chapter 33 pp 315-323.
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Fractals in elastic-hardening plastic materials. Proceedings of the Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 2010, 466, (2114), 603-621.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Towards Poroelasticity of Fractal Materials. In K. Wilmanski 70th Birthday Book "Continuous Media with Microstructure", Springer-Verlag: 2010; pp 153-160.
- Wang, G.; Cheng, A. H.-D.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Al-Ostaz, A.; Radziszewski, P., Hybrid lattice particle modeling approach for polymeric materials subject to high strain rate loads. Polymers 2010, 2, 3-30, 10.3390/polym2010003.
- Chen, Y.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., MRI-based finite element modeling of head trauma: spherically focusing shear waves. Acta Mechanica 2010, 213, (1-2), 155-167.
2009
- Ignaczak, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Thermoelasticity with Finite Wave Speeds. Oxford University Press: 2009.
- Li, J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Fractal solids, product measures and fractional wave equations. Proceedings of the Royal Society a-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 2009, 465, (2108), 2521-2536.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., A derivation of the Maxwell-Cattaneo equation from the free energy and dissipation potentials. International Journal of Engineering Science 2009, 47, (7-8), 807-810.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Continuum Mechanics Models of Fractal Porous Media: Integral Relations and Extremum Principles. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 2009, 4, (5), 901-912.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Extremum and variational principles for elastic and inelastic media with fractal geometries. Acta Mechanica 2009, 205, (1-4), 161-170.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Li, J., Fractal materials, beams, and fracture mechanics. Zeitschrift Fur Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik 2009, 60, (6), 1194-1205.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Nesterenko, V. F., Dedication. Acta Mechanica 2009, 205, (1-4), 1-1.
- Ranganathan, S. I.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Towards scaling laws in random polycrystals. International Journal of Engineering Science 2009, 47, (11-12), 1322-1330.
2008
- Hill, R. J.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Electric-field-induced displacement of a charged spherical colloid embedded in an elastic Brinkman medium. Physical Review E 2008, 77, (1).
- Jeulin, D.; Li, W.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., On a geodesic property of strain field patterns in elastoplastic composites. Proceedings of the Royal Society , London A 2008, 464, 1217-1227.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Microstructural Randomness and Scaling in Mechanics of Materials. Chapman & Hall/CRC Modern Mechanics and Mathematics Series 2008.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Shahsavari, F., Response of a helix made of a fractional viscoelastic material. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme 2008, 75, (1).
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Shahsavari, H., On a helix made of a fractional viscoelastic material. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 2008, 75, 011012-1-4.
2007
- Khisaeva, Z. F.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Scale effects in infinitesimal and finite thermoelasticity of random composites. Journal of Thermal Stresses 2007, 30, (6), 587-603.
- Lerner, H.; Du, X.; Costopoulos, A.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Lithic raw material physical properties and use wear accrual. Journal of Archaeological Sciences 2007, 34, (5), 711-722.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Towards thermoelasticity of fractal media. Journal of Thermal Stresses 2007, 30, (9-10), 889-896.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Towards thermomechanics of fractal media. Zeitschrift Fur Angewandte Mathematik Und Physik 2007, 58, (6), 1085-1096.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Du, X.; Khisaeva, Z. F.; Li, W., Comparisons of the size of the representative volume element in elastic, plastic, thermoelastic, and permeable random microstructures. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering 2007, 5, (2), 73-82.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Du, X.; Khisaeva, Z.; Li, W., On the size of representative volume element in elastic, plastic, thermoelastic, and permeable random microstructures. Materials Science Forum 2007, 539-543, 201-206.
2006
- Du; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., On the size of representative volume element for Darcy law in random media. In Proceedings of the Royal Society, London A 462, 2949-2963, 2006.
- Khisaeva, Z.F.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., On the size of RVE in finite elasticity of random composites. J. Elasticity 2006, 85, 153-173.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Material spatial randomness - from statistical to representative volume element. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 2006, 21, (2), 112-132.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Towards thermomechanics of fractal media. J. Appl. Math. Phys. (ZAMP) 2006, 58, (6), 1085-1096.
- Ostoja-Starzewski, M.; Trebicki, J. Stochastic dynamics of acceleration wavefronts in random media. Mechanics of Materials 2006, 38, 840-848.
- Pèrez-Vivar, J.M., Bravo-Castillero, J., Rodriguez-Ramos, R.; Ostoja-Starzewski, M., Homogenization of a micro-periodic helix with parabolic or hyperbolic heat conduction. Journal of Thermal Stresses 2006, 29, 467-483.