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===Multiphysics Modeling===
 
===Multiphysics Modeling===
  
''Multiphysics modeling'' arises from the need to model complex mechanical, physical and/or biological systems with functionalities dependent on interactions among chemical, mechanical and/or electronic phenomena. These systems are often characterized by wide ranges in time and length scales which requires the development of technologies to describe and model, using numerical and mathematical techniques, the coupling between those scales with the goal of designing and/or optimizing new engineering devices.  Myriad different applications exist ranging from novel molecular scale devices based on nanotubes and proteins, to sensors and motors that operate under principles unique to the nanoscale. Computer simulation is playing an increasingly important role in nano­science research to identify the fundamental atomistic mechanisms that control the unique properties of nano­scale systems.  
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''Multiphysics modeling'' arises from the need to model complex mechanical, physical and/or biological systems with functionalities dependent on interactions among chemical, mechanical and/or electronic phenomena. These systems are often characterized by wide ranges in time and length scales which requires the development of technologies to describe and model, using numerical and mathematical techniques, the coupling between those scales with the goal of designing and/or optimizing new engineering devices.  Myriad different applications exist ranging from novel molecular scale devices based on nanotubes and proteins, to sensors and motors that operate under principles unique to the nanoscale. Computer simulation is playing an increasingly important role in nano­science research to identify the fundamental atomistic mechanisms that control the unique properties of nano­scale systems.
  
 
===Computational Bioengineering===
 
===Computational Bioengineering===
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biochemical signaling behavior of healthy and diseased cells, will become increasingly tractable. A particular challenge along these lines lies in the multiscale modeling of biomechanical phenomena bridging the gap between the discrete cell level and the continuous tissue level. The potential scientific and technological impact of computational bioengineering can hardly be overstated. The group is playing an active part in this research effort at Stanford with current collaborative projects with the School of Medicine in areas such as the modeling of the mechanics of the ear and hearing, the eye and vision, growth and remodeling, simulation of proteins and mechanically gated ion channels, tissue engineering and stem cell differentiation.
 
biochemical signaling behavior of healthy and diseased cells, will become increasingly tractable. A particular challenge along these lines lies in the multiscale modeling of biomechanical phenomena bridging the gap between the discrete cell level and the continuous tissue level. The potential scientific and technological impact of computational bioengineering can hardly be overstated. The group is playing an active part in this research effort at Stanford with current collaborative projects with the School of Medicine in areas such as the modeling of the mechanics of the ear and hearing, the eye and vision, growth and remodeling, simulation of proteins and mechanically gated ion channels, tissue engineering and stem cell differentiation.
  
===Microscale Devices===
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===Microscale Mechanical Measurements===
 
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''Micro­scale devices'' are micro­machined sensors for system monitoring and modeling and are also used for measuring nanoscale mechanical behavior. In the Mechanics and Computation Group we have a special interest in the biomedical applications of nanofabricated devices with the goal of developing diagnostic tools, measurement and analysis systems, and reliable manufacture methods. Active projects include piezoresistive MEMS underwater shear stress sensor, piezoresistive processing, cell stimulation and force measurements, understanding the biological sense of touch, and coaxial tip piezoresistive probes for scanning gate microscopy.
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==Facilities==
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===Computing===
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The Mechanics and Computation Group has a Computational Mechanics Laboratory that provides an integrated computational environment for research and research-related education in computational mechanics and scientific computing. The laboratory houses Silicon Graphics, Sun, and HP workstations and servers, including an 8-processor SGI Origin2000 and a 16-processor networked cluster of Intel-architecture workstations for parallel and distributed computing solutions of computationally intensive problems. Software is available on the laboratory machines, including commercial packages for engineering analysis, parametric geometry and meshing, and computational mathematics. The laboratory supports basic research in computational mechanics as well as the development of related applications such as simulation-based design technology.
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Specific details can be found at [http://hpcc.stanford.edu/ hpcc.stanford.edu] and [http://hpcc.stanford.edu/clusters/mc-cc.html here].
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'Micro­scale devices for system monitoring and modeling are also used for measuring nanoscale mechanical behavior. In the Mechanics and Computation Group we have a special interest in micro and nanoscale mechanical behavior, including material properties and the biomedical applications of nanofabricated devices. Research includes developing diagnostic tools, measurement and analysis systems, and reliable manufacture methods. Active projects include piezoresistive force sensing and optimal processing, cell stimulation and force measurements, understanding the biological sense of touch, and silicon probes for microscopy and sensing.

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