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Pedro M. Reis

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CH
Area of research
Mechanical Engineering · Mechanics of Materials
Research interest
Research interests include Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Structural Analysis and Optimization, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, and Granular flow and fluidized beds.
h-index
39
citations
5,871
works
226
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

A probabilistic buckling model for hemispherical shells with non-interacting localized defects
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2026cited by 2position: contributordoi
Dynamic drives allow independent control of material bits for targeted memory.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Frictional sliding strength of knotted and capstan configurations along the axis of a cylinder
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Roadmap on embodying mechano-intelligence and computing in functional materials and structures
Smart Materials and Structures 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
The most severe imperfection governs the buckling strength of pressurized multi-defect hemispherical shells
Mechanics of Materials 2025cited by 7position: contributordoi
Self-locking and stability of the bowline knot
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Stretch-independent magnetization in incompressible isotropic hard magnetorheological elastomers
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2024cited by 30position: contributordoi
Capsizing due to friction-induced twist in the failure of stopper knots
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2024cited by 5position: contributordoi
Harnessing centrifugal and Euler forces for tunable buckling of a rotating elastica
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2024cited by 5position: contributordoi
Stick-slip in a stack: How slip dissonance reveals aging
Physical Review Research 2024cited by 3position: contributordoi
A reduced-order, rotation-based model for thin hard-magnetic plates
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2023cited by 61position: contributordoi
Leveraging the Snap Buckling of Bistable Magnetic Shells to Design a Refreshable Braille Dot
Advanced Materials Technologies 2023cited by 22position: contributordoi
Twisting instabilities in elastic ribbons with inhomogeneous pre-stress: A macroscopic analog of thermodynamic phase transition
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2023cited by 16position: contributordoi
Indentation and stability of woven domes
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2023cited by 11position: contributordoi
The strength of surgical knots involves a critical interplay between friction and elastoplasticity.
2023cited by 9position: contributordoi
Snap buckling of bistable beams under combined mechanical and magnetic loading.
2023cited by 7position: contributordoi
Probabilistic buckling of imperfect hemispherical shells containing a distribution of defects.
2023cited by 3position: contributordoi
Fluid-structure interactions of bristled wings: the trade-off between weight and drag.
2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
Regulation of the swimming kinematics of lampreys Petromyzon marinus across changes in viscosity.
2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
A Kirchhoff-like theory for hard magnetic rods under geometrically nonlinear deformation in three dimensions
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2022cited by 71position: contributordoi
A comprehensive framework for hard-magnetic beams: Reduced-order theory, 3D simulations, and experiments
International Journal of Solids and Structures 2022cited by 51position: contributordoi
A geometrically exact model for thin magneto-elastic shells
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2022cited by 31position: contributordoi
An elastic rod in frictional contact with a rigid cylinder
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2022cited by 30position: contributordoi
Tapered foils favor traveling-wave kinematics to enhance the performance of flapping propulsion
Physical Review Fluids 2022cited by 19position: contributordoi
3D stretchable and self-encapsulated multimaterial triboelectric fibers.
2022cited by 14position: contributordoi
Exploring the inner workings of the clove hitch knot
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2022cited by 9position: contributordoi
Spontaneous formation of a self-healing carbon nanoskin at the liquid-liquid interface.
2022cited by 5position: contributordoi
A reprogrammable mechanical metamaterial with stable memory.
2021cited by 132position: contributordoi
Probing the buckling of pressurized spherical shells
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2021cited by 33position: contributordoi
The shapes of physical trefoil knots
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2021cited by 25position: contributordoi

Grants

CAREER: Smart Morphable Surfaces for Aerodynamic Drag Control
NSF1351449$400,0002014–2018PIRePORTER
IDR/Collaborative Research: Experimental and Computational Foundations for Nonlinear Pattern Formation in the Deposition of Elastic Rods
NSF1129894$419,9842011–2016PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

· 37 papers (2019–2026) · 5 papers (2020–2023)Joël Marthelot · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2015–2018)Dong Yan · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne4 papers (2022–2023)Tian Chen · Delft University of Technology4 papers (2021–2023)Samuel Poincloux · Aoyama Gakuin University4 papers (2021–2024)Francisco López Jiménez · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2015–2017)Fani Derveni · American Society of Civil Engineers3 papers (2023–2026)Paul Grandgeorge · Springer Nature3 papers (2021–2023)Bastien F. G. Aymon · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne3 papers (2023–2025)Tomohiko G. Sano · Keio University3 papers (2021–2022)Romain Lagrange · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2014–2016)Denis Terwagne · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2014–2015)P.‐T. Brun · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2016–2018)Basile Audoly · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2 papers (2021–2023)Jérôme Crassous · Springer Nature2 papers (2025–2026)Paul Johanns · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne2 papers (2021–2023)Michael Gomez · King's College London2 papers (2023–2025)A. J. Lazarus · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2 papers (2013–2013) · 2 papers (2015–2025)