Julian A. Norato

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1997

Research Focus

• Topology and shape optimization for the design of structures and material systems
• Computational design of cellular solids
• Design with regards to localized failure modes and manufacturability
• Computational design of patient-specific bone scaffolds
• Design for additive manufacturing

Publications

Smith, H., & Norato, J. A. (2020). A MATLAB code for topology optimization using the geometry projection method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-020-02552-0.

Zhang, Shanglong, Arun L. Gain, and Julián A. Norato. “Adaptive mesh refinement for topology optimization with discrete geometric components.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 364 (2020): 112930.

Kazemi, Hesaneh, Ashkan Vaziri, and Julian A. Norato. “Multi-material topology optimization of lattice structures using geometry projection.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 363 (2020): 112895.

Armstrong, A. A., Norato, J., Alleyne, A. G., & Johnson, A. J. W. (2019). Direct process feedback in extrusion-based 3D bioprinting. Biofabrication, 12(1), 015017.

Kazemi, H., Vaziri, A., & Norato, J. (2019, August). Topology Optimization of Multi-Material Lattices for Maximal Bulk Modulus. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 59186, p. V02AT03A052). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Zhang, S., Le, C., Gain, A. L., & Norato, J. A. (2019). Fatigue-based topology optimization with non-proportional loads. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 345, 805-825.

Xiong, J., Du, Y., Mousanezhad, D., Eydani Asl, M., Norato, J., & Vaziri, A. (2019). Sandwich Structures with Prismatic and Foam Cores: A Review. Advanced Engineering Materials, 21(1), 1800036.

Smith, H. A., & Norato, J. (2019). A geometry projection method for the design exploration of wing-box structures. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum (p. 2353).