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Dan Balint is a Professor of Solid Mechanics and the Head of the Mechanics Materials Division at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. He serves as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Mechanics / Solids. His research expertise lies in theoretical and computational solid mechanics with a primary emphasis on micromechanics of crystalline materials, including metals and ceramics. Prof. Balint's research addresses various critical topics such as dislocation and defect interactions, failure mechanisms, and mechanical properties of materials. He also explores discrete dislocation plasticity methods, multilayer thin film evolution, and metal forming techniques. His contributions extend to the study of hydrogen effects in metals and structured, cellular auxetic materials. Prior to his current role, he was a research associate at the Cambridge Centre for Micromechanics and has consulted for distinguished companies across various industrial sectors. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University and has an extensive academic and research background in engineering mechanics.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.