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Petr Krysl is a Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on finite element computational modeling techniques applied to problems in solid mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Krysl has made significant advancements in finite element meshless discretization methods, particularly in areas such as mesh generation, thin shell simulations, and adaptive nonlinear computations. He is involved in optimal modeling for nonlinear dynamic applications and earthquake engineering design for micromechanical devices. His interests include computational mechanics for solid structures, mesh generation and integration with computer-aided design, and methods in solid structural dynamics. Krysl has published numerous articles and is a member of several professional societies, including the International Association for Computational Mechanics and the American Society for Engineering Education. Before joining UCSD in 2000, he was a staff scientist at the California Institute of Technology, contributing to high-quality journals in the field of structural computational mechanics.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).