Personal
Data
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| Date of
Birth |
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June
27,
1974 |
| Place of
Birth |
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Usti
nad Labem,
Czech Republic |
| Nationality |
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Czech,
U.S.
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permanent
resident
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| Education |
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| Ph.D. |
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Theoretical
and
Applied
Mechanics, Czech
Technical
University in Prague
School of
Civil Engineering, Department of Structural
Mechanics, 1998-2000
Doctoral thesis
title "Analysis and Optimization of Composite
Materials and Structures" |
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Theoretical
and
Applied
Mechanics, Czech
Technical
University in Prague
School of
Civil Engineering, Department of Structural
Mechanics, 1992-1998
Master thesis title
"Optimization of Composite Beams and
Rectangular Laminated Plates,
Using
Method of Simulated Annealing" |
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Employment,
Experience |
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10/2009
- present
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Associate
Professor
Department
of Aerospace
and Mechanical Engineering
University of
Notre Dame
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3/2007 -
9/2009
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Principal
Research
Scientist
Computational
Science
and Engineering
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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| 11/2004 -
9/2009 |
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Adjunct
Assistant
Professor
Department
of
Aerospace Engineering
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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| 9/2003 -
3/2007 |
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Research
Scientist,
University
of
Illinois
at
Urbana-Champaign
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| 6/2000 -
8/2003 |
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Post-doctoral
Research
Associate
Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace &
Nuclear Engineering |
| 1/1998 -
5/2000 |
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Research
Assistant
Czech
Technical University in Prague
Department
of
Structural Mechanics |
| 4/1998 -
9/1999 |
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H
& D
Engineering Ltd.
Civil and
Mechanical Engineer - Statics and Dynamics of
Structures and Machines |
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Grants
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09/2011-08/2013
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"EAGER:
Multiscale Modeling of Heterogeneous
Interfaces", NSF, CMMI-1153435,
Dr. G.H. Paulino program officer; Amount
$134,091. |
08/2010-02/2011
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"Utilizing
Medical Imaging Technology for
Generation of Mesoscale Computational
Descriptions'',
IllinoisRocstar LLC - DoD SBIR program, Phase
I (FA8651-10-M-0256),
Office of Secretary of
Defence (OSD): Dr. M. Brandyberry (IR) and Dr.
M. Nixon (Eglin Air
Force Base) program managers, K. Matous;
Amount $20,000
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08/2010-09/2012
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"Solid
Rocket Motor Propellant
Characterization and Material Reconstruction
Using High Resolution
Tomography", IllinoisRocstar LLC -
DoD SBIR program, Office of
the secretary of defense (OSD), IR
O081-PR2-1058, Phase II: Dr. M.
Brandyberry (IR) and Dr. N.
Brown (Edwards Air Force Base) program
managers, K. Matous (PI); Amount
$278,148 |
| 08/2010-09/2012 |
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"Experimental
and Computational Program for
Slow and Fast Cookoff for
Insensitive Munitions Testing",
IllinoisRocstar LLC - DoD SBIR
program, Phase II, U.S. Army Aviation
and
Missile Research Development and
Engineering Center (AMRDEC): Dr. M.
Brandyberry (IR) and Dr. W. Chew
(AMRDEC) program managers, K.
Matous
(PI); Amount awarded to ND
$195,000. Experimental part of the
project is led by Prof. N. Glumac at
UIUC
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3/2010 -
9/2010
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"The
Behavior Within Minimum Signature
Propellants During Impact Insensitive
Munition Tests",
IllinoisRocstar LLC - DoD SBIR program, Phase
I, U.S. Army Aviation and
Missile Research Development and Engineering
Center (AMRDEC): Dr. M.
Brandyberry (IR) and Dr. W. Chew (AMRDEC)
program managers, K. Matous
(PI) and J.M. Powers (co-PI); Amount $36,000
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11/2009-5/2010
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"Heterogeneous Solid
Propellant Characterization using
Micro-computer Tomography'',
Alliant Techsystems Inc.: Dr. I. L. Davis -
program manager, K. Matous
(PI); Amount
$71,062
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| 9/2007 -
9/2009 |
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"Composite
Case Improvement for Solid
Rocket Motor Insensitive Munition (IM)",
Physical Sciences Inc.
(PSI) - DoD STTR program, Missile Defense
Agency (MDA): Dr. A. Dokhan
(PSI) and H.J. Simko (MDA) program managers,
K. Matous (PI) and T.L.
Jackson (CoPI); Amount $275,260 |
9/2008 -
3/2009
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"Experimental
and Computational Program for
Slow and Fast Cookoff for Insensitive
Munitions Testing",
IllinoisRocstar LLC - DoD SBIR program, Phase
I, U.S. Army Aviation and
Missile Research Development and Engineering
Center (AMRDEC): Dr. M.
Brandyberry (IR) and Dr. W. Chew (AMRDEC)
program managers, K.
Matous
(PI) and N. Glumac (Co-PI); Amount
$39,500
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6/2008 -
2/2009
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"Solid
Rocket Motor Propellant
Characterization and Material Reconstruction
Using High Resolution
Tomography", IllinoisRocstar LLC -
DoD SBIR program, Office of
the secretary of defense (OSD), IR
O081-PR2-1058, Phase I: Dr. M.
Brandyberry (IR) and Dr. G.
Ruderman (OSD) program managers, K. Matous
(PI); Amount
$20,000
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7/2007 -
7/2009
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"Development
of Commercially Usable Codes
to Simulate Aluminized Propellant Combustion
and Related Issues",
Buckmaster
Research
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DoD
STTR
program,
AFOSR:
Dr.
J.
Buckmaster
(Buckmaster Research) and Dr. A. Nachman
(AFOSR) program mangrs., T.L.
Jackson (PI), F.M. Najjar and K. Matous
(Co-PIs); Amount $370,000
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| 6/2007 -
5/2008 |
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"MRI:
Acquisition
of
a
Multi-Length
Scale
Ultra
High-Resolution
X-Ray
Nanotomography
Instrument",
NSF-MRI,
P. Braun (PI); Amount $1,998,500 |
| 3/2006
- 3/2008 |
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"Multiscale
Modeling
of
Solid
Propellants", ATK/Thiokol, J. Thompson
and Dr.
I.L. Davis serve as program manager K.
Matous (PI) and P.H. Geubelle (CoPI); Amount
$287,442 |
| 8/2005
- 8/2008 |
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"Multiscale
Experimental
and
Numerical
Design
of
a
Self-Healing
Epoxy
Adhesive", NSF-CMS 0527965, P.H.
Geubelle
(PI), K. Matous, N.R. Sottos and S.R. White
(CoPIs); Amount
$310,000 |
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| Awards,
Honors |
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2010
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Former
student
of
mine,
Mohan
Kulkarni
(Ph.D. 2009 AE, UIUC, with Prof. Geubelle as
co-advisor), has been selected as an
"honorable mention" for the 2010 Melosh
Competition.
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2009
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An
article entitled "Finite element formulation
for modeling nonlinear
viscoelastic elastomers'' by P. Areias and K.
Matous published in
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and
Engineering has been featured
on
ScienceDirect Top
25
Hottest
articles in October-December 2008 |
2008
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An
article entitled "Multiscale cohesive failure
modeling of heterogeneous
adhesives'' by K. Matous, M.G. Kulkarni and
P.H. Geubelle published in
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
has been featured on
ScienceDirect Top
25
Hottest
articles in April-June 2008
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2007
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A
student of mine, Mohan Kulkarni (Ph.D.
candidate in AE, with Prof.
Geubelle as co-advisor), won the student
presentation competition in
the material modeling specialty area at the
9th U.S. National Congress
on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM9) in San
Francisco
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| 1999 |
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Rector's
award
for
the
best
Ph.D.
students,
Czech
Technical
University
in Prague |
| 1997 |
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Academician
Z.
Bazant's
prize,
for
the
outstanding
student
researchers
School of
Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University
in Prague |
| 1996 |
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Academician
Z.
Bazant's
prize,
for
the
outstanding
student
researchers
School of
Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University
in Prague |
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