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Research Notes

Writing on metamaterials, computation, modelling practice, and the craft of technical explanation.

Research Simulation Teaching In progress
Planned Research

What changes when lattice disorder becomes a design variable

A note on why geometric irregularity can improve performance, what kind of disorder is useful, and how to think about quasi-distorted lattices without turning them into vague aesthetic objects.

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Planned Simulation

Making finite-element workflows easier to trust

Thoughts on meshes, boundary conditions, adaptive sampling, and the habits that make simulation work feel less like ritual and more like engineering.

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Planned Teaching

Teaching simulation without making it mysterious

Reflections from tutorials and labs on how to explain modelling decisions clearly, while still respecting the complexity of the underlying mechanics.

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