Associate Professor, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering
| julian.norato@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | (860) 486-2345 |
| Mailing Address | School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Rd. U-3139, Storrs, CT 06269 |
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Brief Bio
Dr. Norato joined the Mechanical Engineering Department in 2014. He holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Computational Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Prior to joining our department, he was responsible for the Product Optimization group at Caterpillar, where he and his team researched numerical methods and developed computational tools for structural and multidisciplinary optimization. He started and led the development of Caterpillar’s in-house topology optimization code, as well as the development of a method and tool for optimization of welding sequences to reduce weld-induced distortion, for which he and his collaborators received Caterpillar’s Move the Mountain Award.
His current research interests lie in incorporating failure, geometric, manufacturing and cost requirements in computational topology and shape optimization techniques for the design exploration of novel and highly efficient structures and architected materials. Dr. Norato is a 2020 Air Force Research Lab Summer Fellow, the recipient of the 2019 ASME Design Automation Young Investigator Award, a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee and a recipient of the 2017 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program award. He currently serves as Review Editor for the Journal of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization and as Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design.
- Design of structural assemblies
- Topology optimization of architected materials
- Design of structural assemblies made with composite materials
- Design for manufacturability
- Design of synthetic bone scaffolds
- Incorporation of local failure criteria in topology optimization
- Topology optimization for energy applications
- Computational Mechanics ME 3255
- Principles of Optimal Design ME 5511/ ME 3295
- Introduction to the Finite Element Method ME 3295 / ME 4895
- Introduction to Structural Optimization ME 5512
| Stress-based topology optimization for continua
C Le, J Norato, T Bruns, C Ha, D Tortorelli
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 41 (4), 605-620
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| A geometry projection method for continuum-based topology optimization with discrete elements
JA Norato, BK Bell, DA Tortorelli
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 293, 306-327
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| Stress-based shape and topology optimization with the level set method
R Picelli, S Townsend, C Brampton, J Norato, HA Kim
Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering 329, 1-23
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| A review on feature-mapping methods for structural optimization
F Wein, PD Dunning, JA Norato
Structural and multidisciplinary optimization 62 (4), 1597-1638
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| A topological derivative method for topology optimization
JA Norato, MP Bendsøe, RB Haber, DA Tortorelli
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 33 (4), 375-386
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| A geometry projection method for shape optimization
J Norato, R Haber, D Tortorelli, MP Bendsøe
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 60 (14), 2289-2312
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| A geometry projection method for the topology optimization of plate structures
S Zhang, J Norato
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 54 (5), 1173-1190
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| 3D cellular metamaterials with planar anti-chiral topology
H Ebrahimi, D Mousanezhad, H Nayeb-Hashemi, J Norato, A Vaziri
Materials & Design 145, 226-231
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| Component and system reliability-based topology optimization using a single-loop method
M Silva, DA Tortorelli, JA Norato, C Ha, HR Bae
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 41 (1), 87-106
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| Sandwich structures with prismatic and foam cores: a review
J Xiong, Y Du, D Mousanezhad, M Eydani Asl, J Norato, A Vaziri
Advanced Engineering Materials 21 (1), 1800036
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| Stress-based topology optimization with discrete geometric components
S Zhang, AL Gain, JA Norato
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 325, 1-21
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| Multi-material topology optimization of lattice structures using geometry projection
H Kazemi, A Vaziri, JA Norato
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 363, 112895
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| Topology optimization of structures made of discrete geometric components with different materials
H Kazemi, A Vaziri, JA Norato
Journal of Mechanical Design 140 (11), 111401
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| Fatigue-based topology optimization with non-proportional loads
S Zhang, C Le, AL Gain, JA Norato
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 345, 805-825
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| A MATLAB code for topology optimization using the geometry projection method
H Smith, JA Norato
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 62 (3), 1579-1594
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| Direct process feedback in extrusion-based 3D bioprinting
AA Armstrong, J Norato, AG Alleyne, AJW Johnson
Biofabrication 12 (1), 015017
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| Topology optimization with discrete geometric components made of composite materials
H Smith, JA Norato
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 376, 113582
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| Adaptive mesh refinement for topology optimization with discrete geometric components
S Zhang, AL Gain, JA Norato
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 364, 112930
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| Topology optimization with supershapes
JA Norato
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 58 (2), 415-434
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| Optimal design of panel reinforcements with ribs made of plates
S Zhang, JA Norato
Journal of Mechanical Design 139 (8), 081403
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