
Paper accepted in Engineering with Computers
December 2024
Our paper "Toward engineering lattice structures with the material point method (MPM)" is accepted in Engineering with Computers.

Paper published in Engineering Failure Analysis
November 2024
Our paper "Numerical modeling of the effects of impact conditions, foundation stiffness, and cable pretension on the behavior of high-tension guard cable systems" is published in Engineering Failure Analysis.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
May 2024
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
May 2024
Ph.D. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
May 2024
Ph.D. student Juan Pablo Giraldo-Isaza presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

2024 Outstanding Graduate Student
February 2024
Ph.D. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez was selected as the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student by the faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Congratulations!

Paper published in Mechanics and Physics of Solids
January 2024
Our paper "A phase-field formulation for cohesive fracture based on the Park–Paulino–Roesler (PPR) cohesive fracture model" is published in Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

2023 Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting
October 2023
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño delivers a talk in the Eringen Medal Symposium in Honor of Prof. Glaucio Paulino at the 2023 SES Conference.

2023 Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting
October 2023
Ph.D. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez presents at the 2023 SES Conference.

17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM 17)
July 2023
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño delivers keynote lecture at the 17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM 17).

17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM 17)
July 2023
M.S. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez presents at the 17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM 17).

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
June 2023
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
June 2023
M.S. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Invited lecture at Boeing
June 2023
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño delivers an invited lecture for the Boeing Structural Optimization Community of Excellence. The lecture entitled "Stress-constrained topology optimization for lightweight structural design" discussed recent research on stress-constrained topology optimization for single- and multi-material structures with emphasis on additive manufacturing.


Welcome our new Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering
January 2023
Juan Pablo Giraldo-Isaza was awarded the Dean’s Engineering Excellence Fellowship joining MU as Ph.D. student working on topology optimization and 3D-printing of multi-material structures. Welcome to the COMO family!

2022 Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting
October 2022
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the 2022 SES Conference.

O’Neill Fellowship
August 2022
M.S. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez won the James W. and Joan M. O’Neill Fellowship in Engineering. Congratulations!

16th International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials (FGM 2022)
August 2022
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the 16th International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials (FGM 2022). In honor of the NAE Recognition of Prof. Glaucio Paulino.

Missouri Students Association (MSA)
June 2022
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño organizes event for the 2022 MSA.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
June 2022
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
June 2022
M.S. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez presents at the 2022 Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
June 2022
M.S. student Rogelio Muñeton-Lopez earned runner-up status in the MIMB student paper competition at the 2022 EMI conference. Congratulations!

Invited lecture at TOP Webinar 18
December 2021
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño delivers an invited lecture at the 18th TOP Webinar, endorsed by the International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO).

16th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM 16)
July 2021
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño delivers keynote lecture at the 16th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM 16).

14th World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO-14)
June 2021
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the 14th World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO-14) and helps co-organizing a workshop titled "Software design, development and management practices".

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
May 2021
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference.

Paper accepted in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
April 2021
Our paper "Local stress constraints in topology optimization of structures subjected to arbitrary dynamic loads: A stress aggregation-free approach" is accepted in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

Paper published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
February 2021
Our paper "PolyStress: a Matlab implementation for local stress-constrained topology optimization using the augmented Lagrangian method" is published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

Paper accepted in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
January 2021
Our paper "PolyDyna: a Matlab implementation for topology optimization of structures subjected to dynamic loads" is accepted in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

Prof. Giraldo-Londoño new faculty position
November 2020
Prof. Giraldo-Londoño joins the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri as an Assistant Professor.

Invited lecture at the University of Missouri
October 2020
Oliver delivers the Structures Graduate Student Seminar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri. The lecture entitled "Topology optimization with local stress constraints: A unifying paradigm" discussed recent research on stress-constrained topology optimization.

Paper published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
September 2020
Our paper "Fractional topology optimization of periodic multi-material viscoelastic microstructures with tailored energy dissipation" is published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

Paper published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
August 2020
Our paper "Topology optimization with local stress constraints: a stress aggregation-free approach" is published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

Invited lecture at TOP Webinar
June 2020
Oliver delivers an invited lecture at the first TOP Webinar, endorsed by the International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO).

Paper makes cover of Proceedings of the Royal Society A
June 2020
Our paper "A unified approach for topology optimization with local stress constraints considering various failure criteria: von Mises, Drucker–Prager, Tresca, Mohr–Coulomb, Bresler– Pister and Willam–Warnke" made the cover of Proceedings of the Royal Society A. View cover image.

Inaugural James W. and Joan M. O’Neill Faculty Scholar in Engineering
June 2020
Oliver named Inaugural James W. and Joan M. O’Neill Faculty Scholar in Engineering at the University of Missouri.

Prof. Giraldo-Londoño accepts new faculty position
June 2020
Oliver will join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri as an Assistant Professor in November 2020.

Most downloaded article in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
May 2020
Our paper "Multi-material thermomechanical topology optimization with applications to additive manufacturing: Design of main composite part and its support structure" was the most downloaded article in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering on May 1, 2020.

Paper published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
February 2020
Our paper "Multi-material thermomechanical topology optimization with applications to additive manufacturing: Design of main composite part and its support structure" is published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

Invited lecture at the National University of Colombia
August 2019
Oliver delivers an invited lecture in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National University of Colombia. The lecture entitled "Topology optimization with local stress constraints: A unifying paradigm" discussed recent research on stress-constrained topology optimization.

2019 Topology Optimization Roundtable
March 2019
Oliver presents at the 2019 topology optimization roundtable at the Sandia National Lab.

Paper published in Computer Methods in International Journal of Fracture
March 2019
Our paper "Fractional calculus derivation of a rate-dependent PPR-based cohesive fracture model: theory, implementation, and numerical results" is published in the International Journal of Fracture.

10th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC)
July 2018
Oliver presents at the 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC) in Bologna, Italy.

Paper published in Computer Methods in Engineering Fracture Mechanics
April 2018
Our paper "An efficient mixed-mode rate-dependent cohesive fracture model using sigmoidal functions" is published in Engineering Fracture Mechanics.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference Symposium
June 2017
Oliver invited to present in the "Symposium in honor of Professor Zdeněk P. Bažant on the occasion of his 80th birthday" at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference in San Diego, CA.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) International Conference
March 2017
Oliver presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) International Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Paper published in Computer Methods in Experimental Mechanics
February 2017
Our paper "Inverse Estimation of Cohesive Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures Using an Optimization Approach" is published in Experimental Mechanics.

Paper published in Computer Methods in Mechanics Research Communications
December 2016
Our paper "A study on the thermodynamic consistency of the Park–Paulino–Roesler (PPR) cohesive fracture model" is published in Mechanics Research Communications, Special Issue on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials.

Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference
March 2016
Oliver presents at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference in Nashville, TN.