William Klug, Ph.D.
(Cal Tech, 2003)

klug@seas.ucla.edu
(310) 794-7347

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Computational structural and solid mechanics, computational biomechanics, and micro/nanomechanics of biological systems.

Selected Recent Publications:

• Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Nanoindentation of Viral Capsids, M.M. Gibbons and W.S. Klug, submitted.
  
  
• Failure of Viral Shells, Klug, W.S., Bruinsma, R.F., Michel, J.-P., Knobler, C.M., Ivanovska, I.L., Schmidt, C.F., and Wuite, G.J.L., Physical Review Letters, accepted for publication.
  
  
• Finite Element Modeling of Lipid Bilayer Membranes, F. Feng and W.S. Klug, Journal of Computational Physics, accepted for publication and available at journal website. [doi]
  
  
• Nanoindentation Studies of Full and Empty Viral Capsids and the Effects of Capsid Protein Mutations on Elasticity and Strength, J.-P. Michel, I.L. Ivanovska, M.M. Gibbons, W.S. Klug, C.M. Knobler, G.J.L. Wuite, and C.F. Schmidt, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(16):6184 - 6189 (2006). [doi; Journal website]
  
  
• Observation of Nanoscale Dynamics in Cantilever Sensor Arrays, J. Reed, P. Wilkinson, J. Schmit, W. Klug, and J.K. Gimzewski, Nanotechnology, 17:3873-3879 (2006). [doi; Journal website]
  
  
• Three-dimensional director-field predictions of viral DNA packing arrangements, W.S. Klug, M.T. Feldmann, M. Ortiz, Computational Mechanics, 35(2), 146-152, 2005. [PDF; doi]
  
  
• A Director Field Model of DNA Packaging in Viral Capsids, W. S. Klug, M. Ortiz, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 51(10):1815-1847, 2003. [PDF; doi]
  
  
• Finite Element Simulation of Firearm Injury to the Human Cranium, A. Mota, W. Klug, A. Pandolfi, M. Ortiz, Computational Mechanics, 31(1-2): 115-121, 2003. [PDF; doi]