Francisco Melo (Director)
Biography
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, USA, 1992-1993.
Diplóme de Doctorat, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France, 1991.
D.E.A. (Advanced studies diploma) in material science and surfaces, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France, 1987.
Magister en Física del Estado Sólido. (Master in Physics, Condensed Matter),
Licenciatura en Física Aplicada (Bachellor in Applied Physics).
Main Research Projects: “Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Materials”, FONDAP, CONICYT, 1999-2009. (Director of Area); “Intermittent dynamics of gas rising up in non-newtonian fluids”, CNRS-CONICYT, March 2006-January 2007; “Estructuras elásticas delgadas”, ECOS-CONICYT, NºC03E04, January 2004-January 2007, (Director of Project); “Dynamics of granular materials: from microscopic scale to collective effects at macroscopic scales”, Project CONICYT-ANR (France), N°ANR-011, 2010-2012.
Papers
Flexural fracturing of a cohesive granular layer
Jean-Christophe Géminard, Lorene Champougny, Pierre Lidon, and Francisco Melo
Phys. Rev. E 85, 012301 (2012)
A silanol-based nanocomposite coating for protection of AA-2024 aluminium alloy
E.Gonzalez, J.Pavez, I.Azocar, J.H.Zagal, X.Zhou, F.Melo, G.E.Thompson and M.A.Páez
Electrochimica Acta 56, 7586-7595 (2011)
Dynamics of shear bands in a dense granular material forced by a slowly moving rigid body
E. Hamm, F. Tapia, F. Melo
Phys. Rev. E. 84, 041304 (2011)
Elastic response and wrinkling onset of curved elastic membranes subjected to indentation test
R. Bernal, Ch. Tassius, F. Melo and J.C. Géminard
European Physical Journal E, Vol. 34, N. 2, 13 (2011)
Experimental evidence of solitary wave interaction in Hertzian chains
F.Santibañez, R.Muñoz, A.Caussarieu, S.Job and F.Melo
Phys. Rev. E 84, 026604, Agosto 2011 (2011)
Fulvic Acid inhibits aggregation and promotes disassembly of tau fibrils associated with Alzheimer´s disease
Alberto Cornejo, José Jiménez, Leonardo Caballero, Francisco Melo and Ricardo B. Maccioni
Journal of Alzheirmer’s Disease 27, 143-153 (2011)
The 3D shape of the loosening zone above multiple draw points in block caving through plasticity model with a dilation front
F.Vivanco, T.Watt, F.Melo
International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 48, 406-411 (2011)
Drag force as a tool to test the active mechanical response of PC12 neurites.
R. Bernal, F. Melo and P. Pullarkat
BioPhysical Journal, Vol. 98, N. 4, 515-523 (2010)
Dynamics of soap bubble bursting and its implications to volcano acoustics
V.Vidal, M.Ripepe, T.Divoux, D.Legrand, JC. Geminard, F.Melo
Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L07302 (2010)
Exploring the Surface Charge on Peptide-Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates by Force Spectroscopy
A.R.Guerrero, L.Caballero, A.Adeva, F.Melo and M.J.Kogan
Langmuir, 26, (14), 12026-12032 (2010)
Softening Induced Instability of a Stretched Cohesive Granular Layer
H.Alarcón, O.Ramos, L.Vanel, F.Vittoz, F.Melo and J-C.Geminard
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 208001-(4) (2010)
Ultrasound propagation in wet and airless non consolidated granular materials.
S. Griffiths, A. Rescaglio and F. Melo
Ultrasonics 50, 139-144 (2010)
Calculated isolated extracted and movement zones compared to scaled models for block caving.
F. Vivanco, F. Melo, and C. Fuentes
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 46, 731-737 (2009)
Dynamical arching in two dimensional granular flow.
F. Vivanco, S. Rica and F. Melo
Granular matter, under review (2009)
Granular flow models and dilation front propagation applied to underground mining.
F. Vivanco, F. Melo and C. Fuentes
Int. J. Bifurcation Chaos, Vol. 19, 3533-3539 (2009)
Isolated movement zone for interacting draw points in underground mining: dilation effects.
F. Melo, F. Vivanco and C. Fuentes
Powder & Grains, Vol. 1145, 25-30 (2009)
Wave localization in strongly nonlinear Hertzian chains with mass defect.
S. Job, F. Santibañez, F. Tapia and F. Melo
Phys. Rev. E 80, 025602(R) (2009)
Acoustic emission associated with the bursting of a gas bubble at the free surface of a non-Newtonian fluid.
T. Divoux, V. Vidal, F. Melo, and J.C. Géminard
Phys. Rev. E 77, 056310 (2008)
Kinematic model for quasi static granular displacements in block caving: Dilatancy effects on drawbody shapes.
F. Melo, F. Vivanco, C. Fuentes and V. Apablaza
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 45, 248-259 (2008)
Nonlinear waves in dry and wet Herztian granular chains.
S. Job, F. Santibañez, F. Tapia and F. Melo
Ultrasonics 48, 506-514 (2008)
Developable Modes in Vibrated Thin Plates.
A. Boudaoud, E. Hamm and F. Melo
Phys. Rev. Lett., 99, 254301 (2007)
Excitation paramétrique de la rotation d’une feuille élastique.
A. Boudaoud, E. Hamm and F. Melo
Rencontre du Non-Linéaire, Paris, 14-16 Mars (P) (2007)
Mechanical characterization of elastic membranes: cell mechanics applications.
R. Bernal, Ch.Tassius, J.C. Géminard and F. Melo
Applied Phys. Lett. 90, 063903 (2007)
Mechanical Properties of Axons.
R. Bernal, P. Pullarkat and F. Melo
Phys. Rev. Lett., 99, 018301 (2007)
Nonlinear waves in Hertzian granular chains: Effects of inertial and stiffnes heterogeneities
S. Job, F. Melo, F. Santibañez and F. Tapia
Proceedings of the International congress on Ultrasonics, Vienna, 9-13 (2007)
On draw bodies shapes: from Bergmark Ross to kinematic models.
F. Melo, F. Vivanco, C. Fuentes and V. Apablaza
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 44, 77-86 (2007)
Solitary wave trains in granular chains: experiments, theory and simulations.
S. Job, F. Melo, A. Sokolow and S. Sen
Granular Matter 10, 1, 13-20 (2007)
Acoustic signal associated with the bursting of a soap film which initially closes and overpressurized cavity. Experiment and theory.
V. Vidal, J.C. Géminard, T. Divoux and F. Melo
European Physical Journal B 54 (3): 321-339 (2006)
Experimental evidence of shock mitigation in a Hertzian tapered chain.
F. Melo, S. Job, F. Santibañez and F. Tapia
Phys. Rev. E 73, 041305 (2006)
Laser speckle correlation applied to flow field measurements.
E. Hamm and F. Melo
Europhys. Lett., 73 (3), 356-362 (2006)
How Hertzian solitary waves interact with boundaries in a 1D granular medium
S. Job, F. Melo, A. Sokolow and S. Sen
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 178002 (2005)
Dynamics of developable cones under shear.
E. Hamm, B. Roman, F. Melo
Phys. Rev E 70 026607 (2004)
Wrinkle formations in axi-symmetrically stretched membranes
J.-C. Géminard, R. Bernal and F. Melo
Eur. Phys. J. E, Vol. 15, 117-126 (2004)
Normal-Mode Vortex Interactions
R. Bernal, C. Coste, F. Lund and F. Melo
Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 89, N. 3 034501 (2002)
Localized excitations in a vertically vibrated granular layer
P. Umbanhowar, F. Melo and H.L. Swinney
Nature 382, 793 (1996)
Destabilization of a Faceted SmecticA-SmecticB Interface
F.Melo and P.Oswald
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 1381 (1990)
Fingering Instability of Spinning Drops
F. Melo, J.F. Joanny and S. Fauve
Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1958 (1989)
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