João Silva Soares, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
ETM³: Engineered Tissue Multiscale Mechanics & Modeling Laboratory
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
College of Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
Engineering East Hall
401 West Main Street
Box 843015
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Office: E2232, Wet Lab: E4243, Dry Lab: E2259
Phone: 804-827-3517
Fax: 804-827-7030
E-mail: jsoares@vcu.edu
Website: http://etm3.egr.vcu.edu/
Biography
Joao Silva Soares, Ph.D. joined VCU Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering as Assistant Professor on the Fall 2017. Dr. Soares directs the Engineered Tissue Multiscale Mechanics and Modeling (ETM3) research group blending theory, experimentation, and simulation in mechanics and biomedical engineering. Dr. Soares obtained his Licenciatura degree in Aerospace Engineering at Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal in 2002, and his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 2008. Subsequently, Dr. Soares has conducted postdoctoral work at Milan Polytechnic, Stony Brook University, and at the University of Texas at Austin as Research Scientist with independent PI status. Dr. Soares has developed state-of-the-art frameworks for polymer degradation and erosion, shear induced platelet activation, and mechanically-conditioned tissue engineering. His work is published in more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and more than 60 conference proceedings.
Education
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering | Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA |
| 2002 | B.S. | Aerospace Engineering | Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal |
Positions and Employment
| Year | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-present | Assistant Professor | Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2021-present | Assistant Professor (Affiliate) | Department of Biomedical Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2012-2017 | Research Scientist (2016-17) Research Associate (2015-16) Postdoctoral fellow (2012-2015) |
Center for Cardiovascular Simulation (PI: Michael S. Sacks) Institute for computational Engineering and Sciences Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Texas at Austin |
| 2011-2012 | Senior postdoctoral fellow | Department of Biomedical Engineering (PI: Danny Bluestein) Stony Brook University |
| 2009-2010 | Auxiliary researcher FCT-Portugal Postdoctoral fellow |
CEMAT - Department of Mathematics (PI: Adelia Sequeira) Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2009-2010 | Researcher | MOX - Department of Mathematics (PI: Alfio Quarteroni) Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italia |
| 2003-2008 | Graduate Research Assistant (2004-08) FCT-Portugal Doctoral Fellow (2004-08) Graduate Teaching Assistant (2003-04) |
Department of Mechanical Engineering (PI: KR Rajagopal) Department of Biomedical Engineering (PI: James E. Moore Jr.) Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas |
Courses taught
| Semester | Course | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | EGMN 606 Continuum Mechanics |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Spring 2021 | EGMN 202 Mechanics of Deformables |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Fall 2020 | EGMN 606 Continuum Mechanics |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Spring 2020 | EGMN 202 Mechanics of Deformables |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Fall 2019 | EGMN 606 Continuum Mechanics |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Spring 2019 | EGMN 202 Mechanics of Deformables |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Fall 2018 | EGMN 606 Continuum Mechanics |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Fall 2017 | EGMN 606 Continuum Mechanics |
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Spring 2016 | ASE 347 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics |
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Texas at Austin |