Instability in Solids and Structures (Plastic Buckling of Structures, Propagating Instabilities in Shape Memory Metals, Composites, Foams);
Modeling of Nonlinear Behavior and Failure of Solids (Metals, Composites, Foams)

Dr. Kyriakides' research focuses on instabilities which limit the extent to which solids, structures and materials can be loaded or deformed.