Amos Gilat, Ph.D., is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University. Dr. Gilat’s main research interests are in plasticity, specifically, in developing experimental techniques for testing materials over a wide range of strain rates and temperatures and in investigating constitutive relations for viscoplasticity. Dr. Gilat’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, NASA, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and various industries.

Vish Subramaniam, Ph.D., is Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Chemical Physics at The Ohio State University.  Dr. Subramaniam’s main research interests are in plasma and laser physics and processes, particularly those that involve non-equilibrium phenomena.  Dr. Subramaniam’s research is both experimental and computational, and has been supported by the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and numerous industries.