Sasa Kovacevic PhD MSc

Dr. Sasa Kovacevic joined the University of Oxford in September 2023 as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Mechanics of Materials Lab. Before this, he held a Postdoctoral Researcher position at Imperial College London from 2022. His research focuses on theoretical and numerical aspects of multi-scale and multi-physics challenges in materials processing and service. Dr Kovacevic's work aims to advance the understanding of material behaviour and develop mechanistic models that improve predictive capabilities for applications across mechanical, nuclear, aerospace, hydrogen storage, and biomedical engineering. His interests lie at the intersection of mechanics, chemistry, materials science, and structural engineering. Key research areas include mechanics of materials, damage and fracture mechanics, micromechanics of advanced manufacturing processes, degradation of materials and biomaterials in chemically aggressive environments and at elevated temperatures, and hydrogen embrittlement. His work employs various multiscale modelling strategies and computational tools, including the phase-field method, computational thermodynamics, and computational mechanics.

Dr Kovacevic focuses on the development of advanced models that deepen the understanding of material behaviour and improve predictive capabilities of the mechanical performance of engineering materials for various industrial applications.

His main areas of interest include:

• Computational mechanics and mechanics of materials
• Multi-scale and multi-physics modelling with applications in materials processing and service
• Micromechanics and multi-scale modelling of advanced manufacturing processes
• Modelling material-environment interactions, including corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, biocorrosion, and high-temperature corrosion and oxidation
• Material transport mechanisms and phase transformations in solids
• Hydrogen transport and embrittlement
• Multi-physics couplings in materials, including interactions between diffusion, chemical reactions, and mechanical deformation