Education
- Diplom Ingenieur (M.Sc.) 1990, TU Munich
- Docteur-Ingenieur (Ph.D.) 1994, ENPC, Paris
- Habilitation 1998, ENS de Cachan
Research Interests
Professor Ulm’s research interests are in the mechanics and structures of materials. His research group is looking at the nano- and micro mechanics of porous materials, such as concrete, rocks and bones; in the durability mechanics of engineering materials and structures; in computational mechanics; and in the bio-chemo-poromechanics of high-performance composite materials.
Teaching Interests
- 1.050: Engineering Mechanics I
- 1.033/1.57: Continuum Mechanics, Mechanics of Material Systems
- 1.570: Durability Mechanics, Micromechanics, Poromechanics, Chemomechanics
Awards and Honors
- 2002 Robert L’Hermite Medaille, RILEM
- 2005 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize
- 2010 Maurice A. Biot lecture at Columbia University
- 2011 Stephen Brunauer Award, American Ceramic Society
- 2012 Theodore von Karman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2013 Best paper award 2012: Acta Geotechnica
- 2013 Engineering Mechanics Institute Fellow
- 2013 Engineering News Record Award of Excellence
- 2014 Elected Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 2022 Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering
- 2024 Paul Gray Public Service Award
Selected Publications
- Constantinides, G., and Ulm, F.-J. (2007). `The nanogranular nature of C-S-H.’ Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55 (1), 64–90.
- DeJong, M.J. and Ulm, F.-J. (2007). `The nanogranular behavior of C-S-H at elevated temperatures (up to 700C)’, Cem. Concr. Res., 37 (1), 1–12.
- Ulm, F.-J. and Abousleiman, Y. (2006). `The nanogranular nature of shales.’ Acta Geotechnica, 1 (3), 77–88.
- Tai, K., Ulm, F.-J., Ortiz, C. (2006). `Nanogranular origins of the strength of bone.’ Nanoletters 6 (11), 2520–2525.
