Prof. Tsukrov worked in industry for Parker Hannifin Corporation performing finite element simulations of new composite materials, and for AIR Inc. modeling damage to structures due to natural disasters (tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.).
Prof. Tsukrov's areas of expertise include Micromechanics and Fracture of Composite Materials, Modeling of Marine Aquaculture and Ocean Energy Installations, Computational Solid Mechanics and Finite Element Method.
Prof. Tsukrov regularly teaches ME 627 - Dynamics (Mechanics III), ME 735/835 - Mechanics of Composite Materials, ME 786/886 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis, ME 935 - Micromechanics of composite & porous materials, and ME 986 - Advanced Finite Element Analysis .
Prof. Tsukrov is director of the UNH Computational Mechanics Laboratory.
Courses Taught
- ME 643: Machine Design
- ME 786/886: Intro Finite Element Analysis
- ME 935: Micromech Composite&Porous Mat
- ME 986: Adv Finite Element Analysis
- ME 999: Doctoral Research
- OE 999: Doctoral Research
Selected Publications
Buklovskiy, S., Miroshnichenko, K., Tsukrov, I., Thomson, R. J., Solberg, P. C., & Van Citters, D. W. (2024). Mesoscale models for effective elastic properties of carbon-black/ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene nanocomposites. International Journal of Engineering Science, 205, 104159. doi:10.1016/j.ijengsci.2024.104159
Happ, P. A., Tsukrov, I., & Piat, R. (2024). On application of a surrogate model to numerical evaluation of effective elastic properties of composites with 3D rotationally symmetric particles. International Journal of Engineering Science, 203, 104121. doi:10.1016/j.ijengsci.2024.104121
Moscicki, Z., Swift, M. R., Dewhurst, T., MacNicoll, M., Fredriksson, D. W., Chambers, M., & Tsukrov, I. (2024). Evaluation of an experimental kelp farm’s structural behavior using regression modelling and response amplitude operators derived from in situ measurements. Ocean Engineering, 305, 117877. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.117877
Moscicki, Z., Swift, M. R., Dewhurst, T., MacNicoll, M., Chambers, M., Tsukrov, I., . . . MacAdam, N. (2024). Design, deployment, and operation of an experimental offshore seaweed cultivation structure. Aquacultural Engineering, 105, 102413. doi:10.1016/j.aquaeng.2024.102413
Happ, P. A., Tsukrov, I., & Piat, R. (2024). A Surrogate Model for Numerical Evaluation of Elastic Properties of Particulate Composites with Rotationally Symmetric Particles. In Advanced Structured Materials (pp. 355-374). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-56132-0_15
Gribbin, S., Bicknell, J., Jorgensen, L., Tsukrov, I., & Knezevic, M. (2016). Low cycle fatigue behavior of direct metal laser sintered Inconel alloy 718. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE, 93, 156-167. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2016.08.019
Smith, D. H., Bicknell, J., Jorgensen, L., Patterson, B. M., Cordes, N. L., Tsukrov, I., & Knezevic, M. (2016). Microstructure and mechanical behavior of direct metal laser sintered Inconel alloy 718. MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION, 113, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2016.01.003
Patursson, O., Swift, M. R., Tsukrov, I., Simonsen, K., Baldwin, K., Fredriksson, D. W., & Celikkol, B. (2010). Development of a porous media model with application to flow through and around a net panel. OCEAN ENGINEERING, 37(2-3), 314-324. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2009.10.001
Tsukrov, I., Eroshkin, O., Fredriksson, D., Swift, M. R., & Celikkol, B. (2003). Finite element modeling of net panels using a consistent net element. OCEAN ENGINEERING, 30(2), 251-270. doi:10.1016/S0029-8018(02)00021-5
Fredriksson, D. W., Swift, M. R., Irish, J. D., Tsukrov, I., & Celikkol, B. (2003). Fish cage and mooring system dynamics using physical and numerical models with field measurements. AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING, 27(2), 117-146. doi:10.1016/S0144-8609(02)00043-2
