His research interest is related to: Transitory (unstable) dynamical processes (qualitative change between two equilibria), dynamics of cellular systems, numerical modelling of the electric filed; Dynamic damage in brittle materials (wave propagation, anisotropy, instabilities, numerical modelling); Earthquake source (nucleation phase, instabilities, spectral analysis, heterogeneous faults, rupture propagation and arrest, inverse problems, numerical modelling); Dynamic visco-plasticity (rock mechanics, penetration into geological media, dense avalanches, metal forming, localization phenomena, crystals flows, numerical modelling); Ductile rupture (limit load analysis, shape optimization, supremal functionals, avalanche onset, numerical modelling); Contact and friction (Coulomb friction: non uniqueness, slip and slip rate weakening friction, instabilities, numerical modelling) (https://ioanrionescu.wordpress.com/).
The potential collaboration of eBio-hub and Professor Ioan Ionescu is related to the development of advanced lab-on-chip solutions.
