Joaquin Garcia-Suarez

SNSF Ambizione Fellow at LSMS (@EPFL_en)
@Caltech GALCIT alumnus
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[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

As always, we’re indebted to the Swiss National Science Foundation for funding our support via the Ambizione Grant.

More news and conferences coming up soon!

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

The DDCF team went to Florence last week! Thanks to the EMMC20 organizers for a great conference in an unmatchable setting.

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

We had some memorable times with colleagues as well as interesting discussions — it’s a delight to realize that our work on metainterfaces alongside other members of Prof. Molinari’s team is getting people talking :)

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

On to the next two years-- thanks to the SNSF again for enabling this amazing academic journey.

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

Just crossed the equator of my SNSF Ambizione project: two first years of "Data-Driven Computational Friction" complete.

More than just a midpoint, it is a milestone in this journey in which we are bringing revolutionary new tools to the study of frictional phenomena.

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

Our next leaps will incorporate autodiff (the forgotten jewel we are rediscovering!) and GPU acceleration to simulate friction at unprecedented scale.

We believe the ML revolution goes beyond PINNs and LLMs: we are entering a new paradigm for scientific computing.

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

Great news for Spanish research :) probably the two flagship institutions when it comes to applications of computer methods in engineering

[CIMNE @cimne]

🤝 CIMNE and @ImdeaMaterials unite to advance engineering materials research! A new agreement on computational innovation and cutting-edge material applications.

✔️ Joint research, PhD collaboration, and funding opportunities.

🔗 https://t.co/5oLs4WIGJN

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

I may be biased ... since I have had the chance to visit UF twice this year. It is a fine institution, with a healthy vibrant campus, and with world-class research going on. I am not surprised by this at all :)

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

A new university ranking system aims to better capture excellence in key tenets of a college education.
https://t.co/cIzt3xMLiJ

[FLORIDA @UF]

A message from UF Board Chair Mori Hosseini and Interim President Donald W. Landry on UF’s #1 ranking

Dear UF community,

Today, the @WSJ published an editorial titled “The University Elite, Reconsidered.” The editorial highlights a new ranking that puts the University of Florida at No. 1 among 100 U.S. colleges and universities, public and private.

The ranking takes into consideration factors such as whether a school has a strong curriculum and rigorous academics, prepares its students to become productive members of society and thriving employees in the 21st-century economy, and encourages respectful discourse.

As the editorial points out, “On those criteria, a new set of universities rose to the top. The University of Florida, University of Texas at Austin and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill capture the top three spots thanks to specific programs that have elevated civic discourse and top-flight academic programs.”

This recognition for UF is something we should all be proud of. It demonstrates that at the University of Florida, we have anticipated the re-thinking of the true value of a university education and have invested strategically in our programs and in our culture to seize this moment of opportunity. It shows families that UF is a place where their students receive an exceptional education with an outstanding return on investment. It shows that we provide our students with a campus environment where the free exchange of ideas is truly valued and promoted and civil discourse is the rule, not the exception.

In other words, at the University of Florida, we’re doing what universities are supposed to be doing, and we’re doing it better than anyone else in the country.

We are thankful to the governor and the Legislature for their strong support, and we will continue to do the things that are earning the University of Florida national recognition for a job well done.

A sampling of the ranking:
1. University of Florida
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
6. Georgia Institute of Technology
16. University of Virginia
31. University of Michigan
39. University of California, Davis
40. University of California, Los Angeles
72. University of California, San Diego

[FLORIDA @UF]

The University of Florida ranks #1 against 100 of the top universities in the nation, reported by @WSJ
https://t.co/UssZk5vtkt

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

Back from SES, had a blast, such great research presentations and so many great friends to catch up with, can't wait for next year's, see you in @PurdueEngineers!

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

I was honored to present our work on fluid-mediated impact of solids at the University of Florida @UF last week.

This was my second visit, this time I got to know some of the faculty at @uflmae and their amazing research, looking forward to the next one!

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

Am I the only one who was more stressed during their student candidacy exam than during their own?

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

The idea of "forcing" the data-driven friction law to fit within a potential formulation is simply genius :) yet another thing one can do with #ML friction models! I will certainly incorporate some of these ideas in my own research going forward

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

I have been delving into “Learning a potential formulation for rate-and-state friction”, brought to you from #Caltech by Shengduo Liu, Kaushik Bhattacharya, and Nadia Lapusta. Liked it a lot!

https://t.co/v76vrYUecc

[Joaquin Garcia-Suarez @jgs_research]

1) coming up with good friction laws is tricky (better to learn them! this is actually the main theme of my Ambizione project), 2) numerical simulations are harder than in other branches of solid mechanics that have a natural variational structure