Oana Cazacu

Dr. Cazacu is Professor of Mechanics at University of Florida’s Graduate Research Engineering and Education Center (UF/REEF). She has Habilitation and Doctoral degrees from the University of Lille (France) and has been the recipient of visiting chair professorships in Europe and Australia.

She is Associate Editor of Mechanics Research Communication and the International Journal of Material Forming and also the author of a monograph, 12 book chapters, over 150 peer-reviewed papers, and has edited another 5 books. She is widely recognized for her contributions to modeling plastic anisotropy and damage in metallic and geological materials.