Additional Campus Affiliations
James W. Bayne Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Materials Research Laboratory
Director, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), Grainger College of Engineering
Recent Publications
Kavil, M. A. P., Baryshnikov, Y., Lindsey, T., & Sofronis, P. (2026). A Simulation and Optimization Platform for Hydrogen-Fueled Trucking in Illinois. In A. Sharma, D. Potoglou, F. Miranda, J. Radcliffe, & J. M. Anderies (Eds.), Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions (pp. 271-276). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-9908-9.ch016
Nguyen, L. T. H., Edalati, K., Kshitij, V., Dadfarnia, M., Staykov, A., Tsuchiyama, T., Kubota, M., Matsunaga, H., Krogstad, J. A., & Sofronis, P. (2026). Assessing machine learning predictions of austenitic steel compositions for optimum mechanical response. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 953, Article 149714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.149714
Vijayvargia, K., Wada, K., Dadfarnia, M., Kubota, M., Tian, L., Volkert, C. A., Tsuchiyama, T., Staykov, A., Sofronis, P., & Kirchheim, R. (2026). Explaining hydrogen-accelerated high temperature creep using the defactant theory. Acta Materialia, 317, Article 122511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122511
Vijayvargia, K., Hosseini, Z. S., Dadfarnia, M., Somerday, B. P., Krogstad, J. A., Kubota, M., Tsuchiyama, T., Sofronis, P., & Aravas, N. (2026). On hydrogen-induced shear localization in austenitic steels triggered by dislocation interactions with short-range order. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 324, Article 113662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113662
Vijayvargia, K., Dadfarnia, M., & Sofronis, P. (2026). Revisiting the Dexterity of Birnbaum's Explanation of Hydrogen-Induced Hardening or Softening in Macroscopic Stress–Strain Tensile Tests. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 148(2), Article 021009. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4070593