Professor Michael R. Hill

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California Davis
Davis, CA 95616

Email: mrhill at ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 754-6178

Research:

• Fatigue and fracture: analysis, testing, and design
• Residual stress measurement
• Structural integrity and damage tolerance (aircraft structure, mechanical systems)
• Effects of maintenance quality on aircraft structural performance
• Laser shock peening, cold working, and other residual stress treatments for metals
• Finite element simulation for structural analysis
• Experimental mechanics