Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering and Mechanics Group
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Research Interests
In general, I am interested in the mechanical behavior of materials, with a specific interest in the complex porous materials encountered in civil engineering. The eventual goal of my research program is to discover and apply a new fundamental understanding of the materials used in civil engineering for the improvement of engineering performance, including durability and sustainability, at structural scales.
I am primarly an experimentalist, with a specific interest in experimental micromechanics, which takes advantage of advanced measurement techniques such as nanoindentation and atomic force microscopy to study the mechanical behavior of complex materials at small scales. At the same time, experimentation and modeling motivate and inform each other and work together to help obtain a deeper understanding of material problems.
Education
Ph.D. (2008) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Structures and Materials
M.S. (2005) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering
B.S.E. (2003) Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Certificate in Architecture and Engineering
Christopher P. Bobko - Curriculum Vita (PDF)
Contact Info
Department of Civil, Construction, and Enviromental Engineering
412 Mann Hall
Campus Box 7908
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: (919)-515-0481
Email: chris_bobko "at" ncsu "dot" edu
Recent News
“Surface Roughness Criteria for Cement Paste Nanoindentation,” written by Miller, M., Bobko, C., Vandamme, M., and Ulm, F.-J. is published in Cement and Concrete Research