Hasan Al Babaa

Research interests

My research interest lies at the intersection of structural dynamics, wave propagation, applied mathematics, and control theory, all with the aim of controlling and reducing mechanical vibrations in dynamical systems. I am interested in studying various classes of optimally engineered materials, such as Metamaterials (MMs) and Phononic Crystals (PnCs), which have structural and/or material periodicity in their design. The key importance of such engineered materials is their ability to enable a plethora of exotic and counter-intuitive physical phenomena beyond the natural capacity of conventional materials. To date, a myriad of applications, including wave directivity and steering, one-way wave transmission, abnormal refractive index, cloaking, and robust wave guides have emerged and been demonstrated theoretically, numerically, and experimentally. Nonetheless, exploiting MMs and PnCs in exciting and extraordinary engineering applications is yet to cease, and they are envisioned to shape the future of structured materials.