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Alex Vakakis

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UIUC

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The Grainger College of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering

Mechanical Science & Engineering

Alex Vakakis is currently serving as an Aerospace Engineering Department Affiliate at Uiuc.

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nonlinear phenomena nonlinear systems vibrations nonlinear analysis nonlinear science nonlinear dynamics nonlinear vibrations applied mathematics engineering vibration control mechanical engineering dynamical systems physics wave nonlinearity nonlinear resonance mechanics mechanical systems nonlinear oscillations nonlinear mechanical system structural mechanics stability structural control nonlinear vibration control nonlinear wave propagation mechanical science nonlinear acoustics oscillation theory structural dynamics structural vibrations wave propagation nonlinear system identification engineering structures shock waves modal analysis aeroelasticity structural safety nonlinear energy sink statistical physics vibration isolation system identification passive energy dissipation physical acoustics active vibration control nonlinear process precision engineering wave motion wave theory periodic travelling wave nonlinear elasticity statistical mechanics bifurcation theory granular medium unsteady flows nonlinear normal modes targeted energy transfer fluid flow energy transfer nonlinear attachment vortex induced vibration material nonlinearities seismic analysis boundary value problems nonlinear circuits vortex dynamics structural optimization coupled oscillators nonlinear localization experimental study normal modes nonlinear energy sinks linear oscillator energy transfers granular dimer chains strong nonlinearity nonlinear resonances shock mitigation

Notable Scholarly Works

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Energy Transfer and Localization in a Forced Cyclic Chain of Oscillators With Vibro-Impact Nonlinear Energy Sinks. Nonlinear Dynamics (2025)

Tobias WeidemannLawrence A. BergmanAlexander F. VakakisMalte Krack

physicswave nonlinearityenergy transfernonlinear systemsvibrationsdynamical systemsnonlinear phenomenanonlinear sciencenonlinear vibrationsnonlinear analysisnonlinear resonancenonlinear oscillationsnonlinear mechanical systemnonlinear dynamicsforced cyclic chain

Experimental Study of Frictional Interfaces Using Solitary Waves in 1-D Monoatomic Granular Crystals. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2025)

Jean Myung JungAlfredo FantettiAlexander F. VakakisKathryn Matlack

materials sciencefrictioncontact mechanicsgranular crystalsmechanical engineeringmechanicsvibrationstribologysolitary wave speedfriction controlsolitary wavesnanotribologygranular materials

Interband Targeted Energy Transfer, Wave Arrest, and Redirection in Phononic Lattices With Strongly Nonlinear Local Resonators. Physical review. E (2025)

Mohammad A. BukhariAlexander F. Vakakis

physicsrobust ibtetdynamic metamaterialswave nonlinearityphononic latticesnonlinear phenomenaelectromagnetic metamaterialslocal resonatormetamaterialsapplied physicsengineeringacoustic metamaterials

Low-Frequency Sub-Bragg Phenomena in Multilayered Vibroacoustic Metamaterials. Wave Motion (2025)

Majdi O. GzalLawrence A. BergmanKathryn H. MatlackAlexander F. Vakakis

materials sciencedynamic metamaterialsadvanced functional materialsmaterial researchoptical propertiesoptical materialsmetamaterialslow-frequency sub-bragg phenomenaapplied physicsacoustic metamaterials

Recent Advances in Nonlinear Vibration Metamaterials. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (2025)

Liang BaiHongliang YaoChenglin HanXingjian JingLi-Qun ChenAlexander F. VakakisTianzhi Yang

dynamic metamaterialsmechanical engineeringwave nonlinearitynonlinear phenomenavibrationsnonlinear sciencemetamaterialsvibration controlrecent advancesapplied physicsmechanical scienceacoustic metamaterials

Stabilizing Dynamic Subsea Power Cables Using Bi-Stable Nonlinear Energy Sinks. Ocean Engineering (2025)

Anargyros MichaloliakosWei-Ying WongRyan DaviesMalakonda Reddy LekkalaMatthew HallLei ZuoAlexander F. Vakakis

nonlinear systemsnonlinear analysiselectrical engineeringstabilityengineering

Theoretical and Experimental Study of Non-Reciprocal Sound Transmission in Nonlinear Asymmetric Vibro-Acoustic Oscillators. (2025)

Jiangming JinLei YueJingxiao HuangChongan WangAlexander VakakisLawrence A. Bergman

soundnonlinear acousticswave nonlinearitystability analysisnon-reciprocal sound transmissionnonlinear systemsvibrationsnonlinear phenomenanonlinear sciencenonlinear vibrationsphysical acousticsvibration controlnonlinear analysisnonlinear resonancesound transmissionnonlinear dynamicssound propagation

Analytical Study of a Monolayered Vibroacoustic Metamaterial. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Gzal, Majdi O.Bergman, Lawrence A.Matlack, Kathryn H.Vakakis, Alexander F.

physicsdynamic metamaterialsbragg bandgap positionsplasma bandgapmetamaterialsacoustic musicapplied physicsmonolayered vibroacoustic metamaterialphysical acousticsacoustic metamaterials

Assessing the Dissipative Capacity of Particle Impact Dampers Based on Nonlinear Bandwidth Characteristics. Journal of Sound and Vibration (2024)

Xiang LiAlireza MojahedLi-Qun ChenLawrence A. BergmanAlexander F. Vakakis

structural controlnonlinear vibration controlmechanical engineeringmechanicsdissipative capacityimpact (mechanics)nonlinear systemsvibrationsimpact loadingnonlinear bandwidth characteristicsvibration controlparticle impact dampersaerospace engineeringstabilitypassive energy dissipationengineering

Breathers for Nonlinear Energy Management in Acoustic Waveguides. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2024)

Mohammad A. BukhariOumar BarryAlexander F. Vakakis

physicsdynamic metamaterialsnonlinear acousticsacoustic metamaterialswave nonlinearitynonlinear wave propagationnonlinear phenomenanonlinear scienceacoustic waveguidesnonlinear latticesmetamaterialsapplied physicsnonlinear energy managementphotonics

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Alex Vakakis

Department Affiliate

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering

Mechanical Science & Engineering

Alex Vakakis is currently serving as an Aerospace Engineering Department Affiliate at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Alex Vakakis

UIUC

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Energy Transfer and Localization in a Forced Cyclic Chain of Oscillators With Vibro-Impact Nonlinear Energy Sinks. Nonlinear Dynamics (2025)

Tobias WeidemannLawrence A. BergmanAlexander F. VakakisMalte Krack

Experimental Study of Frictional Interfaces Using Solitary Waves in 1-D Monoatomic Granular Crystals. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2025)

Jean Myung JungAlfredo FantettiAlexander F. VakakisKathryn Matlack

materials sciencefrictioncontact mechanicsgranular crystalsmechanical engineeringmechanicsvibrationstribologysolitary wave speedfriction controlsolitary wavesnanotribologygranular materials

Interband Targeted Energy Transfer, Wave Arrest, and Redirection in Phononic Lattices With Strongly Nonlinear Local Resonators. Physical review. E (2025)

Mohammad A. BukhariAlexander F. Vakakis

physicsrobust ibtetdynamic metamaterialswave nonlinearityphononic latticesnonlinear phenomenaelectromagnetic metamaterialslocal resonatormetamaterialsapplied physicsengineeringacoustic metamaterials

Low-Frequency Sub-Bragg Phenomena in Multilayered Vibroacoustic Metamaterials. Wave Motion (2025)

Majdi O. GzalLawrence A. BergmanKathryn H. MatlackAlexander F. Vakakis

Recent Advances in Nonlinear Vibration Metamaterials. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (2025)

Liang BaiHongliang YaoChenglin HanXingjian JingLi-Qun ChenAlexander F. VakakisTianzhi Yang

Stabilizing Dynamic Subsea Power Cables Using Bi-Stable Nonlinear Energy Sinks. Ocean Engineering (2025)

Anargyros MichaloliakosWei-Ying WongRyan DaviesMalakonda Reddy LekkalaMatthew HallLei ZuoAlexander F. Vakakis

nonlinear systemsnonlinear analysiselectrical engineeringstabilityengineering

Theoretical and Experimental Study of Non-Reciprocal Sound Transmission in Nonlinear Asymmetric Vibro-Acoustic Oscillators. (2025)

Jiangming JinLei YueJingxiao HuangChongan WangAlexander VakakisLawrence A. Bergman

Analytical Study of a Monolayered Vibroacoustic Metamaterial. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Gzal, Majdi O.Bergman, Lawrence A.Matlack, Kathryn H.Vakakis, Alexander F.

physicsdynamic metamaterialsbragg bandgap positionsplasma bandgapmetamaterialsacoustic musicapplied physicsmonolayered vibroacoustic metamaterialphysical acousticsacoustic metamaterials

Assessing the Dissipative Capacity of Particle Impact Dampers Based on Nonlinear Bandwidth Characteristics. Journal of Sound and Vibration (2024)

Xiang LiAlireza MojahedLi-Qun ChenLawrence A. BergmanAlexander F. Vakakis

Breathers for Nonlinear Energy Management in Acoustic Waveguides. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2024)

Mohammad A. BukhariOumar BarryAlexander F. Vakakis

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