Research Interests
Theoretical and applied mechanics, Geomechanics, Irreversible Thermodynamics. Emphasis on the multiphysical modelling of plasticity of solids, solid-fluid interactions, friction laws and rheology of geomaterials
Bio
Manolis Veveakis holds a Diploma (BSc+MEng) in Applied Mathematics and Physics (MEng in Materials Engineering), an MSc in Applied Mechanics and a PhD in Geomechanics, all from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Positions
- Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Associate Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Courses Taught
- ENERGY 796T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
- ENERGY 795T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
- ENERGY 396T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
- ENERGY 395T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
- EGR 201L: Mechanics of Solids
- CEE 890: Advanced Topics in Civil & Environmental Engineering
- CEE 691: Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 690: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 621: Plasticity
- CEE 520: Continuum Mechanics
In the News
- Three Engineering Projects to Build Greener Materials (Feb 25, 2025 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Celebrating Duke’s New Full Professors (Feb 3, 2025 | Duke Faculty Advancement)
- Civil Engineering Is Having a Moment (May 15, 2024 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Taking a Landslide’s Temperature to Avert Catastrophe (Jun 25, 2020 | Pratt School of Engineering)
Representative Publications
- Tian, Qinyi, Winston Lindqwister, Manolis Veveakis, and Laura E. Dalton. “Learning Latent Hardening (LLH): Enhancing Deep Learning with Domain Knowledge for Material Inverse Problems,” January 16, 2025.
- Sac-Morane, Alexandre, Hadrien Rattez, and Manolis Veveakis. “Importance of precipitation on the slowdown of creep behaviour induced by pressure-solution,” December 2, 2024.
- Poulet, Thomas, Sandro Truttmann, Victor Boussange, and Manolis Veveakis. “Chaotic Slow Slip Events in New Zealand from two coupled slip patches: a proof of concept,” November 3, 2024.
- Roded, R., E. Aharonov, P. Szymczak, M. Veveakis, B. Lazar, and L. E. Dalton. “Solutions and case studies for thermally driven reactive transport and porosity evolution in geothermal systems (reactive Lauwerier problem).” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 28, no. 20 (October 23, 2024): 4559–76. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4559-2024.
- Ferrari, A., T. Hueckel, L. Laloui, P. Papanastasiou, J. –. Pereira, and M. Veveakis. “In memoriam of Patrick Selvadurai.” Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 38 (June 1, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2024.100544.