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 Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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 690: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 621: Plasticity
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
- Sac-Morane, A., K. Ioannidou, M. Veveakis, and H. Rattez. “Predicting microstructure and mechanical properties during alite (C3S) hydration using a Phase-Field model (Accepted).” Construction and Building Materials 521 (April 25, 2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2026.145946.
- Wu, Fanyu, Chong Liu, Manolis Veveakis, and Manman Hu. “Brittle-to-ductile fracturing transition: A chemo-mechanical phase-field framework,” April 11, 2026.
- 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.” ARC Geophysical Research 2, no. 1 (January 9, 2026). https://doi.org/10.5149/arc-gr.1579.
- Tsao, Valerie, Nathaniel W. Chaney, and Manolis Veveakis. “Probabilistic Spatial Interpolation of Sparse Data Using Diffusion Models.” Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems 5, no. 1 (January 2026). https://doi.org/10.1175/aies-d-25-0049.1.
- 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.