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The team will use 3-D models that simulate interacting magnetic spins and applied magnetic fields to test their theories . The group will build a theoretical solution to determine the point at which the critical phase transition occurs by developing a high-fidelity numerical framework that couples 3-D models with novel analytical uncertainty quantification techniques .
Acar has a cross-disciplinary background and academic training , with a Ph . D . in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan , master ’ s and bachelor ’ s degrees from the Aerospace Engineering Department at Istanbul Technical University , and research interests in computational materials engineering , design optimization , and uncertainty quantification .
She is the recipient of the prominent International Amelia Earhart Fellowship , which is awarded annually to only a few women around the world in aerospace sciences , for her research on multiscale modeling of materials under uncertainty .