Research interests

• Nonlinear elastic behavior of 2D materials of arbitrary symmetries
• Thermoelastic constitutive modeling of nanomaterials
• Band gap engineering and straintronics in 2D materials
• Electrical, optical, thermodynamic, acoustic and elastic properties of nanomaterials
• First principles and molecular dynamics simulations
• Exact solutions for functionally graded plates and shells

Selected publications

Selected journal papers

1. Maalouf, S.R., Vel, S.S., Nonlinear elastic response of 2D materials under simultaneous in-plane strains and flexural deformations. International Journal of Engineering Science, 214, 104270, 2025. 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2025.104270
2. Vel, S.S., Maalouf, S.R., Bending and twisting response of 2D materials. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 280, 109501, 2024. 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109501
3. Maalouf, S.R., Vel, S.S., Anisotropic elastic properties of triclinic 2D materials using density functional theory with application to rhenium disulfide. Computational Condensed Matter, 34, e00790, 2023.  10.1016/j.cocom.2023.e00790
4. Maalouf, S.R., Vel, S.S., Nonlinear elastic behavior of 2D materials using molecular statics and comparisons with first principles calculations. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 148, 115633, 2023.  10.1016/j.physe.2022.115633
5. Maalouf, S.R., Vel, S.S., Nonlinear elastic analysis of 2D materials of arbitrary symmetries with application to black phosphorus. Mechanics of Materials, 165, 104159, 2022.  10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.104159

Textbooks and monographs

Vel, S.S., Maalouf, S.R., Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures: Theory and Numerics. Open Textbook published under a Creative Commons license, First Edition, 2022.
Link to download free copy: umaine.edu/mecheng/vel/alcs-textbook

Selected conference paper

1. Maalouf, S.R., Putzeys, O., Blended Statics: Finding an effective mix of traditional and flipped classrooms in an Engineering Mechanics Course. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line, June 2020, 10.18260/1-2–34220.
   Permanent link: https://peer.asee.org/34220
2. Putzeys, O., Rais-Rohani, M., Maalouf, S.R., Redesign of an introduction to mechanical engineering course to keep students engaged and interested. 2018 ASEE Annual Conference Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2018, 10.18260/1-2–30920.
   Permanent link: https://peer.asee.org/30920
3. Honein, T., Maalouf, S.R., Comparative analysis of the elastic behavior of a lamina containing wavy fibers. 32nd Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, October 2017, Proceedings pp. 1616-1631. 10.12783/asc2017/15296

Academic Degrees

PhD, Mechanical engineering, University of Maine, USA 2025
MA, Mathematics, University of Maine, USA, 2022
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, USA, 2020
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Balamand, Lebanon, 2017