Affiliations: Currently I am Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of Galway, Adjunct Professor of Solid Mechanics at Zhejiang University, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University College Dublin, and a member of the International Brain Mechanics and Trauma Lab. Previously, I worked as Read more... a Junior Marie Curie Fellow (FP4) in Mathematical Physics at University College Dublin for two years; as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Texas A&M University, USA for two years; as a Chargé de Recherche with the French National Research Agency CNRS at the Institut d'Alembert, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France for six years (currently on leave), as a Senior Marie Curie Fellow (FP7) in Mechanical Engineering at University College Dublin for two years, and as a Seconded National Expert at the European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium for one year.
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Editorial activity: I am and have been on the editorial board of several scientific journals. Notable roles included being Reviews Editor of the Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Contributing Editor of the International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, and Associate Editor of Mechanics of Soft Materials, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics and Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Read more... I was a Guest Editor for special issues of several journals, including Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, and International Journal of Engineering Science .
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Scientific activity: So far, I have authored a textbook, five invited book chapters and about 180 publications in refereed international journals. Read more... These can be found by clicking on the "PUBLICATIONS" tab above. I have also coordinated an advanced course at the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences in Udine, Italy and several workshops and conferences locally and abroad (Paris, Dublin, Galway, Castro-Urdiales, Porto). My expertise is regularly called upon to evaluate articles, grant proposals, promotion bids, MSc and PhD theses, etc.
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Funding: My research has been supported by grants awarded, among others, by the European Commission; the Royal Society; the British Council; the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche; the CNRS; the British Science Association, Science Foundation Ireland; Enterprise Ireland; the Irish Research Council, and the universities of Galway and of Zhejiang. -> More details.



AFFILIATIONS & EMPLOYMENT

  1. 2024-2025: Seconded National Expert, European Research Council;
  2. 2018-2022: External Examiner, Technical University Dublin;
  3. 2017-present: Adjunct Professor of Solid Mechanics, Zhejiang University;
  4. 2014-present: Member, International Brain Mechanics and Trauma Lab;
  5. 2010-present: Chair of Applied Mathematics, University of Galway;
  6. 2010-present: Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin;
  7. 2008-2010: Senior Marie Curie Fellow, FP7/University College Dublin;
  8. 2002-2008: Charge de Recherche, CNRS/Sorbonne Université;
  9. 2000-2002: Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Texas A&M University;
  10. 1998-2000: Junior Marie Curie Fellow, FP4/University College Dublin;
  1. 1997-1998: Forbairt PhD Student, University College Dublin;
  2. 1996-1997: Secondary School Teacher, Lycée Chateaubriand de Rennes;
  3. 1995-1996: MSc Student, University College Dublin;
  4. 1993-1995: Overseas National Service, Nouméa, New Caledonia;
  5. 1992-1993: Kitchen Porter, Eddie Rocket's, Rathmines;
  6. 1989-1992: Elève-Enseignant, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.


EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

  1. 2025-present: Editorial Board Member of Proceedings of the Royal Society A;
  2. 2025-present: Editorial Board Member of Acta Mechanica Sinica;
  3. 2020-2025: Editorial Board Member of Brain Multiphysics;
  4. 2019-present: Associate Editor of Mechanics of Soft Materials;
  5. 2016-2024: Contributing Editor of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics;
  6. 2015-2024: Reviews Editor of Proceedings of the Royal Society A;
  7. 2014-2024: Associate Editor of SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics;
  8. 2014-2024: Associate Editor of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America;
  9. 2010-2015: Editorial Board Member of Proceedings of the Royal Society A;
  10. 2010-present: Editorial Board Member of Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics;
  11. 2008-2018: Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Applied Mechanics;
  12. 2008-2016: Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics.


  16. 2024: Guest Editor (with Giuseppe Puglisi and Ivano Sgura), Special Issue of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics "Multiscale and Microstructure-Inspired Constitutive Models for Soft Materials: On the Occasion of Giuseppe Saccomandi’s 60th Birthday";
  17. 2024: Guest Editor (with Luis Dorfmann, Yuliang Liu and Yue-Xin Xie), Special Issue of International Journal of Solids and Structures "The Impact of Yibin Fu’s Work: In Recognition of His 60th Birthday";
  18. 2022: Guest Editor (with Luis Dorfmann and Giuseppe Saccomandi), Theme Issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A "The Ogden Model of Rubber Mechanics: 50 Years of Impact on Nonlinear Elasticity";
  19. 2021: Guest Editor (with Fan Xu and Xi-Qiao Feng), Special Issue of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics "Instability and Bifurcation in Materials and Structures";
  20. 2020: Guest Editor (with Yipin Su and Weiqiu Chen), Special Issue of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics "Nonlinear Theory of Electro- and Magneto-Elasticity.";
  21. 2019: Guest Editor (with Jerry Murphy and Giuseppe Saccomandi), Thematic Issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A "Rivlin’s Legacy in Continuum Mechanics and Applied Mathematics";
  22. 2018: Guest Editor (with Ivan Christov), Special Issue of Mechanics Research Communications "Mechanics from the 20th to the 21st century: The legacy of Gerard A. Maugin";
  23. 2015: Guest Editor (with Luis Dorfmann), Special Issue of Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids "In Honor Of Ray W. Ogden";
  24. 2010: Guest Editor (with Giuseppe Saccomandi), Special Issue of IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics "Stability Under Finite Deformation";
  25. 2010: Guest Editor (with Giuseppe Saccomandi), Special Issue of International Journal of Engineering Science "In Honor of K.R. Rajagopal";
  26. 2009: Guest Editor (with Giuseppe Saccomandi), Special Issue of International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics "Waves in Nonlinear Solid Mechanics".



SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

Peer-Review of Articles:
Acta Acustica United with Acustica; Acta Geophysica; American Mathematical Society Reviews; Annals of Biomedical Engineering; Applied Mathematics and Computation; Applied Mathematics Letters; Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering; Archive of Applied Mechanics; Archive of Mechanics; Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology; Canadian Journal of Physics; Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology; Central European Journal of Physics; Composite Materials; Comptes Rendus de Mecanique; eLife; European Journal of Applied Mathematics; European Journal of Mechanics/Solids; European Physical Journal E; Europhysics Letters; Frontiers; IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics; International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering; International Journal of Applied Mechanics; International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics; International Journal of Engineering Science; International Journal of Mechanical Sciences; International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics; International Journal of Solids and Structures; Journal of Biomechanics; Journal of Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine; Journal of Elasticity; Journal of Engineering Mathematics; Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures; Journal of Physics A; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials; Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids; Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials; Journal of Vibration and Control; Mathematical Medicine and Biology; Mathematical Problems in Engineering; Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids; Meccanica; Mechanics of Materials; Mechanics Research Communications; Mechanics of Soft Materials; Nature/Physics; Physical Review B; Physical Review Letters; Proceedings of the Royal Society of London/Series A; Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics; Science; Strain; Ultrasonics; Wave Motion; Zeitschrift fuer Angewandte Mathematik und Physik (ZAMP).

Evaluation of Grant Proposals:
Belgian American Educational Foundation (Belgium); Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (UK); Carnegie Trust (Scotland); Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (UK); European Resarch Council (EC); Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium); Hong Kong City University (China); International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (UK); Israel Science Foundation (Israel); King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia); Laboratoire d'Excellence Tec 21 (France); Leverhulme trust (UK); National Research Foundation of Ukraine (Ukraine); Polish National science Center (Poland); Research Grants Council (Hong Kong); Royal Society (UK); SFI-RS University Research Fellowships scheme (Ireland/UK).

External Examiner of PhD:

  1. 2023: Aflah Elouneg, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur;
  2. 2023: Alexandre Delory, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres;
  3. 2022: Aman Khurana, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee;
  4. 2022: Víctor Amores Medianero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid;
  5. 2021: Kanwal Ejaz, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad;
  6. 2018: Davide Riccobelli, Politecnico di Milano;
  7. 2016: Nan Qi, University of Glasgow;
  8. 2015: Valentina Balbi, Sorbonne Université;
  9. 2014: Georgina Lang, University of Oxford;
  10. 2014: Luca Argani, Universita di Trento;
  11. 2012: Wenfei Wang, Keele University;
  12. 2010: Julien Dervaux, Ecole Normale Supérieure;
  13. 2009: Rebecca Vandiver, University of Arizona;
  14. 2008: Elizabete Rodrigues-Ferreira, Université Libre de Bruxelles;
  15. 2005: Edouard Diouf, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord;
  16. 2004: Danila Prikazschikov, Salford University.

External Examiner of MSc:

  1. 2018: Silvia Paparini, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore;
  2. 2010: Patrick McDonnel, University of Limerick.

Internal Examiner of PhD:

  1. 2025: Griffen Small, University of Galway;
  2. 2019: Paul Greaney, University of Galway;
  3. 2012: Vo Thi Ngoc Tuoi, University of Galway;
  4. 2012: Badar Rashid, University College Dublin;
  5. 2012: Aisling Ni Annaidh, Université Pierre et Marie Curie & University College Dublin;
  6. 2010: Riccardo de Pascalis, Université Pierre et Marie Curie & Universita del Salento;
  7. 2006: Mélanie Otténio, Université Pierre et Marie Curie & University of Glasgow.



FUNDING AND AWARDS


[F57]. I. Skorobogatko (student), M. Destrade (supervisor).
Physics-informed statistical emulators for elastic wave inversion in soft tissues with limited in vivo data,
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship,
Research Ireland (€ 136k) 2026-2030.

[F56]. M. Destrade (visting professor), G. Carta and M. Brun (hosts).
Discrete approximations of micro- and macro-instabilities in soft tissues,
Visiting Professor Programme,
University of Cagliari / Regione Autonoma della Sardegna (€ 3k) 2026.

[F55]. Y. Fu, M. Destrade (organisers).
Nonlinear elasticity: Modelling of multiphysics and applications,
ICMS / EUROMECH Colloquium,
International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh / European Mechanics Society (£ 24k + € 2k) 2024.

[F54]. M. Destrade.
Seagull Program,
Recruitment Program of Global Experts,
Zhejiang Province (RMB 500k) 2023-2025.

[F53]. W. Nafo (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
LCT: Localized Cancer Therapy,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship,
European Commission (€ 200k) 2023-2025.

[F52]. W. Nafo (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
Targeted Cancer Therapy,
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship [declined],
Irish Research Council (€ 45k) 2022.

[F51]. H. Berjamin (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
TBI-WAVES: Modelling and simulation of impact waves in brain matter,
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship,
European Commission (€ 185k) 2021-2023.

[F50]. F. Montans (PI), M. Destrade (co-I), and 7 other participants.
XS-Meta: Cross-scale concurrent material-structure design using functionally-graded 3D-printed metamaterials,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network,
European Commission (€ 3.7m) 2021-2025.

[F49]. B. Wu (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
DYN-SEAM: Manipulating and tuning dynamic characteristics of soft electro-active materials and structures,
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship,
European Commission (€ 197k) 2020-2022.

[F48]. M. Destrade (PI-Ireland), M. Otténio (PI-France).
Acoustics of the skin and the brain,
Ulysses Project, France / Ireland (€ 5k) 2020, 2021.

[F47]. M. Destrade.
Seagull Program,
Recruitment Program of Global Experts,
Zhejiang Province (RMB 1.8m) 2020-2022.

[F46]. B. Wu (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
Manipulating and tuning dynamic characteristics of soft electro-active materials and structures: Modelling, simulations and experiments,
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship,
Irish Research Council (€ 45k) 2019-2020.

[F45]. H. Berjamin (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
Mechanical modelling of brain matter: Multiphasic and dynamic behaviour,
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship,
Irish Research Council (€ 92k) 2019-2021.

[F44]. M. Destrade.
President's Award for Research Excellence (Supervision).
University of Galway (€ 1k) 2018.

[F43]. M. Destrade (co-supervisor), N. Colgan (co-supervisor), J. Blackwell (student).
PhD: Measurement and imaging of brain tissue and tumour properties using shear wave elastography.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship,
Irish Research Council (€ 96k) 2018-2022.

[F42]. M. Destrade (co-supervisor), W. Ronan (co-supervisor), A. Hill (student).
PhD: A computational modelling framework for design and analysis of biodegradable polymers in biomedical applications.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship,
Irish Research Council (€ 72k) 2018-2021.

[F41]. T. Sigaeva (Scholar), M. Destrade (host).
Progression of aortic aneurysms using growth and remodelling techniques,
Flaherty Research Scholarship,
Ireland Canada University Foundation (CND$ 7k) 2018.

[F40]. M. Destrade.
Short-term Innovative Talent,
Recruitment Program of Global Experts,
Zhejiang University (RMB 1m) 2017-2020.

[F39]. Y. Su (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
Polymeric gels: modelling, simulations and experiments,
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship,
Irish Research Council (€ 92k) 2017-2019.

[F38]. M. Destrade (coordinator).
Microstructural modelling and simulation of soft biological tissues.
Proposal Preparation Support,
Enterprise Ireland (€ 5k) 2017.

[F37]. M. Destrade (visitor), G. Saccomandi (host).
Methodical Fitting for Nonlinear Elastomers,
Mobilita internazionale, Universita degli Studi di Perugia (€ 1.6k) 2017.

[F36]. V. Balbi (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
BIOSOFT: Mathematical modelling of soft tissues,
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship,
European Commission (€ 176k) 2017-2019.

[F35]. M. Destrade (supervisor), H. Conroy Broderick (student).
PhD: Electro-sensitive Elastomers for Soft Robots.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship,
Irish Research Council (€ 96k) 2016-2020.

[F34]. M. Destrade (coordinator).
Microstructural modelling and simulation of soft biological tissues.
Proposal Preparation Support,
Enterprise Ireland (€ 8k) 2016.

[F33]. M. Destrade (supervisor), R. Mangan (student).
PhD: Acoustics of the Brain.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship,
Irish Research Council (€ 96k) 2015-2019.

[F32]. S. Roccabianca (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
Skin mechanics, growth & remodelling: unraveling the early development of melanoma,
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship [declined],
Irish Research Council (€ 92k) 2014-2016.

[F31]. M. Destrade.
Media Fellowship.
British Science Association / Science Foundation Ireland (€ 2k) 2014.

[F30]. L. Vergori (PI), M. Destrade (co-I).
Bending and unbending of soft solids.
Carnegie Research Grant,
Carnegie Trust (£ 2k) 2014-2015.

[F29]. M. Destrade, A. Nobili.
Incremental Stability of Soft Solids,
Visiting Professorship,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (€ 2k) 2013.

[F28]. M. Destrade.
Mechanics of brain matter,
New Foundations Scheme,
Irish Research Council (€ 4k) 2012-2013.

[F27]. M. Destrade (supervisor), A. Gower (student).
PhD: Nonlinear Modelling of Soft Matter: Biomechanics, Growth, Instabilities.
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship,
Irish Research Council (€ 45k) 2013-2015.

[F26]. M. Destrade (PI-Ireland)/R. W. Ogden (PI-UK).
Acoustic waves in skin and other soft tissues,
Royal Society International Joint Project (€ 13k) 2012, 2013.

[F25]. L. Vergori (Fellow), M. Destrade (host).
Anastomosis: Biomechanics, Modelling, Instabilities,
COFUND Marie Curie Outgoing Post-Doctoral Fellowship,
European Commission (€ 85k) 2012-2013.

[F24]. M. Destrade (visitor), I. Sgura (host).
Numerical challenges in the modelling of soft solids: acoustic waves and instabilities,
Gruppo Nazionale per il Calcolo Scientifico,
Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica (€ 1.3k) 2012.

[F23]. M. Destrade (supervisor), A. Gower (student).
PhD: Skin Deep: Non-Invasive Determination of the Mechanical Properties of the Human Skin,
Hardiman PhD Scholarship,
Galway University Foundation (€ 41k) 2011-2013.

[F22]. M. Destrade.
Nonlinear Solid Biomechanics,
University of Galway Start-up grant (€ 30k) 2010.

[F21]. M. Destrade (co-I), M. Gilchrist (co-I), R.W. Ogden (PI).
Mechanics of biological soft tissues and biomaterials,
E.T.S. Walton Award,
Science Foundation Ireland (€ 90k) 2009-2010.

[F20]. M. Destrade.
Nonlinear solid biomechanics: Theory, experiments, computations, applications,
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship,
FP7, European Commission (€ 250k) 2008-2010.

[F19]. M. Destrade, M. Gilchrist (PI-Ireland), M. Otténio (PI-France), A. Ni Annaidh.
What happens to biological tissues beyond their elastic limit?
Ulysses Project, France / Ireland, (€ 5k) 2008, 2009.

[F18]. M. Destrade (PI), A. Goriely.
Mechanical modelling of growth for soft biological tissues,
International Collaborative Grant with the USA,
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France (€ 24k) 2007, 2008, 2009.

[F17]. J. Mazeyrat, O. Romain (PI), P. Garda, E. Flecher, M. Karouia, P. Leprince, P.-Y. Lagree, M. Destrade.
Wireless communicative stent for follow-up of abdominal aortic aneurysm,
Quality Research Bonus, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France;
Innovative Therapeutics Prize, Societe Generale Asset Management (€ 35k);
Technologies pour la Sante, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France (€ 950k).
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.

[F16]. M. Destrade (PI / FR), B. Collet, Ph. Boulanger (PI / BEL), E. Rodrigues-Ferreira.
Large amplitude seismic waves,
International Collaborative Grant,
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, Belgium / CNRS, France ( (€ 5k) 2007, 2008.

[F15]. P.A. Martin (PI), M. Destrade.
Waves in arteries,
International Visiting Professorship,
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, (€ 6k) 2007.

[F14]. M. Destrade (PI / FR), R.W. Ogden (PI / UK), C. Coman.
Biomechanics of soft biological tissues, growth, adaptation, waves, and stability.
International Joint Project Grant,
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France / Royal Society, United Kingdom (€ 22k) 2007, 2008.

[F13]. M. Destrade, M. Gilchrist.
Continuum damage mechanics for soft biological tissues.
International Collaboration Travel Support,
Enterprise Ireland (€ 8k) 2007.

[F12]. M. Destrade (PI / FR), M. Gilchrist (PI / IRL), M. Otténio.
Indentation of a prestressed hyperelastic material.
International Co-operation Programme,
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France / Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Ireland (€ 6k) 2006.

[F11]. M. Destrade, G. Saccomandi.
Waves in nonlinear pre-stressed materials.
Advanced Course,
International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Udine, Italy (€ 10k) 2006.

[F10]. M. Destrade (co-I), G. Saccomandi (PI).
Acoustics of biological soft tissues.
Senior Researcher Visiting Grant,
City of Paris, France (€ 6k) 2006.

[F09]. M. Destrade (co-I), G. Saccomandi (PI).
Acoustics of intercranial aneuryms.
Leading-edge research programme (SSHN),
Ministere de l'Education Nationale, France (€ 2.9k) 2005.

[F08]. M. Destrade (PI / FR), Y.B. Fu (PI / UK), M. Otténio.
Computing the speed of edge waves in generally anisotropic elastic plates.
Alliance Programme,
Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, France / British Council, United Kingdom (€ 5k) 2005.

[F07]. M. Destrade, M. Otténio (PI).
Ondes de volume, de surface, et d'interface dans des materiaux hyperelastiques pre-contraints.
International Mobility Grant, Joint PhD Programme,
Ministere delegue a la recherche, France (€ 3k) 2004, 2005.

[F06]. M. Destrade, M. Otténio (PI).
Bulk, surface, and interface waves in pre-stressed hyperelastic materials.
Stevenson Exchange Scholarship,
Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, France / University of Glasgow, Scotland (£ 5k) 2004.

[F05]. M. Destrade (PI-France), Y.B. Fu (PI-UK).
Computing the speed of edge waves in generally anisotropic elastic plates.
Alliance Programme,
Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, France / British Council, United Kingdom (€ 5k) 2004.

[F04]. M. Destrade (co-supervisor), G.A. Maugin (co-supervisor), M. Otténio (student).
Ondes de volume, de surface, et d'interface dans des materiaux hyperelastiques pre-contraints.
Allocation de recherche,
Ministere de l'Education Nationale, France (€ 45k) 2003-2006.

[F03]. M. Destrade.
Small and finite amplitude waves in prestressed elastic materials.
Marie Curie Individual Fellowship, Fourth Framework Programme,
European Commission (€ 67k) 1998-2000.

[F02]. M. Destrade.
Small and finite amplitude waves in prestressed elastic materials.
Open Postgraduate Scholarship,
University College Dublin, Ireland (IRL£ 5k) 1998.

[F01]. M. Destrade (student), M. Hayes (supervisor).
Small and finite amplitude waves in prestressed elastic materials.
PhD Research Scholarship,
Enterprise Ireland (IRL£ 15k) 1997-1998.