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Picu, associate head of undergraduate studies for the department of mechanical,
aerospace, and nuclear engineering, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from
the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in Romania. Picu is also a member of
Rensselaer’s Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine. His
research is focused on the mechanics of solids, micro and nano-mechanics of
crystalline defects, and atomistic simulations. Picu earned his doctorate from
Dartmouth College and his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from
Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest.