Wesley Reinhart

wfr5091@psu.edu

(814) 867-4359

303 Steidle Building
University Park, PA 16802

Elsevier Pure Profile

IEE Research Themes

Integrated Energy Systems

Equitable Communities and the Built Environment

Affiliate Researcher

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

In the News

Nov 14, 2025 | psu.edu

$3M NSF grant to fund sustainable materials design graduate training program

Sep 13, 2022 | psu.edu

Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

Jul 21, 2022 | psu.edu

Seed grants to fund projects that tackle huge scientific, societal challenges

Apr 13, 2022 | psu.edu

Materials Research Institute announces 2022 seed grant recipients

Research Keywords

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Learning System

Machine Learning

Nanochannel

Finite Element Analysis

Thin Films

Machine Learning Models

Unsupervised Learning

Transfer Learning

Inverse Design

Atomic Force Microscopy

Triblock

Mechanical Properties

Machine Learning Techniques

Colloidal Crystal

Data Science

Material Characterization

Recent Publications

Efficient material model parameter optimization in finite element analysis with differentiable physics

Al Hassanieh, S., Reinhart, W. F. & Beese, A. M., May 2025, In: Computational Materials Science. 253, 113828.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Database of Nonaqueous Proton-Conducting Materials

Cassady, H. J., Martin, E., Liu, Y., Bhattacharya, D., Rochow, M. F., Dyer, B. A., Reinhart, W. F., Cooper, V. R. & Hickner, M. A., Mar 19 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 11, p. 16901-16908 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Analyzing the impact of Se concentration during the molecular beam epitaxy deposition of 2D SnSe with atomistic-scale simulations and explainable machine learning

Chin, J. R., Moses, I. A., Wang, M., Frye, M. B., Yu, M., Nayir, N., Hilse, M., van Duin, A. C. T., Law, S., Reinhart, W. & Garten, L. M., Dec 2025, In: Materials Today Advances. 28, 100640.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Wesley Reinhart

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Research Keywords

Recent Publications

Efficient material model parameter optimization in finite element analysis with differentiable physics

Database of Nonaqueous Proton-Conducting Materials

Analyzing the impact of Se concentration during the molecular beam epitaxy deposition of 2D SnSe with atomistic-scale simulations and explainable machine learning

Predicting self-assembly of sequence-controlled copolymers with stochastic sequence variation

Overcoming sparse datasets with multi-task learning as applied to high entropy alloys

Damage localization using differentiable physics and displacement-based structural identification

A bio-lattice deep learning framework for modeling discrete biological materials

Predicting the Strength of Composites with Computer Vision Using Small Experimental Datasets

Cross-Modal Characterization of Thin-Film MoS₂ Using Generative Models

Analyzing the Impact of Formal Assessment Modalities: Comparative Study in Data Science for Engineering Education

Moving in the right direction: Emerging ideas in fitting accurate potentials

Opinion: Preparing Engineers for the Data-Driven World: The Case for Contextualized Data Science Engineering Education

Data-Driven Design of Thermoplastic Composites with Tailored Compliance

Multimodal Machine Learning Analysis of GaSe Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth Conditions

Data-driven evaluation of building materials using Ground Penetrating Radar