Dr. Michael Pinto is an engineer in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Kinetic Technologies Group working in the fields of blast enhancement and additive manufacturing technologies. In this role, he leads development and testing of multiple advanced concepts for integration into high-priority next-generation conventional warheads.

He comes to LLNL from SRI International’s Poulter Lab where he designed and conducted a wide array of explosive and hazardous experiments, most notably large-scale Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition (DDT) experiments of propane-air mixtures.

Dr. Pinto received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in underwater explosions from the University of Rhode Island in 2016 and has since been working in the realm of dynamic, explosive, and high-speed experiments. His areas of expertise include high-speed optical measurements, diagnostic design, and material characterization.

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, North Kingston, Rhode Island

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts: Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts: Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

M. Pinto, N. Denardo, A. Shukla, 2018,"Geometric Impact on the Implosion Energy and Failure Mechanics of Carbon Composite Tubes" Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments, and Design, Accepted Manuscript

N. Denardo, M. Pinto, A. Shukla, 2017 “Hydrostatic and Shock-Initiated Instabilities in Double-Hull Composite Cylinders.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2017, doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2017.10.020.

S. Davis, E. Merilo, D. Engel, A. Ziemba, M. Pinto, and K. Van Wingerden. "Large Scale Detonation Testing: New Findings in the Prediction of DDTs at Large Scales." Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 48 (2017): 345-57.

M. Pinto, H. Matos, S. Gupta, A. Shukla, 2016,"Experimental Investigation on Underwater Buckling of Thin-walled Composite and Metallic Structures" Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology doi:10.1115/1.4032703

M. Pinto, A. Shukla, 2016,"Mitigation of Pressure Pulses from Implosion of Hollow Composite Cylinders" Journal of Composite Materials, doi: 10.1177/0021998315624254

M. Pinto, V. Chalivendra Y.K. Kim, A.F. Lewis, 2016,"Improving the Strength and Service Life of Jute/Epoxy Laminar Composites for Structural Applications", Composite Structures, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.10.005

M. Pinto, A Shukla, 2015,"Shock-Initiated Buckling of Carbon/Epoxy Composite Tubes at Sub-Critical Pressures", Experimental Mechanics: 1-12, doi: 10.1007/s11340-015-0033-1

M. Pinto, A Shukla, 2015, “Dynamic Collapse Mode Evolution in Carbon Composite Tubes”, Extreme Mechanics Letters,  doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2015.03.003

M. Pinto, S. Gupta, A Shukla, 2015, “Hydrostatic Implosion of GFRP Composite Tubes Studied by Digital Image Correlation”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 137(5), 051302. doi: 10.1115/1.4029657

M. Pinto, S. Gupta, A Shukla, 2014, “Study of Implosion of Carbon/Epoxy Composite Hollow Cylinders Using 3-D Digital Image Correlation”, Composite Structures, 119: 272–286. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.08.040

M. Pinto, V. Chalivendra Y.K. Kim, A.F. Lewis, 2013, “Evaluation of surface treatment and fabrication methods for jute fiber/epoxy laminar composites”, Polymer Composites 35(2): 310–317. doi: 10.1002/pc.22663

M. Pinto, V. Chalivendra Y.K. Kim, A.F. Lewis, 2013, “Effect of surface treatment and Z-axis reinforcement on the interlaminar fracture of jute/epoxy laminated composites”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 114:104–114. doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.10.015