Our group is excited to be part of the newly established International Materials Innovation (IMI) program. This initiative brings together leading researchers to drive advancements in mechanics and materials science. Through this collaboration, WPM Lab will contribute to cutting-edge research …
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Ganesh won the first place at the USNC/TAM PhD Thesis Competition
WPM Lab’s recent graduate Ganesh Patil, who defended in Aug 2023, has won the first place (joint) in the USNC/TAM’s 5MT PhD Thesis in Mechanics Competition.
The U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM), on behalf of the …
Congratulations to Vinod for Acceptance into the STEP Program!
Vinod Ramakrishnan, a postdoctoral researcher in our lab, has been accepted into the first offering of the Scholarship and Teaching for Engineering Postdocs (STEP) Program at the Grainger College of Engineering. This prestigious program is designed to help postdocs gain …
Nusrat passed her doctoral preliminary examination
WPML’s Ph.D. student Nusrat Jahan Salim passed her doctoral preliminary examination. Nusrat’s Ph.D. research is focused on “Understanding the mechanics of magnetoactive elastomers (MAEs) and binder jet printed metal matrix composites (MMCs) via controlled phases”. Congratulations to Nusrat!…
Congratulations to Allison for Joining Tau Beta Pi!
Allison has successfully joined Tau Beta Pi in April, a prestigious national engineering honor society that recognizes outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and integrity. Tau Beta Pi is internationally recognized and is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering …
Congratulations to Nusrat: 2024-2025 Mavis Future Faculty Fellow!
Nusrat has been selected by the Grainger College of Engineering as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow for the 2024-2025 academic year! This program is designed to train and prepare the next generation of engineering professors through its core pillars of …
Betsy passed her doctoral preliminary examination
WPML’s Ph.D. student Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith passed her doctoral preliminary examination. Betsy’s Ph.D. research is focused on “Experimentally informed modeling of nonlinear wave propagation and phononic behavior in prescribed delaminations”. Congratulations to Betsy!…
Josh’s successful Ph.D. defense!
Congratulations to Dr. Joshua R Tempelman for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation, “Passive Energy Management in Acoustical and Dynamical Systems,” on March 25th! Joshua is the distinguished fifth Ph.D. graduate from the WPML, marking a significant milestone in his academic …
Nusrat received the Graduate College Conference Presentation Award!
Nusrat received the Graduate College Conference Presentation Award for her presentation on ‘Isotropy and Anisotropy: Toward Understanding the Fracture Behavior of Magnetoactive Elastomers’ at the SES Conference, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…
Connor’s successful Ph.D. defense!
Congratulations to Dr. Connor Pierce for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation, “Mechanics of Magneto-Active Elastomers and Application to Magnetically-Tunable Metamaterials,” on December 7th! Connor has become the fourth Ph.D. graduate from the WPML.…