I am a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Professor K.T. Ramesh in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within The Johns Hopkins University. I am currently focusing on using a "computational design of microstructures" approach to engineer trimodal aluminum composites and aluminum nitride ceramics for protective armor system. We are attempting to model the physical nature of failure in these materials under dynamic loading conditions, considering small scale details right to the atomic level. My research is being funded through the Center for Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Systems.
I did my Ph.D. under the guidance of Professor Hongbing Lu with specialization in solid mechanics. In addition, following mentors have played vital roles in shaping my research achievements: Professors Ranga Komanduri, Samit Roy, Jay Hanan, Demir Coker, and Rong Gan. Funding for my research from following US agencies is greatly appreciated: AFOSR, ARL, NSF, DOE and NIH.
