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2026
2026
June 1–2: Dr. Thapa attended the CAMP Conference in Clayton, NY, in the Thousand Islands. He delivered an invited talk on lattice structures titled “Efficient Modeling and Analysis of Energy Absorption in TPMS Lattice Structures under Uncertainties.”
May 10: Kevin has received New York Space Grant for the work on lattice structures. He will working on experimental testing of gyroid based lattice structures this summer.
April 17: Shawn and Kevin presented their research on Multi-level uncertainty quantification of Composite Laminates and Compression Testing of Gyroid Lattice Structures at the RAPS Conference.
Feb 12: Shawn and Kevin presented their posters at the Walsh ’67 Mini Conference 2026 at Clarkson University today. Congratulations to both and keep it up!
PREDICT Lab members
PREDICT Lab members
Holding Lattice Unit cells
Shawn Murphy
Shawn Murphy
Poster Title: Stochastic Optimization and Process Control for Variable Angle Tow Composites
Kevin Bou-Abdallah
Kevin Bou-Abdallah
Poster Title: Efficient Modeling of Lattice Structures for Parametric Design and Analysis
Jan 16: Dr. Thapa presented his work on "Global Sensitivity Analysis of Discontinuous Responses using Domain Decomposition" at the AIAA Scitech 2026 Conference in Orlando, Florida. He also served as session co-chair for Non-Deterministic Approaches Session on Jan 14.
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(Mandatory Photo)
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(Mandatory Photo)
AIAA Scitech 2026
With researchers from The University of Alabama
With researchers from The University of Alabama
AIAA Scitech 2026
With Clarkson MAE Department Head Dr. Marcias Martinez
With Clarkson MAE Department Head Dr. Marcias Martinez
AIAA Scitech 2026
Jan 16: Dr. Thapa's work on fatigue analysis of composites structures was awarded the SwRI Student Paper Award at the AIAA Scitech 2026. The paper information is: JS Pilakkadan, M Thapa, SB Mulani, "A Stochastic Framework for Multiaxial Fatigue Analysis of Composite Structures Under Variable Amplitude Loading," AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, 0768, 2026
2025
2025
Nov. 11: Dr. Thapa presented a seminar on "Design under Uncertainty of Variable Angle Tow Composites and Homogenization-Based Modeling for Advanced Structures" at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Clarkson University.
Nov. 1: Kevin Bou-Abdallah has joined the PREDICT lab as an undergradauate researcher. Kevin will be working on creating a library for lattice structures and performing FEA simulations and experimental testing. Welcome, Kevin!
Aug 2025: Shawn Murphy has joined the PREDICT Laboratory as a M.S. student and will be working on uncertainty quantification of variable angle tow composites. Welcome, Shawn!
Aug 2025: Dr. Thapa joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Clarkson University as a tenure-track faculty.
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