GROUP MEMBERS
Md. Takmil Sakir joined the group in January 2021. He is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering working on the multiscale computational mechanics of all-solid-state lithium batteries.
Wongelemengist Yilma Nadew joined the group in January 2023. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering working on data-driven modeling of constitutive equations for materials.
Erica Francis joined the group in January 2023. She is currently a junior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering working on ab-initio calculations of materials.
Nanang Mahardika joined the group in October 2021 as a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering. He is a recipient of the USU Presential Doctoral Fellowship and 2024 Outstanding Engineering PhD Scholar of the year. He currently works on the mechanics of stimuli-responsive elastomers.
Ryan Sticht joined the group in February 2022. He is currently a senior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering working on the mechanics of electrode materials for Li-ion batteries.
Sage Hill joined the group in March 2023. He is currently a junior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering working on the mechanics of liquid crystal elastomers.