Research team
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Principal Investigator
Suraj Ravindran
Contact email: sravi@umn.edu, Office Phone: 612-626-5496
Professional Background
Assistant professor, University of Minnesota, from Sep 2022
Visiting associate, California Institute of Technology, from Feb 2023
Postdoctoral scholar, GALCIT, California Institute of Technology, Oct 2018 - Jul 2022
Edison engineer, General Electric Aviation, June 2011- June 2013
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 2018.
M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 2011.
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerala, 2008.
Awards and Honors
Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2022.
R. E. Peterson Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 2021.
Breakthrough Graduate Scholar Award for outstanding research scholar, University of South Carolina, 2018.
R. E. Peterson Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 2018.
Engineering Excellence Award from General Electric Aviation for the sump design of GEnx Aircraft Engine, 2011.
Ph.D. Students
Peter Yip
Research: Hypervelocity impact experiments (velocity > 5 km/s) and constitutive modeling using PISALE
(Co-advised with Prof. Thomas Schwartzentruber)
Senior research engineer, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, 2018
Rushikesh Kabadi
Research: High-pressure strength of nanocrystalline pure copper
M.E. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 2021
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, Walchand College of Engineering, 2019
Jamshid Ochilov
Research: Laser shock and particle impact experiments to study damage in C-C composites
(Co-advised with Prof. Thomas Schwartzentruber)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2023
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York, 2021
Albert Shaji
Research: Tailoring shock structure using filled metamaterials
M.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, 2023
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, 2020
Mouliswar Ramapuram Ramakumaresan
Research: Data-driven material design and automated experiments
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2025 (expected)
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, 2020
Intekhab Alam
Research: Multiscale mechanics of materials under High Temperatures
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, 2024
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2020
Isaac Faith Nahmed
Research: Decoupling rate, temperature and pressure effects on materials
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2025
Master's Students
Vlad Kornev
Research: Hypervelocity impact damage in composite materials
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2024
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2026
Samuel Hudec
Research: High-temperature mechanics of materials
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2024
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2026
Undergraduate Students
Pfirlani Calderon
Research: Automated dynamic impact facility
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, expected 2026
Lab Alumni
Jasmine Thayer (Undergraduate researcher): Currently a graduate student (University of Minnesota)
Jamie Carpenter (Undergraduate researcher): Currently a graduate student (California Institute of Technology)
Rick Marcusen (Undergraduate researcher): Currently a graduate student (University of Colorado Boulder)
Bodie Ziertman (Undergraduate researcher): Currently a graduate student (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Herdina (Undergraduate researcher)
Max Reed (Undergraduate researcher)
Max Welty (Undergraduate researcher)
Gabriela Dickman (Undergraduate researcher)
Pranav Kartha (Undergraduate researcher)
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