TEAM
The research performed in PMML lies at the intersection of mechanical engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, and computational sciences. We are looking for graduate and undergraduate students to join our group, who have a strong background in at least one of these fields, and possess a strong passion for fundamental understanding of materials.
If you are interested in joining our group, please send your CV to Badri along with a short description of your research interests. Current UofL students can also set-up an appointment to meet in person to discuss their interests.
Principal Investigator
Badri Narayanan
Assistant Professor (8/2018 - present), Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville
Assistant Scientist (11/2016 - 7/2018), Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Scholar (3/2014 - 10/2016), Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Ph.D. (2013) Materials Science, Colorado School of Mines, USA
M.E. (2008) Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, India
B.E. (2006) Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Surathkal, India
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Meghnath Jaishi
July 2020 -
PhD. (Physics) Michigan Technological University
Research Area: Force field development, Interfacial behavior in lithium-sulfur batteries, Electronic properties of 2D materials
Mirza Galib
January 2021 -
Ph.D. (Chemistry), University of Calgary, Canada
Research Area: Materials for neuromorphic computing, Machine learning for force-field development, Solvation chemistry.
Graduate Students
Saransh Gupta
Ph.D. student, Fall 2018 -
M. Tech. (Industrial Materials Engineering), Punjab Engineering College, India
Research Area: Radiation behavior of two-dimensional materials
Varun Shreyas
Ph.D. student, Fall 2019 -
B. Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
Research Area: Ion-conduction and interfacial behavior in solid-state lithium sulfur batteries
Devang Bhagat
Ph.D. student, Fall 2020 -
M. S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Louisville
Research Area: Defect dynamics in strongly-correlated oxides
Ranga Pidathala
Ph.D. student, Spring 2021-
M. Tech (Materials Science), Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
Research Area: Defect dynamics in strongly-correlated oxides
Sabina Chertmanova
M.S. student, Fall 2020 -
B. S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Louisville
Research Area: Design of electrolytes for solid-state sodium batteries
Alumni
1. Tarak Patra (Postdoc, Argonne National Laboratory, 2017-2018): Currently, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (India) [See current home page]