Nanoscale Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (NMML)
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Welcome to the Nanoscale Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (NMML) @ IISc:
Situated within the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the NMML stands as a hub of cutting-edge research..
Primary research focus is mechanics of materials and interfaces at small length scales, using a variety of experimental and computational techniques.
Research pursuits encompass understanding the electro-thermo-mechanical behavior of advanced multifunctional materials, alongside the development of novel materials with improved properties.
NMML is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for nanoscale characterization.
NMML engages actively in collaborative research with industry and other academic institutions.
Glimpse into Ongoing Research Initiatives at NMML:
Fabrication & characterization of novel nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties (high strength & fracture toughness at extreme strain rates).
Studying the deformation response and the fracture behavior of nanofiber networks.
Development of new techniques for the characterization of the mechanical properties of materials at small length scales.
Development of new materials for use in applications such as energy harvesting, biomedical devices, and sensors.
The NMML is a leading research laboratory in the field of nanoscale mechanics and materials. The research carried out at NMML has the potential to make significant contributions to the development of new materials with improved properties for a wide range of applications.
Debashish Das
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, KA - 560012, India
Dr. Debashish Das is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. Before joining IISc, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He got his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering also from UIUC in 2017. He finished his M.E. at IISc, and B.E. at Jadavpur University, both in Materials Engineering.
He's received many awards, including one for the best research paper at the 2018 Society for Experimental Mechanics Conference, and the H.S. Stillwell Fellowship, recognizing the contributions of his Ph.D. dissertation research.
He also holds the position of Associate Editor for the Springer journal "Microsystem Technologies," and a regular reviewer for several reputed international journals.
His research is about finding new ways to understand how materials work. He uses different tools to study materials at different size and time scales. He also tries to design macroscale systems by taking advantage of micro and nanoscale properties .