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Identity & Affiliation: Pravinkumar Ghodake - Pravinkumar Ramchandra Ghodake - ORCID 0000-0002-6755-4003 - IISc Bengaluru - IIT Bombay - IIT Kanpur - IIT Madras - IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology - Indian Institute of Science - Department of Mechanical Engineering - Department of Aerospace Engineering - Research Scholar - Independent Researcher - Applied Mechanics - Solid Mechanics - Computational Mechanics - Theoretical Mechanics - Experimental Mechanics

Core Research Fields: Nonlinear Ultrasonics - Nonlinear Elastic Waves - Harmonic Scattering - Harmonic Generation - Wave Mixing - Two-Wave Mixing - One-Way Two-Wave Mixing - Metamaterials - Mechanical Metamaterials - Nonlinear Metamaterials - Acoustic Metamaterials - Phononic Crystals - Functionally Graded Materials - Inverse Design - Computational Inverse Design - Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) - Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) - Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) - Damage Quantification - Early-Stage Damage Detection - Micro-Meso Scale Damage - Elastodynamics - Wave Propagation - Guided Waves - Lamb Waves - Shear Horizontal (SH) Waves - Bulk Waves

Advanced Research Topics: Nonlinear Wave Cloaking - Acoustic Invisibility - Elastic Invisibility - Direction-Independent Metamaterials - Direction-Dependent Metamaterials - Cylindrical Metamaterial Rods - Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Metamaterials - Non-Periodic Nonlinear Metamaterials - Localized Hysteretic Damage - Asymmetric Hysteretic Nonlinearity - Randomly Distributed Hysteretic Nonlinearity - Contact Acoustic Nonlinearity (CAN) - Micro-Crack Detection - Plastic Slip Bands - Dislocation Networks - Micro-Voids - Fatigue Damage - Second Harmonic (2f) Suppression - Third Harmonic (3f) Suppression - Fractional Harmonics (1.5f, 2.5f, 3.5f) - Raman Scattering Analogy - Compensatory Waves - Elastodynamic Reciprocity - Time-Varying Metamaterials - Time-Modulated Phononic Crystals - 4D Metamaterials - Additive Manufacturing NDE - Layered Material Harmonic Scattering - Functionally Graded Inclusions - Symmetric Functionally Graded Unit Cells - 2D Domain Corner Scattering - Crossed-Thin-Rectangular Inclusions - Elliptical Hyperelastic Inclusions

Methodological & Computational: Finite Element Method (FEM) - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) - COMSOL Multiphysics - MATLAB - Transient Finite Element Analysis - Numerical Simulation - Computational Mechanics - Gradient-Free Optimization - Nelder-Mead Algorithm - Coordinate Search - Shape Optimization - Topology Optimization - Multi-Objective Optimization - Min-Max Optimization - Uncertainty Quantification - Bayesian Inverse Methods - Reliability-Based Design Optimization (RBDO) - Quantile Monte Carlo (QMC) - Support Vector Machine Regression (SVR) - Polynomial Chaos Expansion (PCE) - Kriging Surrogate Models - Machine Learning in Mechanics - Spring-Mass Chain Model - Bouc-Wen Model - Generalized Bouc-Wen Model - Reid's Pinched Hysteresis - Two-State Hysteresis Model - Murnaghan Hyperelastic Model - Hyperelastic Inclusions - Level-Set Shape Optimization - Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy (CFL) Condition

Experimental & Instrumentation: 3D Digital Image Correlation (3D DIC) - Digital Image Correlation (DIC) - Hopkinson Pressure Bar (HPB) - Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) - Drop Weight Impact Tester - INSTRON CEAST 9340 - High-Speed Imaging - Image Processing - Damage Pattern Recognition - Vacuum Bagging - Hand Layup - Strain Gauge - Gas Cylinder Projectile System - Momentum Trap - High-Intensity Light - Dynamic Photoelasticity - Mode I Crack Propagation - Epoxy-Glass Fiber Composite - Glass Fiber Composites - Impact Response - Low Velocity Impact - Bullet Impact - Delamination - Fiber Breakage - Matrix Damage

Publication & Conference: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) - Acoustical Society of America (ASA) - ASA Meetings - International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV) - International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM) - Stanford University - Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) - ASME IDETC/CIE - IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) - International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) - International Conference on Inverse Problems (IPMS) - International Symposium on Nonlinear Acoustics (ISNA) - META Conference - NODYCON - APS March Meeting - APS Global Physics Summit - SPIE - UKACM - USNCCM - NCMDAO - iNCMDAO - ISTAM - IMPLAST - INTER-NOISE - ICINDE - GRC/GRS - Gordon Research Conference - Gordon Research Seminar - Acoustics 2023 Sydney - WESPAC - PRUAC - 185th Meeting of the ASA - AAS Conference - ICC Sydney

Institutional Records, Awards & Leadership: ASA CIRE Student Grant - Young Scientist Award - ISTAM Young Scientist Award - ASA Technical Committee Member - Computational Acoustics Technical Committee - Engineering Acoustics Technical Committee - Physical Acoustics Technical Committee - Structural Acoustics and Vibration Technical Committee - Education in Acoustics Committee - ASA Student Council Representative - Session Chair - APS March Meeting Presider - Conference Minisymposium Organizer - Peer Review - Academic Governance - Scientific Appointments - Institute Scholarship - IIT Bombay Research Fellowship - Ghent University - University of Malta - University of Oxford - Loughborough University - IISc Bangalore - Isaac Newton Institute - University of Cambridge

Research Travel & Media Archive: Research Travel - Conference Media Archive - Academic Vlog - YouTube Playlist Archive - International Research Residency - Cultural Sightseeing - Academic Mobility - Documentary Media - Digital Media Portfolio - Observational Media Asset - California - Los Angeles - Santa Barbara - Ventura County - Sydney - Darling Harbour - Paris - Galeries Lafayette - Sainte-Chapelle - Sacré-Cœur Basilica - L'Atelier des Lumières - Disneyland Paris - Parc des Princes - Eiffel Tower - Getty Center - LACMA - Universal Studios Hollywood - Disney California Adventure Park - The Grove - Rodeo Drive - Stearns Wharf - London Heathrow - Royal Botanic Garden - SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium - WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo

Academic Profiles & Repositories: Google Scholar - ResearchGate - ORCID - UK Metamaterials Network - SPIE Profile - iMechanica - LinkedIn - X (Twitter) - YouTube - Instagram - Facebook - Figshare - Zenodo - NASA ADS - Elsevier Scopus - NDT.net - DEStech Transactions - DPI Proceedings - NODYCON Open Repository - AIP Publishing - ASME Digital Collection

Research Outputs (Cross-Links): Unit Cell of Three Nonlinear Layers for the Design of Tunable Nonlinear Metamaterials - Inverse Design to Stop Unwanted Second Harmonics in Nonlinear Ultrasonics - Dynamic Mode I Crack Propagation in Epoxy Material - Experimental Setup for Nonlinear Ultrasonic Measurements in Metallic Materials - Impact Response of Glass-Fiber Composites - International Research Travel & Conference Media Archive - Digital Footprint & Public Records

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