Vacancies

Several  projects are available in the area of numerical modelling of mechanical response of composites.  It is desired that the  candidates are famiiar with the theory of  stress analysis in solids  and have some working knowledge in any programming language (e.g. Fortran/MATLAB).

Prospective PhD/M.Tech/MS students

You need to formally apply for admission to the Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kanpur. Admissions  take place  twice a year, in May and in December. Please keep an eye on the departmental website for admission announcements. 

 At IIT Kanpur, the students are asked to choose a suitable supervisor by the end of the first semester. If you are interested to work in our group, it is very important that you write directly to the PI Dr. Supratik Mukhopadhyay (smukh@iitk.ac.in) at the beginning of the first semester. This would help you with the proper course selection (course selection is finalised by the end of the first week of the semester) and  to carry out research in our lab. While emailing, please also attach your CV.

Suggested Coursework

Research in our lab combines experimental, analytical and computational methods, and therefore the following courses are suggested as prerequisites: 

• ME621 - Introduction to solid mechanics 

• ME623 - Finite element methods in engineering mechanics

• ME727 - Composite materials 

• ME679 - Damage mechanics of composite materials

• ME728 - Fracture and fatigue

• ME676 - Non-linear finite element method in solid mechanics

While selecting courses, please also keep in mind the departmental requirements, that can be found here.

PLEASE NOTE:  Before you apply to our lab, make sure you have taken a subset of the above courses in your first semester. Otherwise your application will not be considered favourably.