Francois Barthelat
Ph.D., 2005
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
McGill University
Canada
phone: (+1) (514) 398 6296
email: francois.barthelat@mcgill.ca
Claudia Comi
Visting Scholar, 2006
Project:
- Mechanical Properties of Nacre Constituents
Currently:
Professor
Department of Structural Engineering
Politecnico Di Milano
Milan
Italy
phone: (+39) (02) 2399 4215
email: comi@stru.polimi.it
Alberto Corigliano
Visting Scholar, 2006
Project:
- Thermal Actuators for MEMS Based Tensile Testing Devices
Currently:
Professor
Department of Structural Engineering
Politecnico Di Milano
Milan
Italy
phone: (+39) (02) 2399 4244
email: alberto.corigliano@polimi.it
Sunil Kumar Dwivedi
Projects:
- Dynamic Crack Propagation in Bi-materials and Fiber Composites
- Modeling of Finite Deformation Plasticity and Fragmentation
Currently:
Research Professor
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
phone: (404) 385 2471
email: sunil.dwivedi@mse.gatech.edu
Tobin Filleter
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009
Projects:
- Load Transfer Mechanisms in Carbon Based Materials
- Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Size Effects in Graphene and Semiconducting Nanowires
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
University of Toronto
Canada
phone: (+1) (416) 978 5877
email: filleter@mie.utoronto.ca
David Gregoire
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009
Projects:
- Mechanical Properties of Nacre Constituents
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Energetics of Complex Fluids
Universite de Pau
France
phone: (+33) (559) 57 44 79
email: david.gregoire@univ-pau.fr
Changhong Ke
Ph.D., 2006
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Binghamton University
phone: (607) 777-4782
email: cke@binghamton.edu
Irma Kuljanishvili
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011.
Projects:
- Carbon Nanotube Growth for NEMS Devices
- Electromechanical Characterization of Nanowires
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
Saint Louis University
email: ikuljani@slu.edu
phone: (314) 977-8699
Majid Minary
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010.
Projects:
- Single Cell Nanoinjection Using Nanofountain Probes
- Investigation of Electromechanical Coupling in Semiconductor Nanowires
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Dallas
email: majid.minary@utdallas.edu
phone: (972) 883 4641
Mohammed Naraghi
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010.
Projects:
- Nanomechanics and Mechanical Characterization of Soft Nanostructures
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University
email: naraghi@aero.tamu.edu
phone: (979) 862 3323
Alejandro J. Patanella
M.Sc., 1998.
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Professor
Departament of Aeronautics
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
phone: (+54) (221) 424 4851
email: ajpatane@ing.unlp.edu.ar
Bei Peng
Ph.D., 2008
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Associate Professor
Center for Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Chengdu
China
email: beipeng@uestc.edu.cn
Barton C. Prorok
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001.
Projects:
- Small Scale Plasticity in MEMS and Nanodevices
Currently:
Professor
Materials Research and Education Center
Auburn University
phone: (334) 844-4733
email: prorobc@eng.auburn.edu
Raghuram V. Pucha
Projects:
- Pressure-Shear Recovery of Ceramics Simulations
Currently:
Research Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
phone: (404) 894-7409
email: raghuram.pucha@me.gatech.edu
Nicola Pugno
Visiting Scholar, 2005.
Projects:
- Carbon Nanotube Based Nanoelectromechanical Systems
Currently:
Professor
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
Università di Trento
Italy
phone: (+39) (046) 128 2525
email: nicola.pugno@unitn.it
Ravi B. Ramaswamy
Ph.D., 2005
Thesis Title:
- Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interactions
Currently:
Associate Professor
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India
Jee Rim
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007
Projects:
- Mechanical Properties of Biomimetic Materials
Currently:
Lecturer
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Northwestern University
email: jee.rim@northwestern.edu
Pablo D. Zavattieri
Ph.D., 2000
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Assistant Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
phone: (765) 496 9644
email: zavattie@purdue.edu
Yong Zhu
Ph.D., 2005
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
phone: (919) 513 7735
email: yong_zhu@ncsu.edu
Ravi Agrawal
Ph.D., 2010
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Research Scientist
Shell
Bangalore
India
phone: (+91) 8095185896
email: ravi-ag@northwestern.edu
Stephane Berbenni
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003.
Projects:
- Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Modeling of Size Scale Effects in Thin Films
Currently:
Research Scientist
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
France
phone: (+33) 3875 47238
email: stephane.berbenni@univ-lorraine.fr
Benjamin Gailly
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2000.
Projects:
- Modeling of Fragmentation in Brittle Materials
Currently:
Atelier Industriel de l'Aeronautique de Cuers-Pierrefeu
Cuers
France
email: bengailly@yahoo.fr
Brian Hyde
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004.
Projects:
- Uniaxial Stress Testing Utilizing a Novel Micromechanical Test Stage
Currently:
Engineering Scientist
CACI International
Charlottesville, VA
Keun-Ho Kim
Ph.D., 2006
Projects:
Currently:
Chief Research Engineer
LG Electronics
Pyeongtaek
South Korea
phone: (+82) (31) 660 7303
email: keunho.kim@lge.com
Felix Latourte
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008.
Projects:
- Experiments and Simulations of Fluid-Structure Interaction
Currently:
Research Engineer
EDF R&D
Ecuelles
France
email: felix.latourte@edf.fr
phone: (+33) (0) 1 60 73 67 55
Sungsoo Lee
Ph.D., 2005.
Projects:
Currently:
Research and Design Engineer
Woojin Servo
New York City, New York
email: sungsoo.f.lee@gmail.com
Owen Loh
Ph.D., 2011.
Projects:
Currently:
Process Engineer
Intel Corporation
Portland, OR
email: o-loh@northwestern.edu
Hung-Cheng Lu
Ph.D., 1998.
Thesis Title:
- Ballistic Penetration of Fiber Reinforced Composites
Currently:
Senior Engineer
BorgWarner Automotive Company
Ithaca, New York
phone: (607) 266 2019
email: hlu@morse.bwauto.com
Lapo Mori
Ph.D., 2008
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Management Consultant
McKinsey
Brussels, Belgium
email: lfmori@gmail.com
Maria Pantano
Ph.D., 2012.
Thesis Title:
- Design and Application of a Novel Microelectromechanical System for In Situ SEM/TEM Displacement Controlled Tensile Testing of Nanostructures
Currently:
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Trento
Italy
email: mf.pantano@unical.it
Asmahan Safi
Ph.D., 2012.
Thesis Title:
- From Lab to Fab: Developing a Nanoscale Delivery Tool for Scalable Nanomanufacturing
email: asmahansafi2013@u.northwestern.edu
Huang Tang
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2006.
Projects:
- Discrete Dislocation Dynamics of Size Scale Plasticity in Thin Films and Pillars
Currently:
Engineering Specialist
ExxonMobil
Houston, Texas
phone: (713) 431 7942
email: huang.tang@exxonmobil.com
Phuong Tran
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010.
Projects:
- Dynamic Behavior of Materials and Structures
Currently:
Research Fellow
Infrastructure Engineering
University of Melbourne
Australia
phone: (+61) 468 316 863
email: phuong.tran@unimelb.edu
Bin Wu
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2006.
Projects:
- Patterning Nanoparticles with AFM-Nanofountain Probes
Zhu Wu
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002.
Projects:
- Nano and Multilayered Materials
Currently:
Packaging & Reliability Engineer
Schott Optovance
phone: (508) 764 0342
email: zhu.wu@us.schott.com
Gang Yuan
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997.
Projects:
- Enhanced Ballistic Performance of Confined Multi-Layered Ceramic Targets Against Long Rod Penetrators Through Interface Defeat
Currently:
Senior Scientist
Intel Corporation
Hillsboro, OR
phone: (503) 613-8717
email: gang.yuan@intel.com
Hernan Victor Arrieta
M.Sc., 1999
Thesis Title:
- Dynamic Testing of Advanced Materials at High and Low Temperatures
Currently:
Senior Scientist
MTU Aero Engines GmbH
Germany
phone: +49 (0)89 1489 9044
email: Victor.Arrieta@muc.mtu.de
Gordon L. Emore
M.Sc., 1996
Thesis Title:
- Computational Modeling of Geometric and Material Nonlinearities with Applications to Impact Dynamics
Currently:
School of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Purdue University
phone: (765) 494 5154
email: gemore@purdue.edu
Maximiliano Fischer
M.Sc., 1999
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Senior Scientist and Mission Coordinator
ACE International Consultants S.L.
Buenos Aires
Argentina
email: fischer@tandar.cnea.gov.ar
Mark Locascio
M.Sc., 2009
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Systems Engineer
DMC Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
email: locasio@u.northwestern.edu
Gavin McFarland
M.Sc., 2011
Thesis Title:
Currently:
Ph.D. Candidate
Northwestern University
email: gjm@u.northwestern.edu
Michele Panico
M.Sc., 2005
Thesis Title:
- Multiscale Modeling of Plasticity Size Scale Effects in Freestanding Submicron Thin Films
Currently:
Postdoctoral Fellow
Northwestern University
email: m-panico@northwestern.edu
Rong Wang
M.Sc., 2003
Projects:
Currently:
University of California at Irvine
phone: (949) 294-6221
email: nwuwang@yahoo.com
Yueping Xu
M.Sc., 1997
Thesis Title:
- Failure Mechanisms in Glasses and Glass Ceramics
Currently:
President and Chief Technical Officer
Intelligent MEMS Design Inc.
North Andover, MA
phone: (978) 884-2558
email: yueping@imemsdesign.com
