Research Group

Ph.D. Students

Vikram Manoj Neesu

Topic: 3D Composites for Ballistic Applications.
Education:
M.Tech. (IIT Guwahati)
B.E. (JNTU Hyderabad)

Pushparaj Pingulkar

Co-advisor: Dr. Sandip Haldar

Topic: Multiscale modelling of failure in composites
Education:
M.Tech. (NIE Mysore)
B.E. (PCC Goa)

Satyendra Pratap Singh

Co-advising with Prof. Puneet Mahajan (IIT Delhi)

Topic: Wave Propagation and Damage Evolution in Heterogeneous Layered Media under Impact Loading
Education:
B.E. (IIITDM Jabalpur)


Harshad Pingulkar

Topic: Multiscale modelling of failure in composites
Education:
M.Tech. (VIIT Pune)
B.E. (GCE Goa)

Saurabh Singh

Co-advising with Prof. Puneet Mahajan (IIT Delhi)

Topic: Computational modeling using material point method for ballistic impacts
Education:
B.Tech. (IIT Goa)

Veerendra Koilakuntla

Topic: Multiscale Modeling of Failure in Composites
Education:
B.Tech. (IIT Madras)


Alumni

M.Tech.

Tirthkumar Mistry

Batch 2023-2025 Thesis Title: Modeling Failure in Fiber Composites: From RVE Microstructures to Damage Envelopes

Ritesh Singh

Batch 2022-2024 Co-advised with Prof. Sachin Kore Thesis Title: Finite Element Analysis and Corrosion Studies of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)

Aditya Yadhav

Batch 2022-2024 (IIT Jodhpur) Co-advised with Prof. Rahul Chibber Thesis Title: Micromechanical Modelling of Bi-Metallic Weld

Pratik Ganorkar

Batch 2021-2023 Thesis Title: 3D Woven Composites: Macroscale Modeling for Capturing Plasticity and Damages

Hari R

Batch 2020-2022 Thesis Title: Representative Volume Element: Existence and Extent in Cracked Heterogeneous Medium

B.Tech.

Harish M

2023-2024 Project Topic: Phase field model for brittle fracture in composite material using ABAQUS.

Prathamesh Gandhi

2020-2021 Project Topic: Geometric Modelling of Paper Folds.

Rutvik Kevediya

2020-2021 Project Topic: Study of Shock Wave Propagation in Layered Medium Subjected to High Velocity Impact.

Smitkumar Choudhary

2019-2020 Project Topic: Effect of Fracture Criterion on Performance of Ceramic-Composite Plate Subjected to High Velocity Projectile.

Abhish Kumar

2019-2020 Project Topic: Effect of Fracture Criterion on Performance of Ceramic-Composite Plate Subjected to High Velocity Projectile.

Others

Rohit Namdev

Junior Research Fellow, Oct 2021-Dec 2022 Project Topic: Composites under Shock and High Velocity Impact.

Sarvesh Sontakke

6-months Intern, Fall 2022 Project Topic: Analyzing Representative Cracked Element for Neural Network Based Macroscopic Response of Composite Material.

Hariharan R

Summer Intern, 2021 Project Topic: Geometric Modelling of Paper Folds.

Sanjay A

Summer Intern, 2020 Project Topic: Ditching Event of Aircraft.