Hello, I am a researcher studying the role of heterogeneities in the failure of materials through lab-scale experiments and computational models. At Institut Jean Le Rond D’Alembert, Sorbonne Université in Paris, my research in collaboration with Laurent Ponson focuses on the complexity in fracture of brittle disordered solids, and its applications in engineering. I obtained my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Madras for my dissertation Role of Microstructure on Compressive Fracture of Cortical Bone : Experiments and Modeling, working with Anuradha Banerjee (IITM) and R. Rajesh (IMSc). I have been fortunate to have received several accolades in my short career including the Best Thesis Awards - 2018 in Solid Mechanics and in Biomedical Engg. at Department of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras. My post-doctoral research in Paris has been supported by the project from Satt-Lutech, a technology development and transfer wing of CNRS and later from the innovation challenge by the french agency for space studies, CNES. Here is my CV containing the detailed information.
Hello, I am a researcher studying the role of heterogeneities in the failure of materials through lab-scale experiments and computational models. At Institut Jean Le Rond D’Alembert, Sorbonne Université in Paris, my research in collaboration with Laurent Ponson focuses on the complexity in fracture of brittle disordered solids, and its applications in engineering. I obtained my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Madras for my dissertation Role of Microstructure on Compressive Fracture of Cortical Bone : Experiments and Modeling, working with Anuradha Banerjee (IITM) and R. Rajesh (IMSc). I have been fortunate to have received several accolades in my short career including the Best Thesis Awards - 2018 in Solid Mechanics and in Biomedical Engg. at Department of Applied Mechanics & Biomedical Engineering, IIT Madras. My post-doctoral research in Paris has been supported by the project from Satt-Lutech, a technology development and transfer wing of CNRS and later from the innovation challenge by the french agency for space studies, CNES. Here is my CV containing the detailed information.
The primary focus of my research is deciphering the physics and mechanics of failure in brittle disordered solids. In the coming days, I plan to build on these insights to develop engineering tools that will quantitatively aid in failure prognosis in industry as well as design protocols for material design taking inspiration from natural materials. Following are my topics of interest :
fracture and damage mechanics
physics and statistical aspects of the precursory activity
mechanical behaviour of biomaterials, e.g., bone
experimental solid mechanics and material characterization techniques