{"id":4,"date":"2011-09-11T23:19:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T23:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T18:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T23:03:42","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Current Group Members<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"800\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2023\/10\/abhishek_arora.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2024\/08\/Boran-Celik-e1722639332457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Abhishek Arora<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Boran Celik<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Postdoctoral Fellow<\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. (2023) in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"> Postdoctoral Research Topic: Quantum Algorithms for Mechanics of Heterogeneous Materials.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Visiting Undergraduate Researcher<\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"> Research Topic: Effect of Unmelted Particles within Lack-of-Fusion Pores on the Mechanical Response of Additively Manufactured Metals.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2021\/12\/Aslan-Nasirov.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2023\/10\/Gloria-Odenyo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Aslan Nasirov<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Gloria Odenyo<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Student <\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\">M.Sc. (2019) in Mechanical Engineering. Tennessee Tech University. <\/font> <\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Research Topic: Fatigue Initiation Modeling in Additively Manufactured Polycrystalline Alloys. <\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Student <\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\">B.S. (2023) in Civil Engineering. Duke University. <\/font> <\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Research Topic: Modeling Impact Response of Multilayered Architected Materials. <\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/MyPicture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/08\/Vamsi-Subraveti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Caglar Oskay<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Vamsi Subraveti<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\">Lab Director<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Student <\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\">B.A. (2022) in Applied Mathematics. University of California, Berkeley. <\/font> <\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Research Topic: Prediction of Microstructure in Additively Manufactured Polycrystalline Alloys. <\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2023\/10\/Tillman-Philo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2023\/10\/Ben-Ward.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Tillman Philo<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Ben Ward<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Undergraduate Researcher  <\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\">Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University. <\/font> <\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Research Topic: Benchmarking Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) Computers. <\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Student <\/font><\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> B.S. (2023) in Physics, Loyola University in Chicago. <\/font> <\/li>\n<li> <font size=\"4px\"> Ph.D. Research Topic: Hybrid (Classical-Quantum) Algorithms for Continuum Mechanics Problems. <\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Former Group Members<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Postdoctoral Research Associates<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"1000\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/09\/XiaoyuZhang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2017\/01\/Fascetti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2013\/03\/Xiang_Zhang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2017\/01\/Can-Erel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fascetti.org\/\">Prof. Alessandro Fascetti<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/mechanical\/faculty-staff\/xiang-zhang\/camml.html\">Prof. Xiang Zhang<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Can Erel<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2016\/02\/Van-Tung-Phan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/03\/YumengLi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/Hao_Yan_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/Robert_Crouch_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Van Tung Phan<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/illinois.edu\/lammi\/home\">Prof. Yumeng Li<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Hao Yan<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Robert Crouch<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang<\/strong>: Research Topic: Probabilistic Fatigue Nucleation Prediction in Polycrystalline Alloys. Research Period: January 2021-November 2021. Currently at Caterpillar Corp., Peoria, IL.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Alessandro Fascetti<\/strong>: Research Topic: Modeling Internal Erosion in Earthen Embankments. Research Period: January 2017-June 2018. Currently Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Xiang Zhang<\/strong>: Research Topic: Reduced Order Modeling and Multiscale Investigations of High Performance Alloys. Research Period: August 2017-January 2018. Currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Can Erel<\/strong>: Research Topic: Multiscale Modeling of Composite Structures subjected to Bearing Fatigue. Research Period: January 2017-January 2018.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Van Tung Phan<\/strong>: Research Topic: Crystal Plasticity Modeling of High Temperature Creep-Fatigue Behavior of Nickel-Based Alloys. Research Period: February 2016-February 2017. Currently Research Associate at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Yumeng Li<\/strong>: Research Topic: Computational Modeling of High-Temperature Creep-Fatigue Failure Mechanisms. Research Period: January 2015-January 2016. Currently Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Hao Yan<\/strong>: Research Topic: Numerical Simulation of Structural Response in Operational Conditions of Air Vehicles. Research Period: May 2015-January 2016. Currently at Altair Engineering, CA.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Robert D. Crouch<\/strong>: Research Topic: Multiscale Modeling of CFRP Composites Subjected to Fatigue. Research Period: Summer 2012-Summer 2014. Currently at Altair Engineering, Nashville, TN.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Doctoral Students<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"1000\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2019\/06\/Alex-Faupel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2019\/01\/Damin-Xia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2018\/02\/ZimuSu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/09\/XiaoyuZhang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Alex Faupel<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Damin Xia<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Zimu Su<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/01\/Ruize-Hu.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2013\/03\/Xiang_Zhang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2013\/03\/Shuhai-Zhang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2012\/03\/Mike_Bogdanor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Ruize Hu<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/mechanical\/faculty-staff\/xiang-zhang\/camml.html\">Prof. Xiang Zhang<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Shuhai Zhang<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Michael Bogdanor<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2012\/03\/Matt_Pike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/Hao_Yan_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/Paul_Sparks_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/Tong_Hui_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Matthew Pike<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Hao Yan<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Paul Sparks<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Tong Hui<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/09\/Robert_Crouch_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2021\/12\/Arun-Krishnan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Robert Crouch<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Arun Krishnan<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Alex Faupel<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: Multiscale Investigation of the Compression Failure in Laminated CFRP Composites with and without Z-Pin Reinforcements. Graduated: Summer 2024. Currently at CFD Research Corp., Huntsville, AL.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Damin Xia<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: Highly Efficient Computational Models for Micro-Mechanics of Polycrystalline Materials in the Presence of Large Strains and Microstructurally Short Cracks. Graduated: Spring 2024. Currently at Align Technology, San Jose, CA.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Zimu Su<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: Multiscale Discrete Damage Theory for Failure Modeling of Composite Materials. Graduated: Summer 2022. Currently at Corning Corp., Corning, NY.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/1803\/16433\">Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analyses of the Nonlinear Behavior of Heterogeneous Material Microstructures: Applications to Dynamic Response of Energetic Materials and Cyclic Response of a Titanium Alloy.<\/a> Graduated: Fall 2020. Currently at Caterpillar Corp., Peoria, IL.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Ruize Hu<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-02212019-140602\">Multiscale Computational Methods for Wave Propagation in 2D Phononic Crystals and Acoustic Metamaterials.<\/a> Graduated: Spring 2019. Currently at Exxon Corporation, Houston, TX.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Xiang Zhang<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-09102017-224500\">Reduced Order Modeling and Multiscale Investigations of High Performance Alloys Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.<\/a> Graduated: Fall 2017. Currently Assistant Professor at University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Shuhai Zhang<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-06282017-213422\">Variational Multiscale Enrichment Method for Modeling of Structures Subjected to Extreme Environments.<\/a>. Graduated: Summer 2017. Currently at Dassault Systems, Providence, RI.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Michael J. Bogdanor<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-11172015-150542\">Failure Prediction of Fiber Reinforced Composites Using Reduced Order Multiscale Models.<\/a> Graduated: Fall 2015. Currently at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Matthew G. Pike<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-11092015-134141\">Mechanical Modeling of Short Fiber Reinforced Composites Using the Extended Finite Element Method.<\/a> Graduated: Fall 2015. Currently at Northrop Grumman Corporation.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Hao Yan<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-03192015-220817\">Computational modeling of coupled oxygen transport and mechanical deformation in titanium structures subjected to extreme environments.<\/a> Graduated: Spring 2015. Currently at Altair Engineering, CA.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Paul A. Sparks<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-03202015-164105\">Reduced order homogenization models for failure of heterogeneous materials.<\/a> Graduated: Spring 2015. Currently Research Engineer at US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Tong Hui<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-07022014-111728\">Multiscale modeling of the dynamic response of composite structures.<\/a> Graduated: Summer 2014. Currently Product Design Analysis Engineer at Amazon Lab126, Bay Area, CA.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Robert D. Crouch<\/strong>: Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-08122012-152333\">Multiscale Modeling of Brittle Composites Using Reduced Order Computational Homogenization.<\/a> Graduated: Summer 2012. Currently at Altair Engineering, Nashville, TN.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Arun Krishnan<\/strong>:  Ph.D. Dissertation: <a href=\"https:\/\/etd.library.vanderbilt.edu\/etd-12012010-152033\">The Interfacial Failure of Bonded Materials and Composites.<\/a> Graduated: Fall 2010. Currently at SIMULIA, Minneapolis, MN.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Masters Students<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"800\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2014\/09\/Scott-Williams.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/09\/WendyTabler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2021\/12\/DrGhanshyamPal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Scott Williams<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Wendy Paulson<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/civil.snu.edu.in\/people\/faculty\/dr-ghanshyam-pal\">Prof. Ghanshyam Pal<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Scott Williams<\/strong>: M.Sc. Thesis Topic: A Computational Study of an Aerospace Structural Panel Subjected to High Velocity Flow. Graduated: Spring 2020. Currently Engineer at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Tullahoma, TN.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Wendy Paulson<\/strong>: M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Modeling the Failure Behavior of Countersunk Composite Bolted Joints Subjected to Monotonic Loading. Graduated: Spring 2017. Currently Structural Design Engineer, Nashville, TN.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Ghanshyam Pal<\/strong>: M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Multiscale modeling of failure of heterogeneous plates and shells. Graduated: Fall 2008. Currently Associate Professor and Civil Engineering Department Head at Shiv Nadar University, India.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Veda Laohom <\/strong>(co-advised with <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/parkhs\/\">Prof. Harold Park <\/a>: M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Characterization of biodegradable bone\/polyurethane composite fracture fixation devices. Graduated: Spring 2007.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Visiting Researchers<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"800\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2019\/01\/Ido-Meshi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/03\/Shuiwen-Zhu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2016\/10\/Yang-Liu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2016\/10\/Hao-Li.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Ido Meshi<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Prof. Shui Wen Zhu<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Yang Liu<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Dr. Hao Li<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Ido Meshi<\/strong>: Research Topic: Failure Modeling of Composite Materials at the Microscale. Research Period: January 2019-March 2023. Currently Additive Simulation Engineer at Relaticity Space, Long Beach, CA.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Prof. Shui Wen Zhu<\/strong>: Research Topic: Dynamic Response of Particulate Composite Materials. Research Period: March 2015-July 2016. Currently Lecturer at Southwest University of Science and Technology, China.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Dr. Yang Liu<\/strong>: Research Topic: Multiscale Modeling Crack Nucleation in Polycrystalline Materials Subjected to Cyclic Loading. Research Period: September 2016-September 2018. (Effective December 2018) Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College, London, UK.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Hao Li<\/strong>: Research Topic: Modeling Environmental Degradation of Cementitious Materials. Research Period: September 2016-September 2018.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"1000\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2023\/05\/Eden-Villanueva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2021\/12\/Akaash-Seemakurty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/08\/Vamsi-Subraveti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/04\/Hantang-Zheng-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Eden Villanueva<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Akaash Seemakurty<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Vamsi Subraveti<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Hantang Zheng<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2019\/01\/Ali-Kilic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2017\/09\/Luke-Neise.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2016\/06\/JackieMachesky.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2015\/05\/Jimmy-Pan-e1432645376110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Ali Kilic<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Luke Neise<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Jackie Machesky<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Jimmy Pan<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2014\/01\/Teddy-Russell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2011\/11\/Mehdi2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">Theodore Russell<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\" height=\"50\" align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/mcml\/\">El Mehdi El Hailouch<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Eden Villanueva<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. 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Undergraduate student in Computer Science and Mathematics, Vanderbilt University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Ali Kilic<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. Research Topic: Modeling Interlaminar Failure in Composite Materials. Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Luke Neise<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. Research Topic: Simulation of Aerospace Structures Operating at Hypersonic Environments. Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Jackie Machesky<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. Research Topic: Modeling Energetic Material Microstructures. Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Jimmy Pan<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. Research Topic: Characterization of Acoustic Band Structure in Layered Composites Subjected to Dynamic Loading. Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Theodore M. Russell<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. Research Topic: Computational Modeling of Composite Materials. Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>El Mehdi El Hailouch<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher. Research Topic: Characterization of failure in composites based on acoustic emission testing. Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University. <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4px\"><strong>Lizzie Young<\/strong>: Undergraduate researcher.\u00a0Research Topic: Parallel implementation of genetic algorithms for optimal reduced order modeling. 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