News

Our recent study on carbon nanotube mats reinforced with kevlar nanofibers published on ACS Nano has been highlighted in a UW-Madison article and several news outlets.

Ph.D. candidate Abhishek Gupta received an Exceptional Mentorship Award from the Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the 2020-2021 academic year! He received this award for going above and beyond to introduce …

We welcome Bhanugopan and Riley who joined our lab in Fall 2021. Bhanugopan is a PhD candidate in Engineering Mechanics, focusing on the dynamic behavior of hierarchical and nanostructured materials. Riley is an Engineering Mechanics …

Professor Thevamaran received the 2021 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russel Johnston, Jr., Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award.  This award, sponsored by McGraw-Hill, is given annually by the Mechanics Division of the American Society for …

We welcome Dr. Komal Chawla who joins our lab as a postdoctoral research associate. She will be leading advanced materials research efforts in the PANTHER project. We also welcome Kyle Seledic who joins our lab …

Professor Thevamaran gives the Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering and Sciences Webinar–a multi-university webinar series–on the theme of Mechanics and Materials. You may join the webinar live at 3.30 pm (EST) on Oct 2, 2020, or …

Read the full story here: https://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/thevamaran-receives-army-grant-to-study-lightweight-protective-materials/  

Our study published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry suggests that Coesite forms in Opal-A at low pressures than what was previously thought. Opal-A is a hydrated amorphous silica species and a widespread mineraloid on Earth’s …