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Congratulations to our Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Jizhe Cai and our collaborators from Wesleyan University, Rodion Kononchuk, Fred Ellis, and Tsampikos Kottos, for getting our work published in Nature.

Our lab has been featured on Spectrum News 1 with our recent invention of a nano fibrous mats that is superior to other conventional and nanostructured protective materials. Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Jizhe Cai who …

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/