Pablo Zavattieri Research Group

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Our Group's Mathematics Genealogy : Did you know that our group ancestors include names such as: Timoshenko, Dirichlet, Fourier, Lagrange, Euler, Bernoulli? (and it even continues until Copernicus)

Former Group Members:

Graduate PhD Students:

Dr. Fernando Dri, Ph.D. Dec. 2013 [Personal Web Page]
fdri@purdue.edu
PhD thesis title: Multiscale Modeling of Hierarchical Structure of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) materials

Currently: Dassault Systèmes , Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.

Dr. Fernando Cordisco, Ph.D. Jan. 2014
[Personal Web Page]
PhD Thesis Title: Geometry and Length Scale Selection in Patterned Interfaces with Application to Materials Design.

Currently: Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA Great Lakes, Michigan, USA

Dr. Yizheng Cao, Ph.D. Dec. 2014
(co-advised with Profs. Jason Weiss, Jeffrey Youngblood and Robert Moon)
PhD thesis title: Nano-modification for high performance cement composites with cellulose nanocrystals and carbon nanotubes

Currently: Albany Molecular Research Inc. (AMRI)

Dr. Enrique Escobar de Obaldia, Ph.D. Jan. 2015
Research Topic: Unveiling the mechanical properties of the mature radula tooth of the C. Stelleri

Currently: Simufact engineering gmbh, Hamburg, Germany

Dr. David Restrepo, Ph.D., Dec. 2015,
PhD thesis title: Programmable Cellular Materials (PCMs)

Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Texas, San Antonio [Web Site]

Dr. Nobphadon Suksangpanya, Ph.D., Dec. 2016,
PhD thesis title: Fracture Analysis in Biomimetic Bouligand Architectures

Currently:

Nobphadon Suksangpanya

School of Geoinformatics

Institute of Science

Suranaree University of Technology

111 University Avenue, Muang,

Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

nobphadon@g.sut.ac.th

Dr. Isaias Gallana, Doctorate Degree, Dec. 2017 (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina)
PhD thesis title: Mecanismos de tenacidad en materiales compuestos inspirados por la naturaleza

Currently: YPF Tecnologia S.A. (Y-TEC), Argentina

Dr. Federico Antico, Ph.D. Aug. 2018
PhD thesis title: Evaluation of damage affecting the mechanical behavior of composite materials.

Currently: Assistant Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez [Web Site]

Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor, Ph.D. Dec. 2018
PhD thesis title: Numerical investigation on the mechanical properties of neat cellulose nanocrystals

Currently: postdoc, University of California, Irvine

Dr. Maryam Sadat Hosseini Ph.D. Dec. 2019
PhD thesis title: On the Mechanics of Non-Interlocking and Interlocking Patterned Interfaces Inspired by Nature

Currently: Manager, Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble

Dr. Yunlan Zhang Ph.D. Dec. 2019
PhD thesis title: Stress- and temperature-induced phase transforming architected materials with multistable elements

Currently: Assistant Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, The university of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Di Wang, Ph.D. May 2020
PhD thesis title: Mechanical behavior of bio inspired composite materials with functionally graded reinforcement orientation and architectural motifs

Dr. Mohamadreza Moini, PhD, Aug. 2020
(co-advised with Jan Olek and Jeff Youngblood)
PhD thesis title: Printability and Mechanical Performance of Architectured Cement-based Materials Fabricated using a Direct in-writing Process

Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Env. Engineering, Princeton University. [Web Site]

Dr. Hadi Shagerdi esmaeeli, Ph.D., Aug. 2020
PhD thesis title: Multiscale thermal and mechanical analysis of damage development in cementitious composites

Currently:

Nicolas Guarin, PhD candidate [Personal Web Page]
Research Topic: Modeling of the dynamic behavior of naturally-occuring high performance composite materials

Currently: Assistant Professor, EAFIT University

Adwait Arun Trikanad, PhD candidate

Currently: Researcher at Collins Aerospace

Kristiaan Hector, PhD candidate

Currently: Bridgetone

Previous Master Students

Hadi Shagerdi esmaeeli, M.S., July 2015

Research Topic: Numerical simulations of freeze-thaw behavior and fracture behavior of cementituius systems

Hadi received his bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering at University of Tabriz, writing his undergraduate thesis in the Assessment of Concrete bridges design criteria on Performance-Based design method. In 2011, he completed a Master’s degree in Earthquake Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in the Simulation of Concrete samples behavior under monotonic and cyclic loadings via Microplane constitutive model. From 2009 to 2011 he participated in the design of Industrial structures at South Pars Gas Refineries project as a senior structural engineer in Iran. In September 2012 he started to work in Computational Multiscale Materials Modelling Laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Pablo Zavattieri in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Hadi's research interests lie in the area of Computational solid mechanics, Fracture mechanics in cementitious materials.

Vanessa Restrepo, M.S., April 2016
Research Topic: A multiscale modeling of hoop and loop interfaces.

Restrepo received her degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia) in 2012. She worked from 2009 until 2013 in the Mechanical Design Research Group of the aforementioned university. Her research was focused on the finite element simulation of biological systems. She is currently working with professor Pablo Zavattieri in the Computational Multiscale Materials Modelling Laboratory working on multiscale modeling of structured interfaces.

Chanhue Jeong, MS, May 2018
Research Topic: Naturallly occurring and biomimetic rod-like microstructures.

Former Postdoctoral Research Associates

Dr. David Restrepo, Ph.D. Purdue [Personal Web Page]
drestrep@purdue.edu
Research Topic: Convergent Evolution to Engineering: Multiscale modeling of naturally occurring damage tolerant materials and structures.

David Restrepo is a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University working in the understanding of the fundamental structures and mechanisms used by Nature to obtain materials with exceptional mechanical properties. He received his B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.S in Engineering from Universidad EAFIT (Medellin, Colombia). In 2015, David obtained his PhD from the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. His research interest lies in the combination of experiments, computer simulations and theoretical models to guide the design and understanding of materials with novel mechanical properties and functionalities.

Some videos: [Programmable Cellular Materials] [Phase Transforming Cellular Materials]
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Dr. Mirian Velay-Lizancos, Doctor in Civil Engineering

Mirian Velay-Lizancos is a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University working also in collaboration with Profs. Luna Lu, Jan Olek and Pablo Zavattieri in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering. Mirian Velay-Lizancos got her doctorate degree from the University of Coruña (Spain). Her PhD research was on non-destructive tests to estimate the mechanical porperties of eco-materials.

Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor, Ph.D. Purdue Dec. 2018

Research Topic: Modeling of Cellulose NanoCrystals (CNCs)

Dr. Maryam Sadat Hosseini (PhD, 2020, Purdue)
Research Topic: Bioinspired structures

Maryam Hosseini received her bachelor degree in Civil Engineering at K.N.Toosi University in 2011, Tehran, Iran. She continued her career as a master student in structural engineering at the University of Akron in Ohio. In 2013, she received her master degree with thesis emphasis in "Parametric Study of Fatigue in Light Pole Structures." In January 2014, she joined Professor Zavattieri group at Purdue University towards her PhD. Maryam is currently working on bioinspired structures.

Hadi Shagerdi esmaeeli, (Ph.D., 2020, Purdue)
Research Topic: Mechanical analysis and multiscale modeling of cementitious composite materials (DOE ARPA-E)

Hadi received his bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering at University of Tabriz, writing his undergraduate thesis in the Assessment of Concrete bridges design criteria on Performance-Based design method. In 2011, he completed a Master’s degree in Earthquake Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in the Simulation of Concrete samples behavior under monotonic and cyclic loadings via Microplane constitutive model. From 2009 to 2011 he participated in the design of Industrial structures at South Pars Gas Refineries project as a senior structural engineer in Iran. In September 2012 he started to work in Computational Multiscale Materials Modelling Laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Pablo Zavattieri in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Hadi received his MS in July 2014. Hadi's research interests lie in the area of Computational solid mechanics, Fracture mechanics in cementitious materials.
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Past undergraduate students who participated in research

Undergraduate students:

Oscar Ojeda Ramirez, UREP-C Research Intern, Summer-Fall 2017
Research Topic: 3D printing of cementitious materials

Nestor Fabian Rodriguez Buitrago, UREP-C Research Intern, Summer-Fall 2017
Research Topic: 3D printing of cementitious materials

Chidubem Nuela Enebechi, NCN-SURF Summer 2017 (nanoHUB)
Research Topic: Develoment of a nanoHUB.org tool for Transforming Cellular Structures

Molly Cooper, Summer 2017
Research Topic: mechanical behavior of flexible structures inspired in the suture of the boxfish

Joshua Leonardo, NCN-SURF Summer 2017 (nanoHUB)
Research Topic: Develoment of a nanoHUB.org tool for the modeling of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) based composites

Justin Schaefer , CE231 (Honors) Spring 2017
Research Topic: 3D printing of cementitious materials

Molly Schrager, CE231 (Honors) Spring 2017
Research Topic: Structural performance of high-aspect naturally-occuring structures

Michael Multer, Spring 2017
Research Topic: Mechanical analysis of the elytra of the ironclad beetle

Cristian Andrés Tejedor Bonilla UREP-C Research Intern, Summer-Fall 2016
Research Topic: Development of Phase Transforming Cellular and Origami Materials

Sagarika Jetley, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
Research Topic: Phase Transforming Origami metamaterials (Design, Fabrication and mechanical testing)

Gordon Jarrold, Summer and Fall 2016
Research Topic: Phase Transforming Cellular and Chiral metamaterials (Design, Fabrication and mechanical testing)

John Cleveland, SURF Summer 2016
Research Topic: Development of Phase Transforming Cellular and Origami Materials (Design and Mechanical Testing)

Kuo Tian, SURF Summer 2016
Research Topic: Development of a new NanoHUB Tool: Coarse graining of Crystalline Nano-Cellulose

Julie Puckett, Summer 2015
Research Topic: Development of a user-friendly interface for an automatic mesh generator for hook-and-loop systems

Nadia N Aljabi, Spring 2015 and SURF, Summer 2015
Research Topic: Phase Transforming Cellular Materials

Michael Jones [Personal Web Page]
Research Topic: Biomimetic bouligand structures.

Michael Jones is a senior at Purdue University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and concentrating in Materials Engineering. He is currently working in Dr. Zavattieri's research group with Nobphadon Suksangpanya on quasi-static properties of helicoidal fiber arrangements and 3D multi-scale modeling. Michael hopes to pursue a graduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering beginning in 2016

Pengcheng Gong, Spring 2015
Research Topic: Phase Transforming Cellular Materials

Edith Boiquaye, Spring 2015
Research Topic: Study of the Elytra of the Japanesse Beetle

Chaoyi Zhang, Spring 2015
Research Topic: Development of computational tools for MD visualization

Pornphubeth P Mettaprasert
Research Topic: Development of GUI tools

Chanhue Jeong
Honor Student (current, Graduate Student in Zavattieri's group)
CE231 "Materials Engineering I", Fall 2012.
CE499 "Mechanics of Hard Materials", Spring 2013.
Research Topic: 3D printing and modeling of the Chiton's tooth microstructure

Eric Leeker
CE497 "Characterization of Structured Interfaces", Summer/Fall 2013

Mateo Gomez Zuluaga
(Summer-Fall 2012- Spring 2013)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of 2 nanoHUB toosl for Cellulose NanoCrystals.

Mateo Gómez Zuluaga; Robert J. Moon; Fernando Luis Dri; Pablo Daniel Zavattieri (2013), "Crystalline Cellulose - Atomistic Toolkit," https://nanohub.org/resources/ccamt. (DOI: 10.4231/D35T3G03B)
Mateo Gómez Zuluaga; Fernando Luis Dri; Pablo Daniel Zavattieri; Robert J. Moon (2013), "Anisotropy Calculator - 3D Visualization Toolkit," https://nanohub.org/resources/matrix2surface. (DOI: 10.4231/D3K06X13R).

Emmanuel Ochoa
(Summer-Fall 2012- Spring 2013)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of a nanoHUB tool for low-dimensional nanostructures.

Chaoyi Zhang
Honor Student
CE231 "Materials Engineering I", Spring 2013.
Research Topic: Morphology and kinematics of naturally occuring energy storage mechanisms.

Ashwin Nair
(Fall 2012)
CE497
Research Topic: Project related to Digital Image Correlation (DIC)

Diego Useche-Reyes
(Summer 2012)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of models for nanoscale adhesion for NanoHUB.

Minchen Zhou
(Fall 2011)
CE231 - Honors Student
Research Topic: 3D printing and computational modeling of fullcure materials.

Jose Fernando Rave Arango (March-July 2011)
Visitor: Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
jraveara@purdue.edu
Research Topic: Computational modeling of biomineralized hard Sematerials

Sk A S M Monirul Islam
(Summer 2011)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of models for nanoscale adhesion for NanoHUB.

Daniel Alberto Lemus (Summer 2011)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of models for nanoscale adhesion for NanoHUB.

Ajinkya Shirude (Fall 2010)
Undergraduate student (School of Mechanical Engineering)
Research Topic: Numerical modeling of biominearlized teeth.

Carlos Gomez (Summer 2010)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of Particle Dynamics Models for biomimetic materials.

Sebastian Lee (Summer 2010)
NCN-NanoHUB - SURF Student
Research Topic: Development of Particle Dynamics Models for biomimetic materials.

Past Graduate Students who participated in Research

Luz Maria Agudelo Urrego
Research Topic: Phase Transforming Cellular Materials

Luz María Agudelo received her bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad de Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia) in 2016. Luz María worked with Professor Pablo Zavattieri and his research group on Phase Transforming Cellular Materials.

Imran Haris,
Master Student (non-thesis), Spring 2015
Topic: Analysis of the Bamboo Structure

Ahmad Alnaseem,
Master Student (non-thesis), Spring 2012-Summer 2013
Topic: Mesh Optimization

Francisco Javier Velez Hoyos
Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia
Fall 2012

Qianqian Wang (Summer 2010)
Visitor: Ph.D. student at University of California, Riverside, USA
Topic: Mechanical modeling and in-situ E-SEM mechanical testing of Chiton’s radula teeth.

Shriram Siravara (Spring-Summer 2010)
Master Student (School of Mechanical Engineering)

Gautam Naik (Spring 2009)
Master Student (School of Mechanical Engineering)

Past Visiting Faculty:

Prof. Juan David Gomez C.
- January-February 2011, Civil Engineering Department, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia.
- January-February 2014, Civil Engineering Department, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia.

Dr. Bryan Magee, Ph.D. [Personal Web Page]

Dr Bryan Magee is Lecturer in Construction Materials within Ulster University's School of the Built Environment (2013-present). His specialist area of research interest is the behaviour, performance and advancement of civil/structural materials and has over 75 refereed technical publications published in this field. Since completing his PhD at the University of Dundee in 1997, Bryan's previous career includes academic posts at: University of Cape Town, South Africa (1997-98); Purdue University, Indiana, USA (1998-99); University of New Hampshire, USA (1999-2001); and Queen's University Belfast (2009-13). Bryan's also has UK-based industry experience gained via appointments with TRL Ltd. (2001-03) and The Mineral Products Association (2003-09).

Bryan Magee is currently a Visiting Scholar working in collaboration with Profs. Jan Olek, Jeff Youngblood and Prof. Zavattieri in the area of 3D printing of cementitious materials.

Current Group Members

Contact Information:

Pablo D. Zavattieri
Professor and University Faculty Scholar
Lyles School of Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Office: CIVL G217
zavattie@purdue.edu