CPSSL Group Members

Guodong ZhangGoogle Scholar

PhD in Civil Engineering (Graduated: Fall 2019)

College of Engineering

Thesis: "Topology Optimization of Nonlinear Structural and Material Systems"

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

Ryan Alberdiweb Google scholar

PhD in Civil Engineering (Graduated: Fall 2018)

College of Engineering

Thesis: "Computational Methods for Multiscale Analysis and Design of Nonlinear Multifunctional Materials and Structures for Energy Management"

Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Sandia National Lab

Dr. Lei Liweb Google Scholar

PhD in Civil Engineering (Graduated: Spring 2018)

Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Pacific Northwest National Lab

Winner of CRC Award for Computational Sciences and Visualization, Center for Research Computing, Notre Dame, 2017

Winner of Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, 2016

Thesis: "Topology Optimization of Structures with Microstructural and Elastoplastic-Damage Effects" (Download)

Ravi Kiran Yellavajjala

Ph.D in Civil Engineering (Graduated: Fall 2014)

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University

Winner of 2014 O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering from the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

Runner up in the Computational Mechanics poster competition, Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) 2014 conference, McMaster University, Canada

Website: www.ndsu-dams.com

Thesis: "Micromechanics Based Simulation of Ductile Fracture in Structural Steels" (Download)