Group

Nikolas Bouklas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, MAE, Cornell

Simulation Intelligence Fellow, Pasteur Labs (2024-2025)

Ph.D. University of Texas Austin 2014; B.Sc. & M.Eng. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2008

(Google Scholar)

Postdocs:

Steven Yang, Ph.D. – Ignite Fellow for New Ventures

Research focus: Automated constitutive modeling, machine learning for mechanics

Ph.D. students:

Dimitrios Iordanidis, M.Eng.

Research focus: Finite deformation elastoplasticity, composite materials, tendon mechanics, instabilities and damage

Sarvesh Joshi, M.Sc.

Research focus: Computational modeling of architected materials and metamaterials

Xueling Luo, M.Sc.

Research focus: Machine learning for mechanics, adjoint solvers, optimization, GPU computing

Mohammad Mousavi, M.Sc.

Research focus: Multiscale modeling of cavitation, fracture and damage in elastomeric materials.

Somesh Singh

Research focus: Data-driven constitutive modeling

Past Postdocs:

Jingye “Kira” Tan, Postdoctoral researcher 2023-2025 (current affiliation: postdoctoral researcher USC)

Govinda Anantha Padmanabha, Postdoctoral researcher (2023-2025 (current affiliation: postdoctoral researcher EPFL)

Adnan Eghtesad, Postdoctoral researcher 2022-2023 (current affiliation: Exponent)

Teeratorn Kadeethum, Postdoctoral researcher 2020-2021 (current affiliation: Microsoft}

Bin Li, Postdoctoral researcher 2018-2019 (current affiliation: Assistant Prof. Guandong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)

Past Ph.D. students:

Ida Ang, Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2023 (current affiliation: Mikel Inc.)

Jaemin Kim, Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2023 (current affiliation: assistant professor @ Changwon National University, Korea)

Jason Mulderrig, Ph.D. 2023 (current affiliation: postdoc @ AFRL)

Jan Fuhg, Ph.D. 2023 (current affiliation: assistant professor @UT Austin)

Fernanda F. Fontenele, Ph.D. 2024 (current affiliation: research engineer @AMD)

Past M.Eng. students:

Ethan Wood-Thomas (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) M.Eng 2023

Ardash Sriram (Computer Science) M.Eng. 2023

Matthew Quinn (Computer Science) M.Eng. 2023

Arnav Karmakar (Computer Science) M.Eng. 2022

Harris Mandell (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) M.Eng. 2022

Arielle Rogers M.Eng. 2020

Gideon Schmidt M.Eng. 2020

Curtis Sumner, M.Eng. 2020

Ryan Stiefel, M.Eng. 2019

Grace Horton-Smith, M.Eng. 2019

Past Undergraduate students:

Kevin Huang, B.Sc. 2024

Hannah Duan, B.Sc. 2022

Arielle Rogers B.Sc. 2019

Past Visitors: