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Prof Kumar Shanmugam
Professor of Composite Materials and Advanced Manufacturing
Kumar’s research interests revolve around
materials design & innovation and advanced (additive, digital and sustainable)
manufacturing
with a focus on
multiscale and multifunctional attributes
, towards
energy-efficient and sustainable applications
. His current research efforts focus on
biologically inspired
and
machine learning
approaches for the design of additive manufacturing-enabled
multifunctional materials
and
composites
for orthopedics, aerospace, automotive, defense and energy applications. His group’s strength in combining theory, simulations and experiments has led to several novel contributions, for e.g.,
3D Printed self-sensing materials;
Smart 3D printed scoliosis brace;
Nanoengineered 3D printed plate-lattices
;
3D printed compliance-tailored multilayers
;
3D printed Li-ion batteries
;
3D printed architected cellular materials;
3D printed electrically conductive composites
;
AM-enabled tailored nacreous composites
. With a vision towards data-driven materials innovation and manufacturing, his overarching research objective is to continue to lead the development and application of next-generation multifunctional additive manufacturing technologies to address opportunities and challenges posed by both academia and industry.
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