Open positions for MS/Ph.D. students

The Nanomechanics and Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located at the Talbot Laboratory and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.

We develop experimental methods to investigate the nanoscale mechanical behavior of materials and establish  mechanisms of deformation and failure of thin metal, ceramic, and polymeric films, and nanostructured materials such as polymer nanocomposites. This objective is coupled with our interest in understanding the associated manufacturing processes and their influence on the material response under various loading conditions.

At the core of our research are a wide variety of Atomic Force Microscopy methods that are implemented at our laboratory to resolve nanoscale material deformations and strains.

PEOPLE

Dr. Ioannis Chasiotis (more...)
Assistant Professor (Aerospace Engineering)

Current Graduate Students

Ms. Qi Chen (UIUC, Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Mr. Krishna Jonnalagadda (UIUC, Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Mr. Mohammad Naraghi (UIUC, Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Mr. Tanil Ozkan (UIUC, MechSE, Ph.D.)

Mr. Sivakumar Naga Yagnamurthy (UIUC, Aerospace Engineering, M.S.)

Mr. Nikhil Karanjgaokar (UIUC, MechSE, Ph.D.)

Past Graduate Students

Ms. Amanda McCarty (University of Virginia, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, M.S. 2005)

Mr. Sungwoo Cho (University of Virginia, Materials Science, Ph.D., 2006) Currently with Sansung Electronics

College of Engineering   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign