People
Director: Dr. Sridhar Santhanam
Dr. Santhanam received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Chennai in 1984, a master鈥檚 degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University in 1986, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University in 1989. Since 1989, he has been on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering department at 蜜桃TV.
His research interests have included:
- Fracture of cutting tools
- Modeling of damage in fiber reinforced composite laminates
- Interface fracture in laminated materials
- Characterization of nano-structured ceramics
- Constitutive modeling of metals and active materials
- Designing and developing blast resistant structures
- Structural health monitoring
Dr. Santhanam has been the recipient of grants and contracts from ONR, NSF, and NASA.
Current PhD students
- Kamran Makarian
- Kranthi Peddeti
- Mark Jahanbin
- Gary Tiscia
LaMMP Director
Dr. Sridhar Santhanam
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
sridhar.santhanam@villanova.edu
(610) 519-4996