Graduate Students

Mihir Dutta

My name is Mihir Dutta, and I am a PhD student in the Engineering and Applied Science program. My research focuses on damage sensing in conductive carbon/glass fiber composites under dynamic fracture loading conditions. I aim to understand damage evolution through high-speed video imaging and scanning electron microscopy, providing insights into the structural integrity and failure mechanisms of these advanced composite materials. In my free time, I enjoy playing cricket, badminton, and watching cricket, football matches, and movies.

Zhuoyuan Leng

My name is Zhuoyuan Leng, and I am an PH.D. student in the Engineering and Applied Science program. My current research includes many interesting parts such as Mixed-mode Fracture，Finite Element Analysis and Additive Manufacturing. And I love to play table tennis and watch novels in my spare time.

Davidson Joseph

My name is Davidson Joseph, I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate student. My research is about investigation of mode-I and mixed-fracture adhesively bonded hydrogels with hydrogen and ionic bondings. I like to watch and play sports, I’m also a part of the SOLIDWORKS club that’s on campus and I enjoy playing video games.

Richard Sousa

My name is Richard Sousa, and I am a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering program. My current research involves damage sensing in conductive glass fiber composites. My other interests include CNC machining technology, music, and watching ice hockey.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Nicholas J Sardinha

I am an undergraduate student in the Mechanical Engineering program. My current research is on the fracture mechanics of hydrogel bonded to a treated ABS surface. I am interested in FDM & SLA 3d printing, my hobbies include building personal computers, and fitness.

Eric Plummer

I am a Mechanical Engineering student. My research involves studying the fracture mechanics of intra-ply short fiber reinforced composites. Besides engineering, my intellectual interests are physics, philosophy, and history. I also enjoy playing sports, hiking, and spending time with my dog, Lilo.

Benjamin C Farrar

I am an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student. My research involves studying bi-axial stress and strain of interply composites in arctic salt-water conditions. I am a member of multiple on-campus bands and ensembles, and I enjoy camping and hiking.

Ryan Brise

Alumni:

(a) Doctoral Students: Jin-Ya Liu (2017); Sen Yang (2019); Md. Fazlay Rabbi (2021); Mazharul Islam Lincon (2024).

(b) Masters Students (23 students): John Crowley (2008); Alyre Maclure (2009); Sandeep Abotula (2009); Nandula Wanasekera (2010); Steven Bender (2010, BS-MS); Sashank Padamati (December 2010); Venkat Vadlamani (2011); Leming Sun (2011); Shane Cardoso (2012, BS-MS); Michael Pinto (2013, BS-MS); Samuel Benoit (2015); Matthew Bach (2015); Kirill Shkolnik (2015); Sen Yang (2016); Md. Rabbi Fazlay (2017); Karoly Fodor (2017, BS-MS); Nicholas Bach (Pending thesis defense, BS-MS); Jared Correia (2022); Jacob O’Donnelle (2020, BS-MS), Austin Taylor (2021), Nilufar Yesmin (2021, MS in Physics), Christopher Meninno (2021, BS-MS), Mohammed Shonar (2024).

(c) Undergraduate Research Assistants (57 students): Sondy Jean; Peter Balkus; Zainab Odufuye; Amy Lopes; Shane Cardoso; Andrew Fredrickson; Nicholas Jones; Ryan Pivonka*; Corey Mooney*; Miguel Tejada (BCC); Diarny Fernandes; Jason Vaccoro; Christian Kyambe (BCC); Clovis Alves*; Elson Depina (BCC)*; Kevin Zeppenfeld; Arnab Bhattacharjee (IIT, Bhuvaneswar); Shouryadipta Ghosh*(IIT, Bhuvaneswar); Benjiman Thayer; Mike Foshey*; Karoly Fodor*; Nicholas Bach*; Essien Benjamin*; Joshua Horton; Mercy A Hope-Sowah; Sadeq Taha; Joshua Stuckey*; Jared J Correia; Kelly Merlo*; Jacob O’Donnelle*; Riley Sherman*; Christopher Meninno*; Josi Zulu; Samuel Almeida; Isaac Saron; Austin Taylor; Morgan Baker (BCC); Taylor C Lyford; Matthew Pires*; Dominic Parrella; Mohammed Shonar*, Joshua Letizia*, Austin Sa, Logan CabralPelletier; Christian Abad, Anthony Encarnacion, Matthew Gardiner, Andrew Sheedy, Ryan Masoud, Richard Sousa*, Davidson Joseph*, Jeannine Eichenlaub (Butler County Community College in Pennsylvania); Zachary Safford* (Nashua Community College, New Hampshire), Joseph Wennemer, Nicholas Sardinha, Eric Plummer, Benjamin C Farrar, Justin Gonzalez (CT State Community College Norwalk), and Anya Zakhour (Community College of Rhode Island), Ryan Brise.

*Co-author of peer-reviewed journal article.