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, nanostructured materials and nanoscale structures. We are interested 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 to resolve nanoscale material deformation and strain fields, and MEMS devices that can test ultra-small nanostructures.

PEOPLE

Dr. Ioannis Chasiotis (more...)
Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering
Willett Faculty Scholar of Engineering

Graduate Students

Nikhil Karanjgaokar (MechSE, Ph.D.)

Pavan Kolluru (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Tanil Ozkan (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Sivakumar Naga Yagnamurthy (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Korhan Sahin (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.)

Dimitrios Antartis (Aerospace Engineering, M.S.)

Ankit Verma (Aerospace Engineering, M.S.)

Nicholas Fasanella (Aerospace Engineering, M.S.)

Students Graduated

Mr. David Groysman (MechSE, M.S. 2010) Sandia National Labs

Mr. Salman Arshad (Aerospace Engineering, M.S. 2010) Currently at UIUC

Dr. Qi Chen (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D., 2009) Stevens Institute of Technology

Dr. Mohammad Naraghi (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D., 2009) Faculty at Texas A&M University

Mr. Tanil Ozkan (MechSE, M.S. 2009) Currently Ph.D. Student

Mr. Sivakumar Naga Yagnamurthy (Aerospace Engineering, M.S., 2009) Currently Ph.D. Student

Dr. Krishna Jonnalagadda (Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D., 2008) Faculty at IIT Mumbai

Dr. Sungwoo Cho (UVa, Materials Science, Ph.D., 2008) Samsung Electronics

Ms. Amanda McCarty (UVa, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, M.S. 2005)

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