Center for Smart Structures & Materials

Jan D. Achenbach (1934-2020)

Walter P. Murphy Professor and Distinguished McCormick School Professor Emeritus-in-service

Founding Director, Center for Quality Engineering & Failure Prevention

Koray Aydin

Affiliated Faculty,
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineeringg

Oluwaseyi Balogun

Associate Director, Center for Smart Structures & Materials
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Civil Engineering

Isaac M. Daniel

Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Civil Engineering

Horacio D. Espinosa

Affiliated Faculty,
James and Nancy Farley Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Institute for Cellular Engineering Technologies

Junsoo Kim

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Director, Center for Smart Structures & Materials
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Abhishek Amrithanath

Research Topic: Reconfigurable 3D Microstructures
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Hong-Cin Liou

Research Topic: Laser Ultrasonic Process Monitoring for Additive Manufacturing
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun

Renjie Xue

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2019-2021
Beijing University of Science and Technology
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Yupeng Zhu

PhD Michigan State University
Post-doctoral advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Research Fellow: 2020 Research Areas: Photonic Sensors, Multiscale 3D lithography
Currently: Applied Materials

Heming Wei

PhD Dalian University of Technology
Post-doctoral advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Research Fellow: 2015-2019 Research Areas: Micro-optofluidics, Photonic Sensors, Multiscale 3D lithography
Currently: professor at Shanghai University

Bradley Sherman

PhD 2016
Thesis:
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun
Currently: Structural Engineer, Hunt Engineers, Architects, and Land Surveyors

Xiang Chen

Research Topic: Picosecond Ultrasonic Microscopy
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun

Matthew Ford

Research Topic: Bicycle Mechanics
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun

Li Zhang

Research Topic: Dynamics of Laser Induced Blister Delamination of Thin Films
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun

Taeho Ju

Research Topic: Nonlinear Ultrasonics
Advisor: Jianmin Qu & Jan Achenbach

Jialun Han

Research Topic: Metamaterials for Elastic Wave Control
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun

Zhongbi Chen

PhD 2015
Thesis: Nanofabrication on Shape Memory Polymer Platforms
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: The Dow Chemical Company

Yinian Zhu

Research Fellow 2009-2015
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Dooyoul Lee

Ph.D 2015
Thesis: Stress Corrosion
Advisor: Jan D. Achenbach
Currently: S. Korea Air Force

Mandar Kulkarni

Ph.D. 2015
Thesis: Thermomechanical response of shape memory polymers
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Stress Analysis Associates

Gautam Naik

Ph.D 2015
Thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of Graphene-Based Thin Films
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: GE Global Research

Brad Regez

Research Fellow 2007-2014
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of West Florida

Shijie Zheng

MS 2011, PhD 2013
Thesis: Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensors for Civil SHM
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Assistant Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology

Moshe Cohen

Ph.D. 2012
Thesis: Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics
Advisor: Jan Achenbach
Currently: Structural/Bridge Designer at AECOM Corporation

Phillip Ahn

Ph.D. 2012
Thesis: Nanomechanical Characterization with Near-field Optical Microscopy
Advisor: Oluwaseyi Balogun
Currently: Process Engineer, Intel Corporation

Brandon Strom

Ph.D. 2012
Thesis: Scattering of Lamb Waves
Advisor: Jan Achenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Quantitative Research Analyst, Morningstar

Aurora Zinck

Ph.D. 2012
Thesis: Ultrasonic Nonlinearity and Fatigue Damage
Advisor: Morrie Fine & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Senior Research Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Ningli Yang  

Ph.D. 2011
Thesis: Ultrasonic Methods for Characterizing Porosity
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Staff Engineer, Pratt & Whitney

Qiaojian Huang  

Research Fellow 2008-2011
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Senior Design Assurance Engineer at Smiths Medical

Yan Zhu  

M.S. 2010
Thesis: Adaptive Fiber Optic Sensors for Acoustic Emission Monitoring
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Lead Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Yun Young Kim

Ph.D. 2010
Thesis: Thermally-assisted Pattern Formation on Heteroepitaxial Thin Films
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Assistant Professor, Dong-eui University, S. Korea

Gautham Kirikera

Research Fellow 2006-2008
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Strategic Marketing Manager at Sensata

Li Sun  

Ph.D. 2008
Thesis: Ultrasonic Nonlinearity for Structural Health Monitoring
Advisor: Jan Achenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Engineering Manager, Intel Corporation

Sang-woo Choi

Research Fellow 2005-2006
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Gabriela Petculescu  

Research Fellow 2004-2006
Research Supervisors: Jan Achenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Physics Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Salil Kulkarni  

Research Fellow 2003-2006
Research Supervisors: Jan Achenbach & Brian Moran & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Associate Professor at IIT Bombay

Yi Qiao  

Ph.D. 2006
Thesis: Two-wave Mixing Demodulation of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Physicist, Apple

Feifei Zhang  

Ph.D. 2006
Thesis: Photothermoacoustic Characterization of Thin Films
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Senior Project Manager at Fortinet, British Columbia, Canada

Younghoon Sohn  

Ph.D. 2004
Thesis: Near-Field Scanning Photoacoustics
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Principal Engineer, Samsung Electronics

Yi Zhou

Ph.D. 2004
Thesis: Photoacoustic Phased Array Imaging
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Carmen Lilley (Hernandez) 

Ph.D. 2003
Thesis: Photoacoustic Microscopy
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Illinois - Chicago

Pavel Fomitchov  

Research Assistant Professor 1994-2002
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Program Manager - Medical Devices at Cambridge Consultants

Todd Murray

Research Assistant Professor 1998-2000
Research Supervisors: Jan Achenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Associate Professor at University of Colorado at Boulder

Joon-Soo Bae

Research Fellow 1998-2000
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Samsung

Hemmo Tuovinen

Research Fellow 1998-1999
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: University of East Finland, Finland

Hansuk (James) Lee

MS 1994, PhD 1998
Thesis: Quasi-static Subinterfacial Crack Propagation
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Serial Entrepreneur

Masoud Ghandehari  

Ph.D. 2008
Thesis: Experimental Study of Fracture in Concrete Using Full-Field Optical Interferometry
Advisor: Surendra Shah & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Associate Professor, New York University

Bruno Pouet

Research Fellow 1991-1997
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Owner, BossaNova Tech

Liusheng (Lewis) Wang  

Research Fellow 1994-1997
Research Supervisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Lead Opto-Mechanical Engineer, DRS Technologies Inc

John Dorighi

MS 1994, PhD 1997
Thesis: Fiber Optic Sensors for Ultrasound Detection
Advisor: Jan Achenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Application Engineer, Keysight Technologies

Yasuaki Nagata

Ph.D. 1995
Thesis: Computed Tomography Using Laser Based Ultrasonics
Advisor: Jan Achenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan

Tom (Chatters) Hale  

Ph.D. 1994
Thesis: Noise Reduction Techniques in Optical Nondestructive Evaluation
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Currently: Research Engineer, Optonicus Inc.

Kuo-Tzen Chiao

M.S. 1993
Thesis: Optical Mapping of Fracture Specimens Using CGS
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Li Zheng

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2018-2020
Nanjing University
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Jingjing Guo

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2019-2021
Dalian University of Technology
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Yanjie Zhang

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2018-2019
Beijing University of Science and Technology
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Maoqing Chen

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2018-2019
Northeastern University, China
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Deng Fong

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2017-2018
Beijing University of Science and Technology
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Dengwei Zhang

Visiting Scholar: 2018-2019
Zhejiang University
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Xiaohua Lei

Visiting Scholar: 2018-2019
Chongqing University
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Xiaoming Ma

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2018-2020
Shandong University
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Kesi Lee

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2016-2018
Southwest Jiaotong University
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Zhiyuan Ma

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2015-2017
Dalian University of Technology
Advisor: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Quan Yang

Visiting Scholar 2015-2016
Professor
University of Science & Technology Beijing
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Motonobu Tomoda

Visiting Scholar 2015
Professor
Hokkaido University
Host: Oluwaseyi Balogun

Jihua Sun

Visiting Scholar 2015-2016
Laser Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Chuanyi Tao

Visiting Scholar 2015-2016
Professor
Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Jiang Yi

Visiting Scholar 2014
Professor
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Biao Wu

Visiting Predoctoral Student 2014-2015
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Juan Hao

Visiting Scholar 2014-2015
Professor
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Yang Zhao

Visiting Scholar 2014-2015
Laser Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Zhihua Wang

Visiting Scholar 2014-2015
Professor
Beihang University, China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Ran Gao

Visiting Pre-doctoral Student 2013-2014
Beijing Institute of Technology , China
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Younho Cho

Visiting Scholar 2013-2014
Professor
Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
Host: Jan Acenbach & Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Joon-Hyun Lee

Visiting Scholar 2003-2006
Professor
Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy

Hasan Abdi Alwa

Visiting Scholar 2009
Professor
University of Malaysia
Host: Sridhar Krishnaswamy