Team

Bhisham Sharma, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Education
2013 – Ph.D. Purdue University
2009 – M.S. Purdue University
2007 – B.E. University of Pune, India

Professional Experience
August 2023 – Current:  Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University
August 2016 – August 2023:  Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University
Jan 2016 – August 2016: Visiting Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Aug 2014 – Dec 2015: Post Doc, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
Jan 2014 – Aug 2014: Post Doc, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

Maria J. Carrillo-Muñoz

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Research Focus
Architected Elastic and Acoustic Metamaterials | Wave Propagation | Design for Additive Manufacturing | Multifunctional Structures

Will Johnston

PhD Candidate | NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Research Focus
Additive Manufacturing of Novel Materials and Structures | Fibro-Porous Materials | AeroFeathers

Janith Godakawela

PhD Candidate

Research Focus
Additive Manufacturing of Porous Multifunctional Structures | Noise Reduction | AeroFeathers

Anwar Mohammed

PhD Candidate

Research Focus
Mechanical Metamaterials | Energy Absorption | Homogenization

Marupong Vongsiri

PhD Candidate

Research Focus
Magic Metamaterials | Elastic Wave Propagation | Finite Element Analysis

Anthony Ciletti

PhD Student | NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Research Focus
Porous Materials | Pore Network Modeling | Acoustic Testing | Additive Manufacturing

Kara Hardy

MS Graduate Assistant

Research Focus
Acoustics | AeroFeathers | Additive Manufacturing

L. Paige Nobles

NASA Jumpstart Fellow

Research Focus
Sound Absorption | Additive Manufacturing | AeroFeathers

Amulya Lomte

PhD, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Acoustics | Passive Noise Control

Kelly Shelts

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Research Aerospace Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center

Brittany Wojciechowski

MS, Aerospace Engineering | NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Current
Jacobs Engineering

Saranchana Keattitorn

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Airbus

Ximena Ayala-Chanez

BS, Mechanical Engineering

Current
Procter & Gamble

Amrutha Dasyam

BS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
PhD Candidate at Wichita State University

Kyle Wetter

BS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Aerospace Engineer, United States Air Force

Ola Khaleel

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Senior Loads and Criteria Engineer at Overair

Sreeram Vanam

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Enterprise Manufacturing Engineer, Larsen & Toubro

Refugine Nirmal Ignacy Muthu

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Design Engineer | Structural Analysis | FEA | Stress analysis | Wind Turbine Component Replacement | Blade repair assessment | Research | Metamaterials | Vibration | NDT

Murphy Aidenogie

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Stress Engineer at Beacon Hill Tech

Nelson Caceres

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Principal Propulsion Engineer at Northrop Grumman

Dilanki Wevita

MS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Research Engineer at National Institute for Aviation Research

Chimuka Cheepa

BS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
PhD Student at Space Systems Design Laboratory, Georgia Tech

Trenton Sample

BS, Aerospace Engineering

Current
Certification Specialist at National Institute for Aviation Research