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Director: Dr. Sridhar Santhanam

Dr. Santhanam received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Chennai in 1984, a master’s 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 ÎÞÂëרÇø.

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

Dr. Sridhar Santhanam
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
sridhar.santhanam@villanova.edu
(610) 519-4996