Pavana Prabhakar
| Pavana Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian-American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (B.Tech.) University of California, Berkeley (M.S.) University of Michigan (Ph.D.) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Damage-tolerant lightweight composites; Architected composite materials |
| 🏅 Awards | Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2024–25) NSF CAREER Award (2021) Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2019) American Society for Composites Young Composites Researcher Award (2019) |
Pavana Prabhakar is an Indian-American engineer and academic. She is the Charles G. Salmon Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] She directs the Manufacturing and Mechanics Lab (MaMeL), where her group studies architected polymer composite materials, damage mechanics, and resilient lightweight structures.[2]
Early life and education
Prabhakar earned her B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in 2007.[3] She completed her M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley in 2008[1] and her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2013.[3]
Career
After her doctorate, Prabhakar served as an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso from 2013 to 2016.[4] She later joined the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she holds a joint appointment in mechanical engineering and civil and environmental engineering.[1]
In 2021, UW–Madison announced her formal appointment in Mechanical Engineering to expand collaborations in composite materials research.[5]
She leads the Manufacturing and Mechanics Lab (MaMeL), which investigates computational and experimental mechanics of architected composites, multiphysics effects such as temperature, moisture, and impact, and advanced manufacturing techniques including additive manufacturing.[3]
Research
Her research focuses on:
- Damage and failure modeling of architected composite materials
- Advanced and additive manufacturing of composite materials
- Multiphysics coupling (thermal, moisture, impact) in composites
- Life prediction, durability, and resilience of lightweight composite structures[2]
Her group’s applications span areas including aerospace, automotive, marine, and renewable energy sectors.[2]
Awards and honours
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2024–25).[6]
- NSF CAREER Award (2021).[2]
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2019).[7]
- American Society for Composites Young Composites Researcher Award (2019).[8]
- Charles G. Salmon Fellowship, UW College of Engineering.[1]
Professional service
Prabhakar is active in professional societies related to mechanics and composite materials. She serves as the Membership Secretary of the American Society for Composites and was previously Chair of its Emerging Composites Technology Technical Division.[3]
She is an elected member of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Nanomechanics and Micromechanics Technical Committee, and of the ASME Aerospace Division Structures and Materials Technical Committee.[3] She is also affiliated with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Structures Technical Committee.[3]
Prabhakar is an associate editor of Composites Part B: Engineering and serves on the editorial board of Composites Science and Technology.[3] She has organized sessions and chaired symposia at the American Society for Composites Technical Conference, the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, and other international meetings.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Pavana Prabhakar – Faculty Directory". University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Drying out: Prabhakar receives NSF CAREER Award to study moisture's impact on polymer composites". UW–Madison College of Engineering. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Pavana Prabhakar – MaMeL Lab". Manufacturing and Mechanics Lab, UW–Madison. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Pavana Prabhakar (ORCID)". ORCID. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Prabhakar brings composite materials expertise to mechanical engineering". UW–Madison College of Engineering. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Pavana Prabhakar". Fulbright U.S. Scholar Directory. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Prabhakar lands Young Investigator Award for structural materials work". UW–Madison College of Engineering. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Prabhakar wins ASC Young Researcher Award". UW–Madison College of Engineering. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
External links
- Faculty profile – University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Manufacturing and Mechanics Lab (MaMeL)
- Polymer Engineering Center profile
- Fulbright profile
- Google Scholar profile
- ORCID iD
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