Mechanical Engineering Assistant

EDUCATION

PhD University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Mechanical Engineering,

Los Angeles, USA, 2011

Dissertation Title: \Computational Modeling of the Mechanical Response of

Open-Cell Foams: Finite Deformations and Ligament Plasticity"

Expertise : Finite Element Methods, Lightweight Metallic Structures, Com-

posite Materials, Advanced Structural Analysis, Large Deformation

Overall GPA : 3.87

MS Georgia Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, USA,

2007

Course work: Micromechanics, Plasticity, Composite Materials, Stress Analy-

sis, Fatigue of Materials

Overall GPA : 3.75

MS Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Mechanical Engineering,

Nancy, France, 2006

Relevant course work: Fracture Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, Plasticity

Lyc ee Janson De Sailly, Intensive Preparatory Classes for the National

Competitive Entrance Exams to the Best French "Grandes Ecoles", Paris,

France, 2000-2003

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Jan 20012 - Present Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCLA

Performed stress analyses via nite element modeling to simulate the mechan-

ical response of aluminum lightweight structures under large deformation and

plastic collapse

Sep 2007 - Nov 2011 Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCLA

Developed a computational platform based on a highly enhanced finite ele-

ment 3D beam model able to simulate the mechanical response of aluminum

lightweight structures under large deformation

Estimated the structural integrity of of metallic foams by performing nite ele-

ment analyses and fatigue testings

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