Abhishek Kumar

About

Dr. Abhishek Kumar commenced his academic background in 2008 in Dept. of Aerospace Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, India, developing expertise in computational and experimental design of composite materials. He was then offered a full PhD scholarship as a Research Assistant at the Center of Advanced Vehicle Systems at the University of Alabama funded by NASA Glenn Research Center, USA where he worked on multiscale material models and experimental validation of advanced composites incorporated with nanomaterials like graphene for aerospace applications. He started his industrial experience working with Collins Aerospace facility in Foley, USA as a Materials Review Engineer, during which he worked on several prominent programs like Airbus A320, Bombardier C-series, Embraer E175, E190 and Rolls Royce T700 on structural analysis and repair of engine nacelles and nozzles.
He currently serves as the Head of Advanced Material Labs in Leonardo SpA, Italy, guiding a team of senior scientists and several PhD thesis, working on fundamental and applied research areas of Multifunctional materials, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy and Computational material modeling. He has an active role in several European funded civil (Horizon Europe, CHIPS JU) and defense (European Defense Fund) projects for research in disruptive materials and processes in aerospace and defense sector.

Employment

• Leonardo SpA Head- Advanced Materials Lab
  2022 - Present
• UTC Aerospace Systems/Quest Global Material Review Stress Engineer
  2017 - Present
• University of Alabama Graduate Research Assistant
  2014 - 2016
• University of Alabama Graduate Teaching Assistant
  2012 - 2013

Education

• University of Alabama PhD
  2012 - 2016
• University of Alabama M.S.
  2012 - 2013
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur B.Tech (Hons.)
  2008 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (12)

• A hyper-elastic thermal aging constitutive model for rubber-like materials
  Journal of Elastomers and Plastics 2020 DOI: 10.1177/0095244319883405
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• A model for calculating hyperelastic material properties under thermal aging
  Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME 2018 DOI: 10.1115/1.4037170
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• A model for hyper-elastic material behavior under thermal aging with an application to natural rubber
  ASME 2018 13th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2018 2018 DOI: 10.1115/MSEC2018-6539
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• Characterization of mixed mode fracture properties of nanographene reinforced epoxy and Mode I delamination of its carbon fiber composite
  Composites Part B: Engineering 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.09.052
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• Modeling of toughness enhancement mechanisms in graphene nanocomposites
  Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 2018 DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2017.1330979
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• Effect of particle size on mixed-mode fracture of nanographene reinforced epoxy and mode I delamination of its carbon fiber composite
  Composite Structures 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.08.079
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• Tailoring of flaw length-scale for mode I and mixed-mode toughness enhancement in composite airframes
  32nd Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2017 2017
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• A nano-micro-macro-multiscale model for progressive failure prediction in advanced composites
  The Structural Integrity of Carbon Fiber Composites: Fifty Years of Progress and Achievement of the Science, Development, and Applications 2016 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46120-5_7
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• Toughness enhancement mechanisms in polymer nanocomposites due to length scale effects at the nanoscale
  Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - 31st Technical Conference, ASC 2016 2016
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• Characterization of fracture properties of nanographene reinforced EPON 862 polymer and their carbon fiber composites
  Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - 30th Technical Conference, ACS 2015 2015
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