Kartik Josyula

Kartik Josyula is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He holds a Ph.D. (2018) in Mechanical Engineering from RPI and a B.Tech./M.Tech. (2009) in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras, India. His research focuses on computational mechanics, multiphysics modeling, atomistic simulations, and machine learning applied to biological tissues and advanced materials. He is particularly interested in developing experimental protocols for studying thermally damaged skin and phase transformations in energetic materials like RDX. His work bridges computational methodologies with real-world biomedical and materials science applications.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2018)
• B.Tech./M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, India (2009)

Research interests span biomechanics of biological tissues, materials science of explosives (e.g., RDX phase transformations), and the integration of machine learning with atomistic simulations. His recent work highlights the limitations of synthetic tissues in burn care simulators and challenges in using porcine skin as a human skin surrogate.

Publications (selected): His articles emphasize computational studies of phase transitions in energetic materials and biomechanical analysis of thermal injury effects. Themes include material behavior under extreme conditions, predictive modeling, and translational research for clinical applications.

Awards: No awards listed in provided text.

Advising/Grants: No formal advisees or grant details provided. His research likely involves collaborative projects in computational mechanics and materials science.

Labs/Teams: Active in RPI’s computational mechanics research groups, with potential affiliations to biomedical engineering and materials science initiatives.