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Konstantinos Baxevanakis is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanics of Materials at the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University. Previously, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2014-2017) and Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (2016-2017) at Drexel University, USA. He holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics from the National Technical University of Athens (2014), an MPhil in Engineering from the University of Cambridge (2008), and a MEng in Civil Engineering from the University of Thessaly (2006).
His research focuses on modeling microplasticity, fracture, and material instabilities in solids, particularly in lightweight alloys for aerospace and automotive industries. He employs analytical, numerical methods, and data-driven approaches using experimental data from material characterization and non-destructive evaluation (NDE). His teaching interests include solid mechanics and computational methods in engineering.
Dr. Baxevanakis is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Best Paper Award in the ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation (2018) and the Technical Chamber of Greece Honorary Diploma (2008).
His research group, the Mechanics of Advanced Materials Research Group, explores advanced materials under extreme conditions, including thermomechanical behavior of cast irons, additive manufacturing composites, and dynamic fracture mechanics. His recent studies analyze crack initiation in compacted graphite iron, fatigue crack growth in superalloys, and the effects of environmental factors (e.g., moisture, thermal expansion) on material performance.
