Nikolaos Bouklas

Nikolaos Bouklas is an Assistant Professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, joined in 2018. He holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin (2014) and a BS from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2008). His research focuses on theoretical and computational solid mechanics, soft materials, and machine learning-driven constitutive models. Key interests include fracture mechanics, biomaterials, and multiscale modeling.

Education: B.S./M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Aristotle University (2008); Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from University of Texas at Austin (2014).

Research emphasizes mechanistic understanding of soft materials, active materials, and computational mechanics. Recent work includes ML-enhanced PDE solutions and biohybrid material design. Collaborates with researchers like Andrej Singer (MSE) on solid-state electrolytes and energy storage materials.

• Awards: AFOSR Young Investigator Award (2022), Greek Diaspora Fellowship (2019), USNC/TAM Presenter Fellowship (2021).
• Labs/Teams: Leads a lab advancing ML-based mechanics and collaborates on NSF-funded projects in materials science.
• Media Highlights: Contributions to cartilage-mimicking biomaterials and X-ray nanoimaging of electrolyte defects featured in Nano Letters and news outlets.