CV

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Basics

Name Bibekananda Datta
Label Postdoctoral Research Associate
Url https://bibekanandadatta.com
Summary Mechanical engineer by training with interests in understanding material behaviors through theory, computation, and experiments.

Education

  • 2020.08 - 2020.08

    Baltimore, MD

    PhD
    Johns Hopkins University
    Mechanical Engineering
  • 2017.08 - 2019.08

    Pullman, WA

    MS
    Washingon State University
    Mechanical Engineering
  • 2012.05 - 2017.02

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    BS
    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
    Mechanical Engineering

Awards

Interests

Mechanics
Continuum mechanics
Multiphysics theory
Micromechanics
Computational methods
Materials
Polymers
Active hydrogels
Porous materials
Additively manufactured materials

Skills

Programming
Fortran
MATLAB
C
Python
Computational tools
Abaqus
ANSYS
LS-DYNA
FEniCSx

Work

  • 2025.10 - Present
    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Theoretical and computational modeling of polymers in extreme environments.
  • 2020.08 - 2025.08
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Johns Hopkins University
    Performed research on understanding the multiphysics behaviors of soft hydrogel materials for soft sensing/ robotics, energy and water harvesting applications.
  • 2019.08 - 2020.07
    Instructor and Research Assoiciate
    Washington State University
    Developed continuum dislocation plasticity model for additively manufactured metals and taught classes on numerical method-based engineering analysis.
  • 2017.08 - 2019.08
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Washington State University
    Performed research on failure mechanisms of Cu interconnects and growth of intermetallics in Cu-Sn micro solder joints in 3D electronic packagings.

Volunteer

  • 2023.08 - 2024.04
    Organizer, Mechanics and Materials Seminar
    MechE, Johns Hopkins University
    Organized student-run seminar classes, managed communication, presentation schedule, speaker invitations, and food distribution.
  • 2012.05 - 2016.12
    Blood Donor
    Bandhan, Bangladesh Univ. Engg. and Tech.