Dr. Kaushik Dayal

Biography

Kaushik Dayal is a Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on theoretical computational multiscale methods applied to materials science, with a particular emphasis on bridging atomic and continuum scales in the context of functional behavior, non-equilibrium response, and electromagnetic effects. Dayal earned his B.Tech. degree in Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2000, and subsequently received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2001 and 2007, respectively. He leads various research projects, including those funded by the Department of Defense, aimed at improving the resilience of defense-related materials in extreme conditions. His work often intersects with machine learning and the development of functional soft materials, collaborating with various researchers across disciplines.

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