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Professor Kumar Shanmugam leads the Sustainable Multifunctional Materials and Additive Manufacturing (SM²AM) Laboratory at the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering. He has a Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering from the University of Oxford. His research focuses on materials innovation and design, particularly with the integration of additive and advanced manufacturing approaches. He has published over 140 journal articles and has secured £6 million in external research funding. He serves on the editorial boards of leading journals, including Advanced Engineering Materials and Materials Communications. His research interests include multiscale multifunctional materials and composites for energy-efficient and sustainable applications. Professor Shanmugam's contributions include advancements in autonomous sensing materials and the development of compliance-tailored 3D-printed multilayers. He is actively involved in supervising Ph.D. and post-doctoral students and encourages talented researchers to apply for positions in his lab.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland
Leading research in materials innovation and design.