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I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University with extensive experience in developing automated experimental facilities, researching high-velocity impact loadings, and exploring shock responses in advanced materials. With a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and a strong background in composite fabrication and computational mechanics, I aim to innovate and lead in the field of extreme material applications.

Contact

  • linkedin.com/in/piyush-wanchoo
  • piyushwanchoo@gmail.com

    • Publications

    PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED ARTICLES

    • Piyush Wanchoo, Helio Matos, Carl-Ernst Rousseau, Arun Shukla, ‘Investigations on-air and underwater blast mitigation in polymeric composite structures – A review’, Composite Structures, 2021.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Shyamal Kishore, Arun Shukla, ‘Hydrostatic high strain rate loading response of closed-cell polymeric foams as a function of mass density’, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Shyamal Kishore, Akash Pandey, Arun Shukla, ‘Advances in naval composite and sandwich structures for blast and implosion mitigations’, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 2022.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Birendra Chaudhary, Helio Matos, Arun Shukla, ‘Blast Failure and Energy Analysis of Rubber-Modified Carbon-Fiber Vinyl-Ester Composite Laminates’, Mechanics of Materials, 2023. *Selected as Journal Cover.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Akash Pandey, Arun Shukla, ‘Stress wave propagation and force transmission in polymeric closed cell foams subjected to air shock loading’, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2023.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Akash Pandey, Matthew Leger, James LeBlanc, Arun Shukla, ‘Energy Quantification Framework for Underwater Explosive loading into PVC Foam Cladded Composite Plates’, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024.
    • He-Wen-Xuan Li, Piyush Wanchoo, Arun Shukla, and David Chelidze, ‘Smooth Mode Decomposition: Theory and its Applications in Full-Field Output-Only Modal Analysis’, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2023.
    • Aditya Konale, Zahra Ahmed, Piyush Wanchoo, Vikas Srivastava, ‘A large deformation model for quasi-static to high strain rate response of a rate-stiffening soft polymer’, International Journal of Plasticity, 2023.
    • Akash Pandey, Piyush Wanchoo, Helio Matos, Arun Shukla, ‘Curved Polymeric Sandwich Composites Subjected to Airshock: An Experimental Investigation’, Experimental Mechanics, 2024.

    UNDER PREPARATION/SUBMISSION ARTICLES

    • Sami Doner, Gideon A. Lyngdoh, Bolaji Oladipo, Jonathan T. Villada, Piyush Wanchoo, Helio Matos, Arun Shukla, and Sumanta Das, ‘Evaluating the Shock Response of Additively Manufactured Gyroid Lattice Structures Through Experiments and Finite Element Analysis’, Composite Structures (under review)
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Rohit Berlia, Tim Weiss, K.T. Ramesh, ‘Spall behavior of pure copper as a function of grain size using laser-induced micro flyer plate impact experiments.’ (under preparation).
    • Koray Senol, Piyush Wanchoo, Arun Shukla, ‘Impact of Cycle Frequency on the Energy Absorption Capacity of Cross-Linked Closed-Cell Polymeric Foams Under Repetitive and Cyclic Hydrostatic Loadings’ (under preparation)
    • Akash Pandey, Piyush Wanchoo, Helio Matos, James LeBlanc, Arun Shukla, ‘Response of Sandwich Composite Structures to Underwater Explosion Loading: An Experimental Investigation’, (under preparation)
    • Akash Pandey, Piyush Wanchoo, Arun Shukla, ‘High strain rate shear constitutive behavior of closed-cell PVC foams’, (under preparation).

    ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

    • Piyush Wanchoo, Arun Shukla, ’Study of stress wave attenuation using cornstarch colloid’, Northeastern Regional Student Conference of Society for Experimental Conference, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 22nd June 2020.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Shyamal Kishore, Arun Shukla, ‘Characterization of the dynamic hydrostatic constitutive response of closed-cell PVC foams using water-filled shock tube and 3D DIC’, February 27–March 3, 2022, TMS 2022, Anaheim Convention Center & Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, California, USA.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, ‘Hydrostatic Constitutive Behavior of Closed-Cell Polymeric Foams Under Shock Loading Conditions’, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 16th April 2022.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Shyamal Kishore, and Arun Shukla, ‘Effect of strain rate on polymeric porous media as a function of pore density under complex loading conditions’, 2022 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 13-16, Omni William Penn Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, ‘Dynamic Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Rubber Infused Composite Laminates’, Michael Sutton student paper competition, 2022 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 13-16, Omni William Penn Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, ‘Force amplification through PVC foams subjected to air shock loading’, 2022 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 13-16, Omni William Penn Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Arun Shukla, ‘Effect of Matrix Rubber Infusion on the Structural Response of Carbon-Fiber Composite Panels Subjected to Shock Loading’, 2023 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 5-8, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Arun Shukla, ‘Stress wave propagation and force transmission through porous polymeric media under air blast loading’, Michael Sutton student paper competition, 2023 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, June 5-8, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Heyun Wang, Anuruddha Bhattacharjee, Axel Krieger, K.T. Ramesh, ‘Automated high throughput laser-driven flyer impact experiments for spall strength evaluation’, MACH 2024, Graduate Annapolis, April 3-5, 2024.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Jake Diamond, Ahmad Mirzae, K.T. Ramesh, Rohit Berlia, Tim Weiss, Axel Krieger, Heyun Wang, Anuruddha Bhattacharya, Maggie Eminizer, Ali Rachidi, David Elbert, ‘Automated high throughput laser driven plate impact experiments for AI-driven material discovery’, 2024 SEM Annual Conference, Vancouver, Washington, 2024.
    • Piyush Wanchoo, Akash Pandey, Arun Shukla, ‘Mechanics and blast mitigation strategies associated with near field UNDEX loading on composite laminates’, Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, In honor of Cesar Sciammarella’s 100th Birthday, 2024 SEM Annual Conference, Vancouver, Washington, 2024.
    • Heyun Wang, Jacob M. Diamond, Anuruddha Bhattacharjee, Piyush Wanchoo, Ahmad Mirzaei, Liuchi Li, T. Joseph Nkansah-Mahaney, K.T. Ramesh, Axel Krieger, ‘Closed Loop Vision Guided Control of Flyer Position for High-Throughput Laser Shock Experiments’, Proceedings of the ASME 2024, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE 2024, November 17–21, 2024, Portland, Oregon, USA.