Sravya Tekumalla
Position
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Contact
Office:
EOW 235
Credentials
Ph.D. (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (Max Planck Institute for Iron Research)
Area of expertise
Metal additive manufacturing, materials design, light alloys and composites, microstructure and crystallographic texture control, multi-scale mechanical testing, materials characterization.
Dr. Sravya Tekumalla is a current Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at 勛圖厙, Canada. She holds a PhD in Materials Science from National University of Singapore (NUS) where she developed in-situ and ex-situ techniques for the synthesis of lightweight magnesium nanocomposites. Following her PhD, she was awarded the prestigious NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship and worked at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials in Dusseldorf, Germany. Her research focuses on coupling advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing with next-generation metallic materials for structural and functional applications. These materials include lightweight non-toxic biodegradable magnesium-based alloys and composites for temporary implant applications, low modulus titanium alloys as implants that can minimize stress shielding effects, as well as smart biocompatible alloys such as shape memory alloys that can assist with fracture fixation and applications like stents, bone implants, and orthodontic devices due to their ability to recover their original shape after deformation. Research opportunities for graduate study in these or related areas are available. Motivated candidates with an undergraduate or graduate background in Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering or related fields are encouraged to apply by sending their CV and a short description of their research interests via email to Dr. Sravya Tekumalla.