Debashish Das
Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, 2022
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, 2017
Master of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2011
Bachelor of Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2009
Research Interests
Experimental Nanoscale Solid Mechanics
Nanoscale Biomechanics
Multifunctional Materials and Interfaces
Selected Recent Publications
- F. Yang, D. Das, and I. Chasiotis, “Microscale creep and stress relaxation experiments with individual collagen fibrils.” Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 150, 106869, 2022.
- D. Das, and I. Chasiotis, “Rate dependent adhesion of nanoscale polymer contacts.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 156, 104597, 2021.
- D. Das, and I. Chasiotis, “Sliding of adhesive nanoscale polymer contacts.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 140, 103931, 2020.
- J. Liu, D. Das, F. Yang, A. G. Schwartz, G. M. Genin, S. Thomopoulos, and I. Chasiotis, “Energy dissipation in mammalian collagen fibrils: Cyclic strain-induced damping, toughening, and strengthening.” Acta biomaterialia, 80, 217-227, 2018.
- D. A. Antartis, R. N. Mott, D. Das, D. Shaddock, and I. Chasiotis, “Cu Nanospring Films for Advanced Nanothermal Interfaces”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 20, 1700910, 2018.
- D. Das, L. Sanchez, J. Martin, B. Power, S. Isaacson, R. G. Polcawich, and I. Chasiotis, “Control of Ferroelectric and Linear Piezoelectric Response of PZT Films through Texture”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 101, 2965, 2018.
- D. Das, L. Sanchez, J. Martin, B. Power, S. Isaacson, R. G. Polcawich, and I. Chasiotis, “Control of mechanical response of freestanding PbZr0. 52Ti0. 48O3 films through texture”, Applied Physics Letters, 109, 131905, 2016.
- D. Das, B. Power, J. P. Martin, R. G. Polcawich, and I. Chasiotis, “Role of oxide seed layer in plastic response of epitaxially grown textured metal films”, Acta Materialia, 112, 390, 2016.
- D Das, PC Chakraborti, “Effect of stress parameters on ratcheting deformation stages of polycrystalline OFHC copper”, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 34, 734, 2011.
Selected News Mentions, Honors and Awards
- 2021: News Article: Sending Novel Self-Healing Polymer Nanocomposites to the International Space Station.
- 2020: Research on Measurement of Adhesion and Friction between Polymer Nanofibers featured in the News.
- 2018: Best Professional Paper Award titled “Measurements of Adhesion Between Polymeric Nanofibers” from the Micro and Nanotechnology Technical Division at the 2018 Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference, Greenville, SC.
- 2018: Research on Energy Dissipation in Mammalian Collagen Fibrils at the Nanoscale was featured in the news.
- 2018: Research on Cu nanosprings featured in the Journal cover of Advanced Engineering Materials and had news mentions.
- 2011-12: H. S. Stillwell Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 2009: S. K. Das Memorial Bronze Medal in Bachelor of Engineering, Jadavpur University.