Madhusudhan Venkadesan

Associate Professor; Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Research Interests: biomechanics and control of animal movement; muscle rheology and biophysics; inverse problems in elasticity and morphoelasticity.

Research Area(s)

Venkadesan Lab

Dr. Khoi Nguyen

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (Venkadesan Lab)

Thesis title: “The Rheology of Striated Muscles”
Diandra Rivera

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (Venkadesan Lab)

Research Interests: What are the key ingredients required for the stiction-like behavior observed in active muscle tissue?
Dr. Neelima Sharma

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (Venkadesan Lab)

Thesis Title: “On the role of stability in animal morphology and neural control”