CV
General Information
| Full Name | Siddharth Nair |
| Research Interests | Computational mechanics, Wave propagation, Acoustics, Finite element method, Scientific machine learning, Deep learning |
Education
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2020-2024 PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University - USA - Thesis- Scientific machine learning for forward simulation and inverse design in acoustics and structural mechanics.
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2017-2019 MS in Aeronautical Engineering
Purdue University - USA - Thesis- Nonlocal acoustic black hole metastructures- Achieving ultralow frequency and broadband vibration attenuation.
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2013-2017 B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai - India - Capstone Project- Noise reduction techniques for micropropellors of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at CSIR-NAL.
Experience
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2025-Present Lead Engineer and PI
M3SIM LLC - USA - Leading research on development of advanced multiphysics simulation techniques by integrating finite element methods with physics-driven AI.
- Principal Investigator (PI) for a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project, responsible for funding acquisition, project planning, and reporting to deliver on strategic research objectives.
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2018-2024 Graduate Research Assistant
Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, Purdue University - USA - PhD (2020-2024)
- Developed physics-driven machine learning-based computational models to solve forward and inverse engineering problems in material design and structural health monitoring.
- MS (2018-2019)
- Developed a novel low-frequency vibration attenuation approach using acoustic black holes (ABHs) in thin structures.
- PhD (2020-2024)
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2021, 2023-2024 Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University - USA - Undergraduate courses- ME270 Basic Mechanics-I, ME274 Basic Mechanics-II
- Graduate courses- ME562 Advanced Dynamics, ME650 Computational Fracture Mechanics
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Summer 2018 Aerospace Associate Intern
Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), Detroit - USA - Worked as structural and CFD engineering intern for the development of a prototype model of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
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Spring 2017 Project Trainee Intern
CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore - India - Worked on the design and analysis of propeller blades to develop noise reduction techniques in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).