Vipin Agrawal
http://compmech.lab.asu.edu/vipin/
PhD candidate, Mechanical Engineering
OBJECTIVE
I am seeking a research-oriented position where I can develop scientific applications utilizing my knowledge of
physics, chemistry, biophysics, statistical mechanics and mechanics of materials.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. GPA 4.0/4.0, anticipated Aug. 2015.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering. CGPA 7.7/10
08/2011 - Current
09/2004 - 05/2008
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Skills: Molecular dynamics, Multiscale and coarse-grained modeling, Finite element method, Crystal plasticity,
scientific computing, data-analysis, statistics
Technical software: LAMMPS, VMD, Abaqus, Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor
Programming languages: C/C++, Python, R, MATLAB, OpenMP/MPI, FORTRAN, Git
Other: Linux, Latex, MS Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, USA)
08/2011 - present
 Developed a coarse-grained models for polymers using a structure matching method to predict viscoelastic
properties.
 Developed a new many-body CG potential to accurately model polymers under shock and impact loads.
 Implemented a C++ material subroutine for rate independent crystal plasticity.
 Developed a set of python scripts to obtain the compass force field parameters automatically.
 Investigated methane absorption and desorption in carbon nanotubes with molecular dynamics.
Raychem RPG India Pvt Ltd (Pune, India)
02/2011 - 07/2011
 Assistant Manager: Developed an automation tool to generate mechanical designs for dry type transformers
using the Autodesk inventors API.
Virginia Transformer Corporation (Pocatello, Idaho, USA)
07/2008 - 08/2010
 Mechanical Engineer: Preparation of detailed mechanical designs including bill of quantities for power
transformers up to 230 KV class according to ANSI standards.
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS
Publications:
 Prediction of viscoelastic properties with coarse-grained molecular dynamics and experimental validation for a
benchmark polyurea system, submitted to Polymer
 Pressure transferable coarse-grained potentials for polyethylene, submitted to Journal of Chemical Physics.
 Agrawal, V., Arya, G., & Oswald, J. (2014). Simultaneous Iterative Boltzmann Inversion for Coarse-Graining of
Polyurea. Macromolecules, 47(10), 3378-3389.
Conference Presentations:
 A coarse-grained representation of polyurea for modelling wave dissipation due to blast loading, USNCCM12.
 Prediction of viscoelastic properties of polyurea using coarse-grained MD, LAMMPS workshop, 2013
Awards:
 Secured all India rank of 1437 among the 0.4 million participants in IIT-JEE-04.
 Held a position of Joint Secretary of Human welfare cell of NSS IITR.
*Recommendations available upon request
Vipin Agrawal
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