People
Biography
Nikos Karathanasopoulos

Personal information
Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos is a citizen of Greece and Switzerland. Raised initially in Greece and with a diploma in engineering from the University of Patras, he moved to USA for a Master of Science in Materials and Structures in the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a PhD degree from ETH Zürich in Switzerland. He has worked for the private sector in Zürich, performed research for CNRS in France, and for the Freenovation Program of Novartis in ETH. He currently holds a global network Faculty position for the New York University, leading a research group in NYU AD campus.
Experience
- 2021-Now : Assistant Professor, NYU AD, Global Network NYU
- 2018-2021: Research Associate, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- 2017: PostDoc, LEM3, CNRS, France
- 2016-2017: Software Engineering, Cubus AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2012-2015: PhD, ETH Zurich, MAVT, Switzerland
- 2011-2012: MS, UC Berkeley, USA, Structural Engineering, Mechanics and
Materials (SEMM)
Researchers
Agyapal Singh

Research Scientist
Dr. Singh holds a PhD degree from the University of Guwahati, India. He specializes in experimental and computational analysis of advanced materials and structures
Dimitrios Rodopoulos

Postdoctoral Associate
Dr Rodopoulos holds a PhD from the University of Patras. He specializes in numerical modeling, specifically in the development of Finite Element and Boundary Element numerical models.
IrfanUl Hassan

NYU Global PhD Student
Mr. Hassan has a Degree from the University of Kashmir, India and a Master’s degree from Budapest University of Technology in Hungary. His PhD focuses on the dynamics of Architected Structures.
Haris Mehraj

NYU Global PhD Student
Mr. Mehraz has a Degree from the University of Kashmir and a Master’s degree from Budapest University of Technology in Hungary. His PhD focuses on fiber-reinforced Advanced Materials and Structures.
Abdulrahman Jaber

NYU Global PhD Student
Mr. Song holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of Sichuan, China and a Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore. His PhD focuses on advanced architected Materials and Structures.
Qinze Song

NYU Global PhD Student
Mr. Jaber holds a Master’s degree from Khalifa University, UAE. His PhD focuses on the development on hybrid methods for advanced architected materials.
Students

Brijesh Phullel
Research Assistant
Mr. Phullel works on 3D-printing, experimental testing and numerical modeling of architected materials and structures

Siddhanta Paudel
Research Assistant
Mr. Paudel works on 3D-printing of ceramic and carbon fiber architected materials

Ruxandra Burian
Research Assistant
Ms. Burian works on the additive manufacturing of architected materials and structures and on their mechanical testing.

Maadaa Bayarsaikhan
Research Assistant
Ms. Bayarsaikhan works on the 3D-printing of carbon-fiber reinforced metamaterials and metastructures and on their modeling.

Ameen Vadakkekara
Research Assistant
Mr. Vadakkekara works on the numerical modeling of double phase architected materials