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Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Ankit Saxena

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Room 2038, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
asaxena@uwyo.edu

SUMMIT LAB RESEARCH WEBSITE

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Adaptive materials and structures, meta-materials, additive manufacturing, structural health monitoring, energy research (wind, nuclear, hydrogen, oil and gas), aerospace, advanced robotics.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 2024

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 2020

B.S. in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Delhi Technological University, 2016

TEACHING

ME 3450: Properties of Materials

ME 4150: Mechanical Behavior of Materials

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Assistant Professor, 2024-current, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Graduate Teaching Fellow, 2022-2024.

Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Penn State University, 2023.

Graduate Teaching Excellence Liaison, Schreyer Institute of Teaching Excellence,Penn State University, 2022.

PUBLICATIONS

Saxena, A., Manogharan, G. & Rahn, C. Adaptive stiffness structures via additively manufactured fluid accumulators. Smart Mater. Struct.34, 015055 (2024).
Shaikh, A. et al.Towards gradient design of TPMS lattices and laser powder bed fusion processing–Role of laser strategies and lattice thickness. Manuf. Lett.41, 1046–1054 (2024).
Shaikh, A., Saxena, A., Griffis, J., Shahed, K. & Manogharan, G. Functionally graded TPMS gyroid structures for additive manufacturing of non-pneumatic tires. Mater. Sci. Addit. Manuf. 3, 5022 (2024).
Saxena, A. Novel Self-Strengthening Metamaterials via Additive Manufacturing - ProQuest. https://www.proquest.com/openview/93b95d04ceb35c10c92c70e4a8dd352f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=51908.
Saxena, A., Rai, G., Lanari, V., Rahn, C. D. & Manogharan, G. Strain-Coupled Fluidlastic Circuits Inside Metal Additive Manufactured Structures. in doi:10.1115/IMECE2021-69721.
Saxena, A., Pauli, E. M., Haluck, R. S., Fell, B. & Moore, J. Tubular Locomotion and Positioning Using Tip Eversion for Endoscopy. J. Med. Devices14, (2020).