Bodhinanda (Nanda) Chandra
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
6124 ABCD Etcheverry Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley working with Prof. Ken Kamrin. Previously, I completed my PhD in Civil Engineering also at Berkeley, advised by Prof. Kenichi Soga. Before coming to Berkeley, I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Kyushu University in Japan and a master’s degree in Computational Mechanics from the Technical University of Munich in Germany.
My research interests are primarily focused on multi-physics and multi-scale coupled problems in geomechanics, including their mechanical theory, modeling, and numerical simulation using high-performance computing. This encompasses geomechanics challenges across various confinement levels. Specifically, my key research areas include:
- Surficial geomechanics, with an emphasis on climate- and earthquake-resilient geostructures, particularly those subject to erosion in river or coastal environments;
- Deep geomechanics involving fluid injection and extraction, such as CO2 sequestration, energy extraction, and the stability of rock formations, addressing issues like borehole failure on a local scale and induced seismicity on a larger scale;
- Extraterrestrial soil modeling, rheology and their multiphysics interactions with human-made objects.
Throughout my research career, I have developed substantial expertise in computational solid mechanics and fluid dynamics, particle-based methods (MPM, SPH, DEM), contact and interface treatment, coupled formulations, and constitutive modeling. I am always eager to explore innovative approaches for applying mechanics and numerical methods to design safer and more efficient engineering systems and infrastructure.
In my free time, I enjoy reading, camping, hiking, and photography.
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news
Sep 27, 2024 | Our paper on coupled Navier-Stokes/Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer flow modeling using the Material Point Method (MPM) has been recently published in the Journal of Computational Physics. |
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Sep 12, 2024 | Invited to give a webinar presentation for the Indonesian Civil Engineers’ Society of North America on “Computational Mechanics for Natural Hazards Modeling”. |
Sep 09, 2024 | I am starting a new website! |
Sep 06, 2024 | Together with my colleagues from the Soga Research Group, I co-organized and presented at the 15th Annual MPM Workshop held at the Berkeley City Club. |
Aug 10, 2024 | Participated in a two-week training program at Argonne National Lab (7/28-8/9) on extreme-scale computing (ATPESC). |