Dr Konstantinos Baxevanakis

PhD MPhil MEng CEng MIMechE

  • Senior Lecturer in Mechanics of Materials

Research groups and centres

Publications
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Background

Konstantinos Baxevanakis joined the Wolfson School as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in April 2017. Prior to this, he was working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2014-2017) and Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (2016-2017) at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA), USA. He holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics (2014) from the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences in the National Technical University of Athens, a MPhil in Engineering (2008) from University of Cambridge, and a Diploma (MEng) in Civil Engineering (2006) from University of Thessaly in Greece.                                                  

Konstantinos’ research focuses on modelling of microplasticity, fracture and damage, and material instabilities in solids with an application in lightweight metal alloys used in aerospace and automotive industries. His approach relies on analytical and numerical methods, as well as data-driven modelling employing experimental data from material characterisation and non-destructive evaluation techniques. Further, his teaching activities are related to solid mechanics in addition to computational methods in engineering. Dr Baxevanakis is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Applied Mechanics, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 2014
  • MPhil in Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK, 2008
  • MEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece, 2006

Key awards

  • Best paper award for 2018 in ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems
  • Technical Chamber of Greece Honorary Diploma, 2008
  • George and Marie Vergottis Cambridge Bursary, Cambridge European Trust, 2006
  • Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation Scholarship (2002-2006)

Outline of main research interests

  • Dislocation mechanics
  • Modelling of damage and fracture in microstructured materials
  • Fatigue and fracture of lightweight metal alloys
  • Crystal plasticity
  • Micromechanics
  • Wave propagation in solids
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • Non-destructive evaluation techniques
  • Analytical and Numerical Methods

Current teaching responsibilities

  • WSB100, Mechanics of Materials 2 (2nd year, part B)
  • WSB300, Engineering Computation (2nd year, part B)
  • WSD102, Nonlinear Dynamics (4th year, part D)
  • BEng/MEng/MSc individual projects

Current administrative responsibilities

  • School open day duties, personal tutoring and tutor of placement students

Membership in scholarly & professional societies

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Association of Civil Engineers of Greece (ACEG)
  • European Mechanics Society (EuroMech)
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
  • Society of Engineering Science (SES)
  • Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG)
  • The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
  • United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM)

Reviewer

AIP Advances, Archives of Mechanics, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, International Journal of Applied Mechanics, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Material Science and Engineering A, Materials Research, Mechanics Research Communications, The Journal of Engineering, ZAMM Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.