Gyanender Singh

Gyanender Singh is a modeling and simulation engineer in the Computational Mechanics and Materials department of Nuclear Science and Technology Directorate at INL. He specializes in determining the thermo-mechanical behavior of materials under complex physical conditions with the aim of predicting the performance of structures and components under operation and their design optimization.  Besides, Dr. Singh holds significant experience in mechanical characterization of wide variety of materials including ceramic composites, monoliths, graphite and polyethylene. He has also experience in development of non-destructive techniques for mechanical characterization and manufacturing process modeling. Prior to joining INL, Dr. Singh conducted research at University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory focused on development of accident tolerant fuel cladding materials for advanced nuclear reactors.