Personal profile

Computational materials scientist with 10+ years of experience in molecular dynamics, multiscale modeling, quantum-informed simulations, and materials for aerospace and energy applications. Expertise includes force-field development, high-performance computing, and machine learning for accelerated materials discovery. Experienced educator with a strong publication record, mentorship experience, and contributions to federal and industry-aligned research programs.

Qualification

Experience

Total Experience:

• Teaching: ~6+ years (Adjunct Faculty, Substitute Lecturer, GTA, GA)
• Research/Industrial: ~10+ years

Research Interest/Area

• Molecular Dynamics, Multiscale Modeling, ICME
• Polymer and Graphene-based Nanocomposites
• Materials for Aerospace and Energy Applications
• Machine Learning for Materials Discovery
• Quantum-informed Simulations
• Computational–Experimental Integration

Publication

Books: N/A
Patents: N/A
Book Chapters: N/A
Conference Papers:
• Deshpande et al., American Society of Composites – 39th Technical Conference, Oct 2024, San Diego, USA.
• Deshpande et al., American Society of Composites – 38th Technical Conference, Sept 2023, Boston/Woburn, USA.
• Deshpande et al., American Society of Composites – 37th Technical Conference, Sept 2022, Tucson, USA.
• Deshpande et al., TMS – 6th World Congress on ICME, Apr 2022, Incline Village, USA.
• Deshpande et al., American Society for Composites – 36th Technical Conference, Sept 2021, Virtual.
• Deshpande et al., SES Virtual Conference, Sept 2020, Virtual.
• Deshpande et al., American Society for Composites – 35th Technical Conference, Sept 2020, Virtual.
• Deshpande et al., American Society for Composites – 34th Technical Conference, Sept 2019, Atlanta, USA.
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Journal Papers:
• Deshpande et al., ACS Omega, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c00013
• Deshpande et al., Data in Brief, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.111059
• Bamane et al., J. Phys. Chem. C, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04061
• Keles et al., Materials Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136206
• Deshpande et al., Data in Brief, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110169
• Kashmari et al., ACS Applied Engineering Materials, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00586
• Sachdeva et al., Journal of Materials Research, https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-022-00725-9
• Odegard et al., Soft Matter, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM00851C
• Gaikwad et al., Applied Polymer Materials, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c01164
• Odegard et al., Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01813
• Patil et al., Applied Polymer Materials, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c01024
• Deshpande et al., Langmuir, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01800
• Rahman et al., Composites Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108627
• Patil et al., Computational Materials Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109970
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Publications Under Development
• Deshpande P. P., Bamane S. S., Keles O., Probing the Nano-structural Enhancements… (Under preparation).
• Deshpande P. P. et al., Multiscale Process Modeling…, https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-sc4mx
• Deshpande P. P. et al., Integrating MD and ML for Predicting Interfacial Characteristics… (On hold).

Recent Teachings

A.Y. 2024–25
Semester I: Research Methodology (Postgraduate, 600+ students)
Semester II: N/A
A.Y. 2023–24
Semester I: N/A
Semester II: Mechanics of Materials (Substitute Lecturer), Polymer & Composite Mechanics modules
A.Y. 2022–23
Semester I: N/A
Semester II: N/A

Awards & Recognition

• ICME Prize Award – AIAA SciTech 2022
• Outstanding Teaching Award (Spring 2016)
• Citations: 688 | h-index: 12 | i10-index: 15

Funded Projects

• Co-PI, NSF ACCESS Grant (MAT230078) – Secured HPC computational resources.
• Contributor, NASA STRI – USCOMP (NNX17AJ32G) – Polymer nanocomposites for aerospace structures.
• Contributor, NASA Research Grant (80NSSC19K1246) – Multiscale modeling of composite manufacturing.