• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Vanessa Restrepo

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University – 2021
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University – 2016
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia – 2012

Research Interests

    • Bioinspired materials
    • Computational modeling
    • Fracture mechanics
    • Interfaces
    • Material characterization

Awards & Honors

  • Dean’s Office Teaching Fellowship for outstanding performance as an instructor in the College of Engineering, Purdue University – 2021

Selected Publications

  • V. Restrepo and R.V. Martinez. “Bioinspired Fabrication of Reconfigurable and Self-Healing Elastomeric-Cementitious Composites Using Mechanical Adhesives Interfaces”. Materials & Design. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109691
  • V. Restrepo, M. Hosseini, C. Gallant, B. Weymouth, and P. Zavattieri. “A Two-Scale Strategy for the Modeling of Hook and Loop Fasteners”. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104600
  • A. Pal, V. Restrepo, D. Goswami, and R.V. Martinez. “Exploiting Mechanical Instabilities in Soft Robotics: Control, Sensing, and Actuation”. Advanced Materials. Review Article, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202006939
  • V. Restrepo, J.A. Villarraga, J.J. Pavón. “Stress Reduction in the Residual Limb of a Transfemoral Amputee Varying the Coefficient of Friction”. JPO: Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPO.0000000000000044
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