Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Address
1640 GGB
2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-9685
Degrees
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2007
M.S., Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology, 2004
B.Tech., Mechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2003
Research Interests
Developing algorithms and computational frameworks for large-scale ab-initio calculations to understand materials properties; HPC aspects of electronic structure calculations; Electronic structure studies on defects in solids; Multi-scale modeling; Analysis of approximation theories
Research Areas
Micro/Nano Engineering, Multi-scale Computation
Honors & Awards
- Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2012
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2011
- Robert J. Melosh Medal, ETH Zurich, 2007
- Allan Acosta Endowed Fellowship, California Institute of Technology, 2003
- Institute Silver Medal, Indian Institute of Technology, 2003
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track
Related News
First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
06/17/2025
Quasicrystals couldn’t be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns. A new method overcomes this challenge.
Material simulation with quantum accuracy wins Gordon Bell Prize
11/17/2023
The prestigious award offered by the Association for Computing Machinery goes to the team of U-M mechanical engineering professor Vikram Gavini.
New Paper Published in Nature Communications titled, "Exact exchange-correlation potentials from ground-state electron densities"
10/04/2019
ME Professor Vikram Gavini, U-M Chemistry Professor, Paul Zimmerman, and ME Post-doc fellow, Bikash Kanungo, have been working on this challenge and have had their paper titled, "Exact exchange-correlation potentials from ground-state electron densities" published in Nature Communications on October 3, 2019, explaining their findings on solving the problem.
Three ME students receive 2016-2017 MICDE Fellowships
05/09/2016
Since 2014, MICDE has offered top-off fellowships to current and prospective students whose research project involves the use and advancement of scientific computing techniques and practices
Twelve ME Faculty Recognized for Prestigious Professional Society Awards in 2015
09/16/2015
Gavini receives Gallagher Young Investigator Award
04/28/2015
Gavini is recognized "for pioneering work developing multi-scale methods for density-functional theory calculations at continuum scales, electronic structure studies on defects in materials, and quantum transport in materials"
Gavini selected as awardee for AFOSR YIP
02/04/2013
This program is open to scientists and engineers at research institutions across the US who received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research
Gavini wins Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship
06/04/2012
Winning the Humboldt Research Fellowship requires an established international reputation for research of the highest caliber
Paper by Reddy, Gavini and Dunietz's Groups Published in the Journal of American Chemical Society
07/06/2011
A combined effort by research groups headed by Pramod Reddy, Vikram Gavini, and Barry Dunietz was published in the June issue of JACS.
Vikram Gavini Receives NSF CAREER Award
02/16/2011
Vikram Gavini has received a 2011 NSF CAREER award for his proposal, "Bridging Quantum-Mechanics with Mechanics: Towards Predictive Computations of Materials Behavior."
Gavini's Work Featured on Cover of Physical Review Letters
05/06/2010