Interfacial Multiphysics Lab is focused on advancing Mechanical Raman Spectroscopy (MRS), an analytical experimental method developed by lab members (US Patent 9,778,194, Review of Scientific Instruments 85, 013902 (2014)), to solve important extreme environment operational problems in energy, aerospace, and defense with emphasis on basic research focused on material interfaces under shock loading, irradiation, extreme temperatures and other extreme environments and on applied research focused on developing sensing based solutions that can be used in field by working engineers. Specific Problem Solution Areas are:

Energy and Energetic Materials; 
In-Situ Shock Loading Analyses; 
Hypersonics and Space Environment Testing; 
Data Science and Machine Learning Aided Extreme Environment Sensor Design; 
Battery Management Systems;
​Additive Manufacturing with Emphasis on integrating cold Spray for space and extreme environments;

Lab Address
Professor Vikas Tomar, PhD
ARMS-2033, Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Purdue University - West Lafayette IN 47907
​Email: tomarATpurdue.edu Phone: 317dash294dash3251

Lab Research Focus