selected publications academic article Pal, A. (2021). Fast and accurate computation of interactions between linear fiber segments. Engineering Computations: international journal for computer-aided engineering and software. 38(7), 3061-3076. Pal, A., & Picu, C. R. (2019). Non-Schmid effect of pressure on plastic deformation in molecular crystal HMX. Journal of Applied Physics. 125(21), 215111-215111. Khan, M., Pal, A., & Picu, C. R. (2018). Dislocation mobility and critical stresses at finite temperatures in molecular crystal cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (-HMX). MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 26(8), 085009-085009. Pal, A., & Picu, C. R. (2018). Peierls-Nabarro stresses of dislocations in monoclinic cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (beta-HMX). MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 26(4), 045005-045005. Pal, A., & Picu, C. R. (2017). Stiffness Percolation in Stochastically Fragmented Continua. Physical Review Letters. 119(8), 085502. Pal, A., & Picu, C. R. (2017). Contribution of molecular flexibility to the elastic-plastic properties of molecular crystal alpha-RDX. MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 25(1), 015006-015006. Albu, M., Pal, A., Gspan, C., Picu, R. C., Hofer, F., & Kothleitner, G. (2016). Self-organized Sr leads to solid state twinning in nano-scaled eutectic Si phase. Scientific Reports. 6(1), 31635. Picu, R. C., Pal, A., & Lupulescu, M. V. (2016). Interlocking-induced stiffness in stochastically microcracked materials beyond the transport percolation threshold. Physical Review E. 93(4), 043005. Pal, A., Meunier, V., & Picu, C. R. (2016). Investigating Orientational Defects in Energetic Material RDX Using First-Principles Calculations. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 120(11), 1917-1924. Pal, A., Agarwala, A., Raha, S., & Bhattacharya, B. (2014). Performance metrics in a hybrid MPI-OpenMP based molecular dynamics simulation with short-range interactions. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. 74(3), 2203-2214. Pal, A., & Picu, R. C. (2014). Rotational defects in cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) crystals. Journal of Chemical Physics. 140(4), 044512. Pal, A. In-Situ and in-Operando Li-Ion Batteries for Materials Science Education. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2024-01(58), 3104-3104.
education and training Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - (Troy, New York, United States) 2016 B.T. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - (Kharagpur, India) 2010 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - (Troy, New York, United States) , Postdoctoral Training 2018