About
Sampada Bodkhe is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal since 2021. Dr. Bodkhe holds a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Advanced Manufacturing of Multifunctional Adaptive Structures. She received her PhD from Polytechnique Montreal in 2017, where she developed piezoelectric inks and a technique to co-fabricate electrodes with piezoelectric sensors via co-extrusion-based direct-write 3D printing. The research on the development of these self-powered sensors towards aero-elastic and biomedical applications was chosen as the 10 Best Discoveries of the Year 2018 by Quebec Science Magazine. As a visiting PhD student at the Organic robotics laboratory, Cornell University, she worked on SLA based 3D printing of highly flexible actuators. After her PhD, she worked at Composite Materials and Adaptive Systems Laboratory at ETH Zurich, on establishing competencies in 3D printing of adaptive systems, multifunctional materials and structures. Prior to her PhD, she worked as an Edison Engineer at General Electric aviation, India on structural and thermal evaluation of components for LEAP 1B engines. She holds a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India and a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Visveswaraya Technological University, India. She has keen interests in building an additive manufacturing platform for the fabrication of intelligent composite structures.
Diplomas
Polytechnique Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
2017
Dissertation: Solvent evaporation-assisted three-dimensional printing of piezoelectric sensors from polyvinylidene fluoride and its nanocomposites
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, India
M. Tech., Aerospace Engineering
2012
Thesis: Material development of a dragonfly inspired composite wing and a PVDF sensor
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bangalore, India
B.E., Mechanical Engineering
2010
Research Category
Additive manufacturing of smart composites
Awards and Honors
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- R Shamsaee Malfajani, R Damansabz*, S Bodkhe, D Therriault, J-J Laurin, and M S Sharawi. Dual wideband 3D-printed encapsulated dielectric resonator antennas with large operation frequency ratio for future wireless communications. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation DOI: 10.1109/OJAP.2024.3416399.
- A Mandal*, A Morali*, M Skorobogatiy, S Bodkhe. 3D printing of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Based Piezoelectric sensors for Non-Invasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring. Applied Engineering Materials DOI: 10.1002/adem.202301292.
- A Morali*, A Mandal*, M Skorobogatiy, S Bodkhe. Unleashing the piezoelectric potential of PVDF: a study on phase transformation from gamma (γ) to beta (β) phase through thermal contact poling. RSC Advances DOI: 10.1039/D3RA05068H.
- R Shamsaee Malfajani; H Niknam*; S Bodkhe; D Therriault; J-J Laurin; and M S Sharawi. (2023). A 3D printed encapsulated dual wide-band dielectric resonator antenna with beam switching capability. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation; DOI:1109/OJAP.2023.3274167.
- R Shamsaee Malfajani; H Niknam*; S Bodkhe; D Therriault; J-J Laurin; and M S Sharawi. (2023). A Dual Wide-Band Mushroom-Shaped Dielectric Resonator Antenna for 5G Sub-6-GHz and mm-Wave Bands. Submitted to IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation DOI:1109/OJAP.2023.3292390.
- S Kuthe*, A Schlothauer, S Bodkhe, C Hulme-Smith, P Ermanni, 3D printed mechanically representative aortic model made of gelatin fiber reinforced silicone composite; Materials letters 2022 (4); DOI: 1016/j.matlet.2022.132396.
- H Niknam*, A H Akbarzadeh, D Therriault, S Bodkhe, Tunable thermally bistable multi-material structures; Applied materials Today 2022; DOI:1016/j.apmt.2022.101529.
- O Testoni*, S Bodkhe, A Bergamini, P Ermanni, Network of selectively compliant actuators based on shape memory alloys and polymers for a reconfigurable sandwich panel; Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. DOI:1177/1045389X221109260.
- O Testoni, T Lumpe, J-L Huang, M Wagner, S Bodkhe, Z Zhakypov, R Spolenak, JPaik, P Ermanni, L Muñoz, K Shea, A 4D printed active compliant hinge for space using shape memory alloys and polymers; Smart materials and structures 2021; 30(8). DOI: 1088/1361-665X/ac01fa
- O Testoni*, S Christen, A Bergamini, S Bodkhe, P Ermanni, A novel concept of modular shape-adaptable sandwich panel with distributed actuation based on shape memory alloys; Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures DOI: 10.1177/1045389X211057203
- O Testoni*, A Bergamini, S Bodkhe, P Ermanni, A novel concept for adaptive friction damper based on electrostatic adhesion; Smart Materials and Structures 2020; 29(10), p. 105032; DOI: 1088/1361-665X/ab9f1b
- S Bodkhe, P Ermanni, 3D Printing of Multifunctional Materials for Sensing and Actuation: Merging Piezoelectricity with Shape memory; European Polymer Journal 2020; 132(2020), p. 109738; DOI: 1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109738.
- S Bodkhe, V Lorenzo*, S Zhu*, O Testoni*, N Aegerter, P Ermanni, 3D Printing to Integrate Actuators into Composites; Additive Manufacturing 2020; 35(2020), p. 101290; DOI: 1016/j.addma.2020.101290.
- S Bodkhe, P Ermanni, Challenges in 3D printing of piezoelectric materials; Multifunctional Materials; 2019; p. (26); DOI: 1088/2399-7532/ab0c41.
- O Testoni*, A Bergamini, S Bodkhe, P Ermanni, Smart material based mechanical switch concepts for the variation of connectivity in the core of shape-adaptable sandwich panels; Smart Materials and Structures; 2019; 28, p. 025036. DOI: 1088/1361-665X/aafa40.
- S Bodkhe, C Noonan, F P Gosselin, D Therriault; Coextrusion of multifunctional sensors; Advanced Engineering Materials 2018; 20(10), p. 1800206. DOI: 1002/adem.201800206. (Back cover)
- S Bodkhe, P S M Rajesh, F P Gosselin, D Therriault; Simultaneous 3D printing and poling of PVDF and its nanocomposites; Applied Energy Materials; 2018; 1(6), p. 2474-2482. DOI: 1021/acsaem.7b00337.
- S Bodkhe, G Turcot, F P Gosselin, D Therriault; One-step solvent evaporation-assisted 3D printing of piezoelectric PVDF nanocomposite structures; Applied Materials and Interfaces; 2017; 9(24), p. 20833-20842. DOI: 1021/acsami.7b04095.
- T J. Wallin, J H. Pikul J, S Bodkhe, J S Odent, W Pan, D Therriault, B W Mcenerney, R P Dillon, E P Giannelis, R F Shepherd; Click chemistry stereolithography for soft robots that self-heal; Journal of Materials Chemistry B; 2017; 5; p. 6249-6255. DOI: 1039/c7tb01605k.
- S Bodkhe, P S M Rajesh, S Kamle, V Verma; Beta-phase enhancement in polyvinylidene fluoride through filler addition: comparing cellulose with carbon nanotubes and clay; Journal of Polymer Research; 2014; 21(5); p. 434 (11). DOI: 1007/s1096.
- S Bodkhe, P S M Rajesh, S Kamle, V Verma; Enhancing beta-phase in PVDF through physicochemical modification of cellulose; Electronics Materials Letters; 2014; 10(1); p. 315-319. DOI: 1007/s13391-013-3083-5.
Theses
- Cardona Vasquez, N. (2023). Consolidation Behavior Of Unidirectional Thermoplastic Composites Made From Glass Filaments (GF)/ Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) DREF Yarns [Master’s thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Morali, A. (2023). Impression 3D de capteurs piézoélectriques et intégration aux polymères renforcés [Master’s thesis, Polytechnique Montréal]
3. Mandal, A. (2023). 3D Printing of Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Barium Titanate based Flexible Piezoelectric Sensors for Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring [Master’s thesis, Polytechnique Montréal