Sunil Bhandari
University of Maine
Degrees:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering – University of Maine – In Progress
Preferred Career after Graduation:
Research
Broad research Area:
Additive manufacturing, structural engineering, material science (polymers)
Specific Research Area:
Large scale 3D printing for transportation infrastructure

Student Bio: Sunil Bhandari was born in Nepal in the year of 1989. He grew up in different cities in Nepal including Pokhara and Kathmandu. He graduated from Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu, Nepal in 2007. He attended Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University in Nepal from 2008 to 2012. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering in 2012. He started his graduate studies at the University of Maine in the fall of 2014. He graduated with a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine in May 2017. He is currently a PhD candidate researching application of large scale 3D printing for improving durability of transportation structures.
Thesis title: Thermal and Mechanical Numerical Modeling of Extrusion-based 3D Printed Reinforced Polymers for Mechanical Property Improvement

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3D printed thermoplastic composite diffusers for culvert rehabilitation poster image.

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